UK aid cuts spark fears over parasitic killer that stalks the poor

Efforts to halt visceral leishmaniasis - the deadliest parasitic disease after malaria - are threatened by cuts to UK aid funding, health workers say

Get on your bike: Indian cities tap into pandemic cycling trend

Nationwide effort to foster green transport launched as COVID-19 boosts bike sales and interest in cycling in India


Boost to clean energy investment could drive 10 million new green jobs

If funded, about 13,000 renewable energy projects proposed in nearly 50 countries could slash emissions and create work, researchers find


Talks to reform energy pact blocking climate action face 'failure'

Under existing rules, fossil fuel firms can sue countries that take climate action for lost 'anticipated' income


Amsterdam says 'stay home' to partiers, pot smokers in tourism rethink

Authorities are curbing excess and highlighting culture as they look to make tourism work better for the whole city


Russia violated rights of trans mother to see her children, European court rules

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found that the rights of a trans woman blocked from seeing her children by Russian courts had been violated because of her gender identity.


Dance off: Why are Black TikTok creators going on strike?

Black choreographers are boycotting the platform for a second month, charging that their dances are being co-opted by white influencers without credit or compensation


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


Canada's first Indigenous governor general pledges to help heal nation

The appointment of Mary Simon, a former ambassador and Inuit community activist, comes as Canada grapples with the legacy of its treatment of indigenous people


China's Wechat deletes university LGBT accounts

Dozens of LGBT accounts run by university students were deleted by social media platform WeChat, sparking fears of a crackdown on gay content online


Indian billionaires face off in race to solar domination

India's richest tycoons - Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani - are vying to be at the forefront of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambition to ramp up green energy capacity


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