Salaries to remittances: Afghans embrace crypto amid financial chaos

With currency shortages and bank closures, Afghans are taking to cryptocurrency as a hedge

Why are power outages paralyzing Lebanon?

Lebanon's power outages are leading to water shortages, rotten food, and an imminent "humanitarian catastrophe." How did it get so bad?

U.N. biodiversity chief says world has reached 'moment of truth' on conservation

The first round of the 'COP15' talks on a new global conservation treaty gets underway in Kunming, China

Indigenous leaders call for stronger rights as UN nature summit begins

The appeal comes as governments work to finalise a new global pact to safeguard biodiversity at the two-part COP15 U.N. summit, which concludes next May

Biodiversity guru Thomas Lovejoy warns of peril to Amazon forest's 'living library'

As U.N. negotiations on protecting biological diversity open, the man who coined the phrase says it's time for different action to save nature

Lebanon's crisis pushes mental health services to the limit

An economic collapse, COVID-19 and a huge explosion in Beirut have taken a heavy toll on mental health in Lebanon, where support services are battling to cope

China vows to include biodiversity in economic plans as UN talks begin

China has vowed to make protecting nature a priority after decades of rapid development and urbanisation devastated ecosystems

Turkish court acquits students for attending Pride march

18 students and a faculty member were arrested by police at a Turkish Pride march in 2019. Homosexuality is legal in Turkey, but Pride marches have been repeatedly banned in recent years.

OPINION: What is the future of Guinea’s mining sector after the coup?

Will Guineans finally benefit from the country’s mineral wealth or will they continue to pay the price for its exploitation?

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