Bolivians get creative as COVID-19 hits cash-in-hand workers

Bolivia's informal economy - one of the largest in the region - looks set to expand, while incomes within it are expected to be squeezed even lower

Men outnumber women three to one on COVID-19 task forces

Women make up just 24% of COVID-19 government tasks forces around the world, the U.N. said

From fake news to flash floods, simulations help cities cope with crises

Alternate reality simulations can predict a variety of complex situations, with insights from people who are not always heard

Feminists worldwide mourn Egyptian trailblazer Nawal El Saadawi

Writers, politicians and feminists pay tribute to pioneering activist who has died in Cairo aged 89

Thousands evacuated in Australia's worst floods in nearly half a century

Images shared on social media showed bridges washed away, stranded animals and submerged homes in New South Wales

Indian film shows hardship and hope of migrants' lockdown journeys

Indian documentary ‘1232 KMS’ follows seven migrant workers as they travel home during coronavirus lockdown

Three-quarters of Somali families found lacking water as drought looms

Increasingly erratic weather - from recurring droughts to floods - is becoming commonplace in East African countries such as Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia

West sanctions China over Xinjiang abuses, Beijing hits back at EU

Activists and some Western politicians accuse China of using torture, forced labour and sterilisations at detention camps in Xinjiang

In UK 2021 census, binary male or female question is controversial

As Britons participate in a once-a-decade census, the choice of just two answers to the question "What is your sex?" excludes non-binary people, who identify as neither male nor female

Big fashion companies lag behind on green targets

The fashion industry is responsible for at least 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions, statistics show

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