Arabs talk sex and taboos on Clubhouse app, but for how long?

Arab fans embrace Clubhouse as a means to broach matters seldom discussed in public while some fear a broad clampdown by authoritarian governments in the region

Climate-blind borrowing risks 'credit crunch' for future generations

As coronavirus borrowing grows, few countries are reporting whether climate risks will limit their ability to repay debt

With Thai boxing, Egyptian women fight sex attacks and stereotypes

Coach Samah founded the Monsters Academy to teach Muay Thai in to Egyptian women and girls after being sexually harassed

Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black urges UK to ban LGBT+ conversion therapy

Oscar-winner Dustin Lance Black slams the UK government for its delay in banning LGBT+ conversion therapy

Biden tax plan replaces U.S. fossil fuel subsidies with clean energy incentives

A Treasury Department office estimated that eliminating the subsidies for fossil fuel companies would boost government tax receipts by more than $35 billion in the coming decade

Amazon deforestation rose 17% in 'dire' 2020, data shows

The loss of old-growth, intact Amazon rainforest across nine countries hit its third-highest annual total in two decades, roughly equal to the size of El Salvador

Trust and coast eroded, Indian fishing hamlet boycotts polls

Residents want protection from sea erosion and a coastal management plan to save their homes

Biden urged to revamp capitalism to tackle racial inequality and climate

A proposed White House initiative would aim to tackle “broken” economic system

Climate-risk disclosure requirements will spark huge investments -U.S. official

Plan for global rules requiring firms to publish their exposure to climate change risk will trigger huge investment shifts, says U.S. envoy John Kerry

COVID-19 vaccines: Who's jumping the line - and how to stop it

From Spain to Florida, the healthy and wealthy are jumping the queue to get a COVID-19 vaccine amid chaotic rollouts and supply shortages

Australia to scrap harassment exemption for judges and politicians

Australia announces changes to offer women more protection from sexual discrimination and harassment

OPINION: G20 debt relief for poor nations means COVID healthcare investment

We face a twin-track world where rich countries recover from COVID-19 while the rest of the world sees ever-increasing disparity. Debt relief is one way forward

OPINION: As the U.S. axes the anti-abortion gag rule, here's what must happen next

Revoking the Trump-era ‘global gag rule’ is instantaneous, ensuring access to abortion will take years

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