From a self-made cake boss to a 'salon for all': 10 upbeat stories from 2020In a year dominated by headlines about COVID-19, here are 10 upbeat stories on improving people's lives amid the pandemic |
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'We did it sisters': Argentina Senate votes to legalize abortionArgentina became the first major country in Latin America to legalize abortion |
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Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca: Which COVID-19 vaccine could reach developing countries first?Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines could be rolled out early next year. We asked experts to explain the key differences, and which could be the first to reach low-income countries |
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Britain first to approve AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccineThe shot developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca is seen as essential for mass immunisations in the developing world as well as in Britain |
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Egypt student jailed for 3 yrs for online sexual harassmentThe former student faces more charges next month in a case that fuelled the nation’s #MeToo movement |
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Russia labels domestic violence NGO 'foreign agent'Domestic abuse support group 'No To Violence' will face spot checks after being labelled 'foreign agent' by Russian officials |
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Thailand offers work permits to undocumented migrants to curb COVID-19Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar will be allowed to stay for two years |
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First trans beauty pageant finalist makes history in NepalNepal's first trans beauty pageant finalist hopes to showcase diversity |
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Prince Charles warns human exploitation of nature is 'insanity'The heir to the British throne, a long-time environmentalist, says there is much to be learned from indigenous communities on living in balance with the natural world |
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Second Indian state steps closer to enacting 'Love Jihad' lawThe laws ban pressuring a woman to convert to her husband's religion, and have been criticised as targeting minority Muslims |
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Thai women gold panners are rare winners in COVID-hit economyWith global gold prices near an all-time high, the women are a rare bright spot for an economy hard hit by the collapse of tourism amid coronavirus travel restrictions |
2020 was the year of inequality: can we turn it around in 2021?This year has been of a story of mourning, but it has been a story of organising too. The story of 2021 has not yet been written: we can write it; we can right it |
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