Afghan women launch school for refugees on U.S. army base

Concerned to see refugee children missing out on classes, three Afghan women set up their own school at the Fort McCoy base in Wisconsin

Indian anti-mining protesters revive old resistance to protect forest

Protesters and activists say recent coal block auctions had not obtained the necessary clearance from village councils, and disregarded individual and community land rights in the process

Beyond coal: End to deforestation sought at COP26 climate summit

Green groups say the importance of carbon-storing forests in curbing global warming is being overlooked by many nations, especially in their climate funding

New World Heritage Site forest imperils Thai indigenous people

Indigenous people in Kaeng Krachan national park fear further evictions and impacts from tourism after World Heritage listing

We need more, EU and U.S. urge China ahead of climate summit

Ambitious action from China could pressure other countries to act, with India and Saudi Arabia among those that have yet to upgrade their emissions-cutting commitments

U.N. chief appeals for $8 bln to equitably vaccinate 40% of world in 2021

The WHO plan calls for countries with high vaccine coverage to allow additional deliveries to first go to equitable sharing schemes for distribution to where they are more urgently needed

Moderna plans African vaccine plant as drugmakers urged to help poorest

Moderna's move to open the plant comes amid debate over waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines to help end the pandemic and give more developing countries access to shots

One month on, El Salvador's bitcoin use grows but headaches persist

From technical problems to attempts of stolen identity, Bitcoin adoption in El Salvador has been rapid but plagued with difficulties

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