Brazil's anti-slavery wins bring new test: how to compensate victims

How do you compensate rescued trafficking and slavery victims if they don't have documents to open up a bank account?

Disha Ravi: The Indian climate and animal defender accused of sedition

Ravi, a vegan and member of Fridays for Future climate movement, has been detained by Delhi police over her involvement in an online campaign guide in support of farmers' protests

Trans model Munroe Bergdorf urges social media giants to tackle abuse

Black, transgender model Munroe Bergdorf quit Twitter after transphobic and racist comments

Bill Gates says we can avoid climate disaster with green manufacturing, but how?

The multi-billionaire says tech can decarbonize cement and steel

Palestinian refugees in Lebanon three times more likely to die with COVID-19

Many of those who died had heart or lung conditions that can be aggravated by refugee camp conditions

Europe's rights court orders UK to compensate human trafficking victims

European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) says Britain violated rights of two Vietnamese trafficking victims who were jailed for drug offences

Kidnap capital Mexico eyes biometric phone registry, sparking privacy fears

Mexico wants telecom companies to collect biometric data, like fingerprints or iris scans, to help fight kidnapping. Critics argue it could lead to privacy violations

With COVID-19 crisis close by, East Timor sweats on vaccine delivery

East Timor has among the world's lowest number of coronavirus cases, a record under constant threat from neighbouring Indonesia's unrelenting wave

Japan's Olympics minister, a woman, is preferred candidate to head Tokyo 2020 - NHK

Seiko Hashimoto has served as the Olympics minister, doubling as minister for women's empowerment

Bahrain launches digital COVID-19 vaccine passport

Bahrain has launched a digital COVID-19 vaccine passport, one of the first countries to do so

Bitcoin craze: Six places that want you to spend your virtual currency

From tax payments to regular purchases, digital cash is becoming increasingly adopted around the world

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