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Tokyo Olympics to go green, help other cities strike gold

'The Olympics are a big event, so it is a good opportunity to get our citizens involved in addressing the issues of climate change'


Energy aid neglects 'health emergency' fuelled by dirty cooking

Paltry sums of international funding are being allocated to help poor families cook with modern, clean methods, exposing them to deadly household air pollution


As climate impacts hit, cities are still struggling to prepare, researchers warn

Less than half of cities have plans in place to deal with climate change impacts, even though most are experiencing them now, data shows


Gig economy is 'extreme exploitation' says British film director Ken Loach

The director says the term conceals abuse of workers by businesses using zero-hours contracts


Historic U.S. island return to native tribe 'path forward' for other land transfers

While most native lands in the United States are governed as sovereign territories, they are legally held in trust by the federal government


Greece moves more migrants to mainland, warns others to stay away

Greece is struggling with the biggest resurgence in refugee and migrant flows across the Aegean Sea from Turkey since 2015


FACTBOX-10 facts on abortion as Northern Ireland lifts restrictions

Some 90 million women of reproductive age, or 5% of the global total, live in countries where abortion is banned completely


Displaced by war, Kurdish families stuck at Syria-Iraq border point

Around 5,000 people have made it across the border in the past week, many using smugglers who charge up to $1,500 per family


Turkey under pressure to tackle sharp rise in murders of women

World Health Organization data say 38% of women in Turkey are subject to violence from a partner in their lifetime


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