Mistrust, mobility slow COVID-19 vaccine push for N.America homeless

Homeless people are at higher risk of COVID-19, but groups face challenges in finding them and convincing them to have the shot

Czech lawmakers urged to compensate sterilised Roma women

Campaigners say some Roma women were offered financial incentives in exchange for being sterilised or told their children would be taken away if they had more babies

Egypt's farmers tap new technology to save water and boost crops

A government project uses sensors buried in the soil to tell farmers via an app when fields need water and just how much to use

Twitter says will not fully comply with India govt orders to take down some accounts

Twitter has refused Indian government orders to take down more than 1,100 accounts they argue spread misinformation about farmers' protests

Bolder climate action could save millions of lives each year by 2040

Scientists say policies in line with meeting global climate goals would bring better diets, cleaner air and more exercise, improving health and cutting deaths

Several children in Brazil found working for delivery app Rappi

About 15 underage gig workers doing deliveries by bicycle were discovered by Brazilian labor inspectors

Move into government, U.N. official urges young climate activists

To boost lagging efforts to expand access to clean energy and deal with climate threats, young people need to begin taking up government roles, a top U.N. energy chief says

Indian spending on women's safety 'grossly inadequate', says Oxfam

Almost 10 years after Delhi gang rape, funds for setting up helplines and crisis centres remain unspent

COVID-19 pandemic creates a headache for U.N. climate summit logistics

UN chief urges countries to prepare for the COP26 conference through online talks, but the preferred plan is still to hold the November summit in person

Fear, mistrust fuel COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among UK ethnic minorities

Black and Asian people in Britain are more likely to die from COVID-19, so why are they more reluctant to take the vaccine?

Giant leap for womankind? Europe's space agency wants more female astronauts

Women account for just 11% of the 560 people who have traveled beyond the earth's atmosphere

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