INSIGHT-The gig workers taking legal action to regain control of their data

From Britain to India, gig workers are fighting back against what they say is increased surveillance and control by platforms like Uber and Zomato

Record climate disasters in Asia-Pacific push millions to 'breaking point'

On top of the COVID-19 crisis, hard-hit communities will struggle more than ever to bounce back from an onslaught of floods and storms, the Red Cross says

One in four people globally may not get COVID-19 vaccines until 2022

British Medical Journal says rich countries have reserved most of the doses of promising coronavirus vaccines

As cities boom, Oslo tests greener 'zero-emissions' building sites

Could electric construction equipment lead to quieter and greener urban building projects?

Hundreds of global faith leaders call for ban on LGBT+ conversion therapy

Almost 400 leaders of the world’s main religions say countries should also scrap laws that criminalise same-sex relations

Desmond Tutu's lesbian daughter calls for LGBT+ equality

Mpho Tutu van Furth wants more global action to reach equality as faith leaders demand ban on conversion therapy

Western U.S. wildfires cost insurers up to $13 billion in 2020

As climate change brings hotter and drier conditions, losses from wildfires are surging, risk management experts say

Pakistan toughens rape law after outcry over attacks

Pakistan will create special courts to try sex crimes within four months

China accused of forcing 570,000 people to pick cotton in Xinjiang

Washington-based Center for Global Policy says very likely that a major share of cotton from Xinjiang ‘tainted with forced labour’

Under one roof: U.S. cities look to co-living to ease housing crisis

Often 30% cheaper than a studio apartment, shared housing units give tenants more options and frees up homes for families to rent

Fiji braces as category five Cyclone Yasa bares down

Fiji's National Disaster Management Office says about 600,000 people live in the cyclone's projected path


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