FEATURE-Brazil's favelas struggle to count their dead as coronavirus rages

Brazil's daily death toll topped 4,000 for the first time last week, but those trying to count the deaths in Rio's favelas believe the true toll is even worse, with many cases and deaths going unrecorded by officials

Heart of the community: England's pubs reopen after painful pandemic year

A British institution, pubs are traditionally at the heart of community life but COVID-19 restrictions have been a death knell for many ‘locals’

Pakistan slum dwellers map flood risks to stop evictions

Mapping of informal settlements is key to protecting residents from worsening climate change impacts with as little disruption as possible, urban experts say

FEATURE-Neighborhoods united: Highway removal gains steam in U.S. cities

Biden proposal includes first major focus on restructuring roadways that divided cities and cut off minority neighborhoods

European business travellers say set to fly less after COVID-19

Restrictions on air travel had no effect on job productivity for 55% of respondents in a survey by YouGov for the European Climate Foundation

Egypt Instagram activist hopes jailing sex crimes student drives change

Ahmed Bassam Zaki, in his early 20s, was charged with the indecent assault and blackmail of at least three women, all under 18 at the time

Calls to tackle vaccine hesitancy as African Union drops AstraZeneca

Health experts say urgent public awareness campaigns needed to fight misinformation about the shot

Unwanted vaccines needed to help poor countries catch up, international health officials say

Low-income countries have only received 0.2% of the over 700 million vaccines delivered worldwide

Cyclone destroys houses, cuts power on Australia's west coast

The region was on high alert for the storm, given that houses and other buildings are not constructed to withstand tropical cyclones, which usually do not push so far south

UK investors expand anti-slavery push to construction, materials sectors

The construction industry is estimated to account for 18% of the world's victims of forced labour

Pakistani transgender woman finds a niche in tailoring

Jiya has broken new ground by opening a public shop to make clothes for women and transgender women

OPINION: Picking a better future: migrant workers deserve more protection

Ensuring global health means including every person in our response to COVID-19 and recognizing that those least protected will be most affected

OPINION: In the face of the climate and health crises, how can we keep our children safe?

If we seize the moment and work together - boomers and millennials - there are very real chances for a future world that is better than the one today's adults were born into

OPINION: It's time to end new UK licenses for oil and gas projects

Britain's oil and gas policy is out of step with its green COP26 aims, young climate activists say

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