The Gig Economy: When Algorithms Decide Your Pay

How does a platform-driven economy affect the people who do the jobs? And is the law doing enough to protect them?

Northern territories, home to many of Canada's indigenous people, lead COVID-19 vaccine rollout

A robust outreach to Canada's northern territories sought to overcome mistrust arising from decades of ill treatment by the government

Authorities seek to boost trust, low COVID vaccination rates among Black New Yorkers

New York City, once the epicenter of the U.S. pandemic, will expand outreach to 33 communities hardest hit by the often-deadly disease, many of them extremely skeptical of vaccines

Once united in support of Biden, environmentalists and unions clash over pipelines

Divided views on fossil fuel pipelines among the U.S. president's supporters illustrate the challenge of managing the impact of the energy transition on different communities

Bangladesh expects Myanmar to keep Rohingya repatriation commitments despite coup

Bangladesh urged Myanmar to attempt to move forward a UN-backed repatriation process of Rohingya Muslims amid political turmoil

India doubles healthcare spending, opens up insurance in "get well soon" budget

India has proposed lifting caps on foreign investors and doubling healthcare spending in attempts to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus

Navalny, WHO and Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize

India cuts Internet near Delhi as hundreds of farmers begin hunger strike

Indian authorities often block local internet services when they believe there will be unrest, although the move is unusual in the capital

Bangladesh sends more Rohingya refugees to remote island despite criticism

Bangladesh says the relocation is voluntary, but some of the first group of refugees who were relocated spoke of being coerced

10 facts about the most dangerous diseases you've never heard of

One in five people globally are afflicted by 'diseases of the poor' such as leprosy, intestinal worms, trachoma, scabies and elephantiasis

INSIGHT-Shell targets power trading and hydrogen in climate drive

Energy giant Shell is looking for ways to reduce its dependency on fossil fuels and appeal to investors concerned about an industry under pressure to slash emissions

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