INSIGHT-Global spotlight on illegal mica mines drives Indian villagers to hide deaths

Campaigners and police say villagers are less likely to report accidents and deaths in a trade they know to be illegal, fearing arrest or losing their income

Mental health at risk as California wildfire threat grows

"This whole county has PTSD, depression. Everybody could use some counseling," says one survivor of California's Paradise wildfire


INTERVIEW-Moroccan scientist hunts for resilient plants to feed a warming Middle East

Food security is an acute concern for Gulf countries that rely on imports of staple grains from other nations that could themselves experience shortages


Men in UK and U.S. seen growing less comfortable with women leaders

In the United States, men's attitudes to female leaders grew more negative and just 49% said they would be "very comfortable" with a woman as head of government


Fossil fuel polluters from U.S. to China far off climate targets - UN

Countries plan to produce 150% more coal in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting global warming to 2C, study shows


US cities hit record highs in LGBT+ protections, research shows

The numbers of cities offering transgender-inclusive health benefits and acting against so-called conversion therapy have hit record highs


Homes, land destroyed as desperate Zimbabweans turn to illegal gold mining

With Zimbabwe going through its worst economic crisis in a decade, desperate citizens are turning to illegal gold mining to make a living, officials say, sparking violence and driving people from their land


Danish study rejects link between abortion and suicide

Suicide attempts are mostly closely associated with having previous contact with psychiatric services or use of medication to treat depression, anxiety or psychosis


American Medical Association announces support for U.S. ban on conversion therapy

The physicians' group will develop model legislation and advocate for a federal ban on the discredited practice


FACTBOX-Five global deforestation hotspots as Brazil reveals Amazon spike

The world lost 12 million hectares (30 million acres) of tropical tree cover last year, researchers found


New front opens in Australian bushfires, power cut to thousands

With strong winds stoking blazes, authorities put residents near four of the fires on high alert to flee in case the flames spread rapidly


Opinion

OPINION: The global sanitation challenge: Is there a silver bullet?

A smart balance of microcredit, subsidies and behaviour change activities is likely to get us a good step closer to tackling the sanitation crisis


OPINION: We need to think about bringing up children without gender

The idea of removing gender for child-rearing is unsettling, but instructive if we are to think about how to overcome harmful gender stereotypes



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