'Recipe for disaster': COVID-19 spreads fear in India's tea estates

Thousands of workers are having to quarantine in cramped two-room homes, struggling to access food, water and aid, union leaders say

Carrot or stick? How countries are tackling COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

Authorities and companies are offering a dizzying array of incentives to boost COVID vaccination rates and turn a page on the pandemic

Jamaican artists paint murals to revive derelict downtown

Residents say the Paint the City project makes crime hotspot Kingston feel safer, as the murals draw in visitors and investors

'Greenium' shrinks as climate bond sales swell to record

Investors have historically paid a price for going green - but a surge of new products on the market is lowering prices

Cities urged to build upwards but ditch skyscraper obsession

Pancake or pyramid? Cities must plan how to expand or risk facing uncontrolled sprawl, says World Bank

Uganda drive to certify customary land runs into culture clash

Giving titles to landholders is meant to bring security and economic benefits – but some cultural leaders say it undermines the idea of customary land itself

Brazil finalizing rule to pay farmers to preserve land

BRAZIL-FARMING/ (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Brazil finalizing rule to pay farmers to preserve land

WIDER IMAGE-Meet the U.S. students confronting racism, injustice and a pandemic

These students were freshman when Donald Trump was elected president and after a summer of protests over racism and violence they are graduating under the pandemic's shadow

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