Florida blocks wealthy vaccine tourists after anger from elderly residents

With no residency requirements for vaccinations, Florida residents have watched as wealthy tourists from New York to to India have joined the rush for a jab

'Invisible' migrants risk being last in line for COVID-19 vaccination

Refugees and migrants are vulnerable to 'vaccine nationalism' as host nations put their own citizens first

Biden to end Trump-era anti-abortion "global gag rule"

The new president will revoke a policy which prevents foreign groups providing abortion services or counselling from receiving U.S. funding

Privacy fears as Indian city readies facial recognition to spot harassed women

Facial recognition system to scan women's expressions could lead to over-policing and privacy violations

Elon Musk to offer $100 mln prize for 'best' carbon capture tech

The International Energy Agency has said a sharp rise in the deployment of carbon capture technology is needed for countries to meet net-zero emissions targets

Family men or forest destroyers? Meet the miners living off the Amazon's gold

Illegal wildcat gold miners argue - without evidence - that opening up Brazil's Amazon reserves to regulated development would slow deforestation

U.S. inauguration turns poet Amanda Gorman into best seller

Amanda Gorman's debut poetry collection 'The Hill We Climb' topped Amazon.com after a powerful reading at the Biden and Harris inauguration

White House website adds gender-neutral pronouns as Biden meets LGBT+ demands

The addition of the title ‘Mx’ and pronouns including ‘they/them’ came as the new president signed an executive order tackling anti-LGBT+ discrimination

Tables turn as India's female health workers get COVID jab

India’s all-women army of rural healthcare workers feel validated to be among first recipients of COVID-19 vaccine

World urged to act swiftly to end child labour as COVID-19 threatens gains

Indian Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi and United Nations said coronavirus could undo global progress to reduce child labour

'Starve to death or die of COVID' - stark choice for Brazil's poor

With the end of an emergency aid, vulnerable communities face food insecurity amid a surge in coronavirus cases in Brazil

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