Uganda plans bill imposing death penalty for gay sexThe government plans to resurrect the bill - colloquially known as 'Kill the Gays' in Uganda - within weeks |
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FACTBOX-Beyond Uganda and Brunei, eight countries rolling back LGBT+ rightsSame-sex relations are illegal in at least 68 countries around the world |
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Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace PrizeEthiopia and Eritrea, longtime foes who fought a border war from 1998 to 2000, restored relations in July 2018 after years of hostility |
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Climate protesters at London airport say they are 'mainstream' and 'scared'"Extinction Rebellion" movement activists, many retirees, wage a sit-in at the entrance of London City Airport, and halt two planes |
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Kenyan farmers snap crops with phones to improve insurance payoutsA new project is training farmers to use smartphones to chart the health of their crops, so that they are more likely to receive compensation when droughts or floods hit |
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Iran's women football fans fenced off after decades-long ban liftedOnly 3,500 tickets had been allocated for women but there were many empty seats in the stadium |
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More trees, less cars: cities pledge cleaner airDozens of mayors of cities from every continent pledge cleaner air in a bid to improve urban health and tackle climate change |
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Biden says he would withhold foreign aid if countries discriminate against LGBT+ peopleDemocratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden has backed LGBT+ rights at a recent televised debate in Los Angeles |
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INTERVIEW-Actor Theo Germaine urges parents to love LGBT+ kids 'no matter what'On National Coming Out Day, the breakout star of Netflix series "The Politician" urges parents to support their LGBT+ children |
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Made with child labor? Major chocolate companies flunk scorecardMost of the world's cocoa is grown by poor family farmers in Ghana and Ivory Coast, where an estimated 1.6 million children work in the industry |
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INTERVIEW-Through homoerotic art, Tom of Finland paved way for today's gay prideDurk Dehner, who set up the Tom of Finland Foundation, said the artist's muscled images marked a radical shift from the then-prevailing idea of gay men |
OPINION: Gender counts: Why investing in data on girls means transforming the futureWe cannot possibly understand the situation and needs of girls without reliable data, especially for the most vulnerable and marginalised |
OPINION: 'Citizen science' can help cities stand up to climate threatsThe approach can give municipalities the means to build the priorities of local people into models for disaster prevention and the design and management of cities |
OPINION: My family disowned me when I came out as transgenderWhen I came out as trans I lost my home and parents - but my friends became my family |
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