'Instead we pray': Fearing lost wages, India's urban poor shun COVID-19 vaccine

Vaccine take-up among the poor is being hampered by worries over possible side effects, reluctance to skip work and widespread misinformation, campaigners say

Coal-powered industry plan for South Africa's 'Eden' sparks green outcry

Proposals for a coal-powered industry hub in lush Limpopo promise jobs, but opponents say it will destroy pristine habitats, hike emissions and harm residents' health

Human Rights Watch calls on Qatar to dismantle male guardianship

Human Rights Watch takes initiatives on Qatar women's rights, including on education and social protections

Saudi Crown Prince discusses Green Initiative with Arab leaders

Saudi Crown Prince calls Arab leaders to discuss Green Initiative to reduce carbon emissions and combat pollution and land degradation

We need cash to adapt, Kenyan slum dwellers tell COP26 president

Only a fifth of global climate finance contributions have so far gone towards adaptation, with most support focused on cutting greenhouse gas emissions in developing countries.

Pedal power: pioneering Indian city ditches cars for clean air

Ranchi is among many Indian cities trying new ways to tackle this worsening air quality

UK court rules in favour of parental consent in trans treatment row

NHS trust that runs England's only youth gender identity clinic welcomes latest High Court judgment

China generated over half world's coal-fired power in 2020 - study

China is unable to find enough clean energy to meet rapid increases in demand, with renewables meeting only half of China's power consumption growth last year

China warns companies against politicising actions regarding Xinjiang

United States and other Western governments increase pressure on China over suspected human-rights abuses in the western region

English vaccine take-up lower in minority groups, ONS says

The rollout in England is unevenly distributed, and fewer numbers in some Black and south Asian groups, which have suffered higher death rates, have received a COVID-19 shot

Mexico probes death of woman shown pinned to ground by police

Mexico investigates into the death of a woman shown being pinned to ground by a police officer

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OPINION: ‘BAME' is racist. It's time we treated people as individuals

What BAME really means is ‘brown and black people’. Hiding behind a politically-correct acronym doesn’t make it any less lazy or crude

OPINION: I’m a millionaire who wants to be taxed to pay for COVID-19

Dozens of millionaires from the U.S. and six other countries have a message for their governments: “Tax us. Tax us. Tax us.”

OPINION: Past vaccination campaigns can teach us how to immunise billions

I have managed immunization programs in the hardest-to-reach areas including displacement camps. We are in uncharted territory but a lot can be learned from previous efforts