Rohingya lawsuit against Facebook a 'wake-up call' for social media

Will the landmark suit, which argues that the spread of hate speech on the platform facilitated the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, be a turning point for Big Tech?

Actor Jussie Smollett found guilty of staging fake hate crime

Smollett claimed the attackers threw a noose around his neck and poured chemicals on him while yelling racist and homophobic slurs and expressions of support for former President Donald Trump.

'Silent financier': How Bangladesh's poor are paying the costs of climate damage

As rich-nation emissions drive worsening storms and floods, the poor in Bangladesh are paying $2 billion a year from their own pockets to adapt and try to rebuild

Omicron variant threatens UN talks to seal global nature deal

The rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 could throw a spanner in the works of the COP15 talks, which have already been postponed three times due to the pandemic

Chile's Pinera signs historic same-sex marriage bill into law

Lawmakers passed the law Tuesday, in a milestone for the conservative South American nation after a decade-long legal battle.

Superbonus! Italy's green growth gambit lines homes and pockets

Climate analysts say it is too soon to measure the impact of the subsidies on household energy use but they welcome the thrust of the measure

Protests over, Indian farmers pin hope on price support

Farmers are demanding a minimum support price for their harvest as a safety net for erratic price fluctuation

Opinion

OPINION: In the face of crises, LGBT+ activists need the support of our global community

In the face of crises, LGBT+ activists need the support of our global community, writes Rupert Abbott, executive director of GiveOut.

OPINION: How the pandemic escalated migrant worker wage theft in the Gulf

It would take a migrant worker four days to pay for a Big Mac, and it would take even longer when their wages are stolen.

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