Millions of Ugandans denied vital services over digital ID cards

A quarter of Ugandan adults still don't have biometric identity cards - six years after they were introduced - leaving many struggling to access vital public services and entitlements, human rights groups say

ANALYSIS-As AI-based loan apps boom in India, some borrowers miss out

Unsecured loan apps have been criticised for high lending rates, aggressive recovery methods and misuse of customer data

To stem nature loss, start by ending harmful subsidies, economists say

Raising hundreds of billions of dollars in new "nature" finance will achieve little unless current incentives for environmental destruction are removed, analysts say

Pinterest courts Gen Z by giving users a choice of gender pronouns

Image-sharing site will allow users to choose from a list of pronouns including gender-neutral options

Nigerians fight government's Twitter ban with legal action

Since the government suspended Twitter, Nigerians have been downloading virtual private networks (VPN) to access the site, with #NigeriaTwitterBan and #KeepitOn trending on the platform

Unequal risk: How climate change hurts India's poor most

The costs of more extreme weather and rising seas are already hitting India's vulnerable groups hard, as their work and health are highly exposed, says a new report

World Bank opposes vaccine intellectual property waiver as WTO talks resume

The development bank head backed pharmaceutical companies who say a waiver will hamper future research and development

Child kidnapping being used as warfare tactic in Mozambique, aid groups say

Kidnapping victims are frequently exposed to further trauma such as witnessing beheadings or seeing their homes being set alight, says Save the Children

Global supply chain squeeze, soaring costs threaten solar energy boom

The situation suggests slower growth for the zero-emissions solar energy industry at a time world governments are trying to ramp up their efforts to fight climate change

Ignorance no excuse, says Indian judge who fought his own bias in LGBT+ case

Ruling in favour of a lesbian couple, Judge Anand Venkatesh describes his quest to tackle his own ‘ignorance and prejudice’ about same-sex relationships

Meet Grace, the healthcare robot COVID-19 created

Dressed in a nurse's uniform, Grace uses artificial intelligence to diagnose a patient and can speak English, Mandarin and Cantonese

OPINION: G7 leaders should end not just coal, but also oil and gas finance in 2021

Ahead of summit, more than 100 economists call on G7 countries to commit to shift their finance out of all fossil fuels this year, to enable a green pandemic recovery

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