Pandemic drives more people to risk lives in India's illegal mica mines

People are continuing to die in India's illegal mica mines four years after a Thomson Reuters Foundation expose into child deaths

U.S. Georgia run-off elections: What's at stake for LGBT+ rights?

The Senate races will determine whether President-elect Joe Biden can advance his pro-LGBT+ rights agenda


JBS among meat firms linked to slavery-tainted ranches in Brazil

Six meatpackers bought cattle from ranches that used slave labor, Reporter Brasil found


Mexican authorities rapped for detaining migrant trafficking victim

Mexico’s immigration body failed to recognise Venezuelan woman had been sex trafficked, watchdog says


Climate-smart farming for western Nepal villages eases migration pressure

Farmers are getting help to irrigate their land and protect crops from pests and extreme weather, enabling them to earn more and reducing the need to seek work in India


A COVID-19 shot for $150? Online scams surge as slow vaccine rollout frustrates

Fraudsters are taking advantage of fear and frustration as many face months of waiting to get a coronavirus vaccine


U.S. homeowners fight deeds that exclude buyers based on race

States are making it easier to remove illegal restrictive covenants, which were used to deny buyers of a certain race or religion


Trump administration readies oil bidding in Alaska wildlife refuge

The move is among last-minute efforts by President Trump's government to expand U.S. fossil fuel development - but interest in the Arctic drilling leases appears low


Trailblazing woman mechanic changes wheels, oil and stereotypes in Egypt

Now 24 and with her own business, Lekaa El Kholy is helping other women enter the male-dominated profession


UK urged to make strangulation a crime under Domestic Abuse Bill

Parliamentarians debate Domestic Abuse Bill as new lockdown sparks fresh fears for victims


British women's charities fear losing Tampon Tax 'lifeline'

Projects helping vulnerable women have been funded by proceeds of newly scrapped tax on period products



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