Will pandemic telework boost women's careers in Japan, S.Korea?

Could COVID-19 level the playing field for women workers in Japan and South Korea, countries known for a rigid corporate culture?

Satellite alerts seen helping fight deforestation in Africa

Near real-time data pinpointing tree losses is helping African countries tackle deforestation, finds study


In Mexico, shuttered shelters hit migrants as pandemic rages

Fewer shelters mean fewer safe places for Central Americans to take cover


Giant vagina sculpture fuels culture wars in Brazil

Massive installation sparks social media debate and stirs up politicised row over culture


Denied a chair, Dalit women confront discrimination on Indian village councils

Forced to sit on the floor during meetings and subjected to verbal abuse, Dalit women village heads struggle to be heard


Bolivia's Tuni glacier is disappearing, and so is the water it supplies

Scientists once predicted the glacier would last through 2025 but now warn its disappearance is imminent, as the climate changes, threatening worse water shortages in La Paz


Electric cars rise to record 54% market share in Norway in 2020

Norway became the first country to see majority of new car-buyers choose electric vehicles, with experts predicting soaring sales worldwide in 2021


Malaysian team turns pineapple waste into disposable drone parts

MALAYSIA-DRONE/ (TV, PIX):Malaysian team turns pineapple waste into disposable drone parts



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