U.S. small towns take on energy-guzzling bitcoin miners

Environmentalists warn carbon emissions from power-intensive bitcoin mining could harm efforts to limit global warming

Indian riders deliver oxygen and groceries to help fight COVID-19

Whether on bikes or autorickshaws, volunteers across India are turning up armed with oxygen cylinders and groceries to help fight the new wave of the coronavirus

Fear breeds bravery as LGBT+ S.Africans resist 'war on queerness'

Recent murders of LGBT+ South Africans have spurred calls for urgent government action

Eco-friendly Eid - the Indonesian women on a mission to plant trees

Muslim women's group 'Aisyiyah is helping the environment and local communities by restoring forests, tackling climate problems and raising awareness on the need to reduce waste

How big is Bitcoin's carbon footprint?

There is growing awareness of cyptocurrency bitcoin's environmental impact - but just how dirty is it?

Red-hot and rural: Canadian towns grapple with big-city-like real estate boom

House prices in some towns have leapt by up to 75% as former urbanites move out of cities during the pandemic

Young evangelicals push to 'build a bigger choir loft' for U.S. climate action

Evangelical Christians - a powerful U.S. voting block long reluctant to back climate action - are now seeing shifts on the issue as their youth back change

Lawmaker urges Malta to stop criminalising women who seek abortions

Surprise bill tabled by Marlene Farrugia in Catholic Malta seeks to remove criminal sanctions for women who seek abortions

Frustration in Egypt as Cairo hotel gang rape case is shelved

Public prosecutors freed four suspects in a case involving a woman who said she was drugged and raped in 2014 at the Fairmont Hotel in the capital, Cairo.

New generation of digital banks bets on minority markets

Digital banking startups are targeting minority groups such as LGBT+, Black and Asian communities with tailored offerings as they look for headway in a crowded market

OPINION: Ramadan under COVID-19 was unique, let’s not go back to ‘normal’

From virtual iftars to free meals, our community spirit was a lifeline for many throughout the holy month despite the pandemic. Let’s build on that.

OPINION: How cities from Bristol to Dakar are weathering a warming planet

Despite nine in 10 cities saying they face significant climate hazards, CDP research has found 43% of cities do not have climate adaptation plans

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