In South Africa, Omicron travel curbs spell more economic misery [[link removed]]

As South Africa faces travel curbs imposed over the new coronavirus variant, tourism leaders warn of more job losses

AI vigilantes fuel censorship fears in Russian cyberspace [[link removed]]

Russian authorities are turning to artificial intelligence tools to monitor internet activity as Moscow tightens its control over what happens online

One in eight children found at risk of becoming child soldiers [[link removed]]

Charity calls for measures to ensure access to education to protect children from forced recruitment by armed groups

Indian student's fight against caste discrimination raises Dalit hopes [[link removed]]

Six decades after India banned caste-based discrimination, Dalit students say they face widespread bullying and mistreatment on campus

After maids die in Saudi Arabia, Kenyan relatives sound alarm [[link removed]]

A growing number of bereaved Kenyan families are sounding the alarm over the sudden deaths of female relatives working in Saudi Arabia

With Omicron, has COVID-19 vaccine inequity put the world at risk? [[link removed]]

Health experts say Omicron's appearance underscores the need to share vaccines more fairly

As floods worsen, Uganda moves to protect its vanishing wetlands [[link removed]]

Environmental officials are cracking down on wetland filling - but removing jobs-providing industries from wetland areas will prove a significant challenge, analysts say

Fracking fashion: Argentine designers turns shale sand bags into handbags [[link removed]]

Oil and gas firms in Vaca Muerta, a huge shale formation the size of Belgium, use thousands of the bags - which for the most part are not recycled but burned, releasing greenhouse gases

Hungary parliament clears way for government's LGBT referendum as election nears [[link removed]]

A Hungarian law passed in June which the government said aimed to protect children, has caused anxiety in the LGBT community. Now, a referendum on LGBT issues is due for 2022

Hate crime or publicity stunt? Chicago jury to hear case in Jussie Smollett trial [[link removed]]

After legal challenges and the COVID-19 pandemic slowed court proceedings against openly gay Black actor Jussie Smollett, Chicago jury will hear case in trial

Indonesia's carbon trade trial indicates taxable emissions [[link removed]]

Indonesia will start charging a carbon tax next April, levied on coal-fired power plant operators with emissions above a set limit, as a basis for setting up a carbon market by 2025

Opinion OPINION: Carbon markets are booming. Here’s how to ensure they work [[link removed]]

As companies and governments move toward net-zero emissions goals, demand for offsets will soar - but they need integrity to work

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