In COVID-19's shadow, migrants find solace in Ramadan prayers and online iftars

Around the world, many mosques are getting creative during the holy month to help Muslim migrants forge community ties despite the pandemic's restrictions

Green and cheap? Doubts dog Lebanon's first electric car

A Lebanon-based electric vehicle company launches its first homegrown electric car but faces power cuts and an economic crash


India's 'Solar Man' lights path out of poverty with clean power

Santipada Gon Chaudhuri pioneered solar power after visiting a Himalayan village in the 1980s, and his work has propelled India's push for clean energy from the sun ever since


How New Zealand's much-admired COVID-19 response helped fuel a housing crisis

Investors piled into housing as government support pushed down the costs of borrowing, leaving the poorest struggling for space


Sexual violence being used as weapon of war in Ethiopia's Tigray, U.N. says

Girls as young as 8 are being targeted with sexual violence by parties in the conflict, said the U.N.'s aid chief


Peru's first lesbian lawmaker vows 'strong battle' to boost LGBT+ rights

Despite her election win, Susel Paredes is cautious about chances of broader LGBT+ gains as two social conservatives compete for the presidency


Land-starved Singapore gets creative with solar in clean energy push

New solar power technologies that Singapore is tapping can be adapted by other land-scarce cities


From Africa to Asia, youth salute Prince Philip for changing their lives

Young people from Africa to Asia recount how participating in the Duke of Edinburgh awards changed their lives


France outlaws sex with children aged under 15

The #MeToo movement helped to push France to toughen its rape law over sex with underage children


Opinion

OPINION: Trans students simply want to play the sports they love – and inclusion is the way to go

As a former Olympic women's gymnast, I believe trans people should be fully included in sport


OPINION: Look to India to put the climate-vulnerable at the heart of a green recovery

Decentralised solar energy can support climate-friendly livelihoods and drive green growth - but it needs coordinated help to get off the ground


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