What to know as climate change drives extreme heat

As heatwaves smash records and claim lives - including in unexpected places like Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest - climate scientists explain what's happening and why

Abu Dhabi's lightning-fast COVID-19 scanners raise privacy fears

The new technology, which is said to measure a person's electromagnetic waves, has digital rights advocates worried about what data it can access

Broken by Beirut blast, Lebanon's LGBT+ community turn to chemsex

Chemsex parties in Lebanon risk re-fuelling epidemics of HIV among gay men, with apps like Grindr used to seek out drug-heightened and often anonymous and unprotected sex

Uganda helps farmers grow trees for money in bid to reverse forest loss

The country is curbing encroachment by paying farmers to grow trees for firewood and timber, but environmentalists say outside of plantations, the forest is still shrinking

As Hungary's anti-LGBT law takes effect, some teachers are defiant

Hungarian teachers say that they will continue to discuss LGBT+ issues with students, in defiance of a new law

U.N. warns excluding women from top jobs threatens COVID-19 recovery

Women risk being overlooked in coronavirus responses with more than 10% of official taskforces made up entirely of men, finds U.N. analysis

'Scared to be openly gay': Fear in Spain after man beaten to death

Spain's LGBT+ community is fighting back against a wave of recent homophobic and transphobic attacks

U.S. states making 2021 moves on abortion rights and access

With abortion rights under attack in many states, here's a roundup of some of the biggest developments

Rules for intersex athletes similar to apartheid, says Cameroon minister-counsellor

World Athletics is discriminating against women with intersex variations by requiring them to reduce high testosterone levels, said a Cameroon minister at the United Nations

SPECIAL REPORT-China's gene giant harvests data from millions of women

One of the world's most popular prenatal tests is collecting women's gene data and using it to carry out research

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OPINION: Before COP26, rich nations must meet climate finance promise

Developing countries need clarity and confidence now that the $100 billion a year pledged to help them tackle climate change will be delivered

OPINION: When my school fell short I began teaching climate change myself

Most children my age don’t understand the climate crisis or the part they can play. Climate education in schools can change that

OPINION: Why G20 leaders must put cities at the heart of COVID-19 recovery plans

Urban areas are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 and climate crises. Now G20 leaders must listen and learn from them