Thai LGBT+ activists in legal bid to force marriage equality

Thai LGBT+ activists submitted a legal challenge to the Constitutional Court in a bid to change laws that limit marriage to between a man and a woman, the latest in a series of attempts to achieve marriage equality in Asia

Big tech - too big to fail, says data whistleblower Wylie

Once seen as engines of growth and innovators, tech giants have come under fire on both sides of the Atlantic for allegedly misusing their power and failing to protect users


Can insects help clean up palm oil's tarnished image?

A pioneering entrepreneur is proposing a 'circular economy' for palm oil farmers so that waste and byproducts are used for farming insects on plantations


'Smart cities' urged to look beyond rich, white men

Cities on a digital path to a greener future risk excluding the poor, elderly and disabled - and women need a bigger voice as well


Pressure mounts for El Salvador to investigate wave of LGBT+ killings

At least four LGBT+ people have been killed in El Salvador in the last month


Amazon tribe demands Bolsonaro stop mining on reservations, hydro dams

Bolsonaro has vowed to assimilate indigenous people into Brazilian society and raise their standard of living by allowing mining and commercial agriculture on their reservations


U.N. envoy urges Latin America to tackle conservative attack on LGBT+ rights

Victor Madrigal-Borloz criticised lawmakers who speak out against gay and trans people on the campaign trail


Slovaks rally against proposed abortion restrictions

Slovakia currently allows abortion up until 12 weeks of a pregnancy but the government is under pressure to tighten the law


Mobile phone warnings set to aid climate-vulnerable Somali nomads

Hit by droughts, then floods, Somalia's pastoralists face huge climate risks - but mobile phone warnings could help, backers say


Without better flood protection, Venice risks loss of heritage status

Growing damage to the historic city could imperil its status, UNESCO warns, as a flood protection system remains delayed


Fish in fashion: Scientists and designers create products to soothe stressed oceans

Plant-based offerings could spell big changes, both for consumers in rich countries and in parts of the developing world


Opinion

OPINION: The business case for climate-friendly tech

The global environmental sensor market, as just one example, is already proliferating and expecting to be a $3 billion annual market in under ten years



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