One billion people live in cities shifting away from fossil fuels

More than 1,300 cities have set targets or introduced policies to boost renewable energy, while a small but growing number are banning the use of climate-heating fuels

Sex consent app proposal sparks criticism in Australia

Police commissioner’s proposal followed protests over alleged sexual assault by top officials in Australia

VR inspires guide to city design through eyes of a child

As the COVID-19 pandemic pushes millions more children into poverty, new guidelines aim to make their cities safer and healthier

U.N. forced labour drive hits target with backing of 50 nations

Sudan becomes fiftieth country to sign United Nations treaty against forced labour

Uber minimum wage ruling: what it means to a struggling driver

'I'm driving around like a headless chicken, but I'm not compensated' - driver says Uber's package falls short

U.S. senators spar over landmark LGBT+ equality bill

The bill must win 60 votes in the U.S. Senate, where there is a 50-50 split between Democrats and Republicans

Kenya court ruling gives boost to fight against FGM

Kenya court upholds a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) giving boost to end FGM while one in five Kenyan women (15 to 49 years old) experience serious health problems

Invest in low-carbon cities to protect climate and boost jobs, governments urged

Spending on efforts to cut carbon emissions from energy, transport and construction in cities would bring jobs and savings, as well as curbing climate change, a new report says

India Gujarat state's land grabbing law hurting women, poor

The law can target women and lower-caste Dalits who have traditionally not owned land, with 2,000 widows farming shrimp at risk

Carbon emissions from trawler fishing on a par with aviation, say ocean researchers

Protecting just 3.6% of the ocean would cut risk of carbon disturbance due to bottom trawling by 90%, study finds

UK gov't concedes defeat to Fair Play For Women in census sex row

The Office for National Statistics will offer a binary choice of male or female, after women’s rights activists said it was allowing people to define sex themselves

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