Injustice of worsening climate impacts rises up agenda at UN talks

Leaders of Bangladesh and Marshall Islands highlight how rising seas are hitting their people hard, urging other countries to step up with more action on climate change

Trading water: Can water shares help save California's aquifers?

'If you can buy and sell stocks, why not trade water? It's an asset, we can't live without it'


No more chains: Anti-slavery campaigns urged to stop relying on shock images

Images of trafficked people in chains, barbed wire or gags mean people are less likely to recognise the real signs of slavery, say researchers


Climate change hits health, yet funds lacking - WHO

'WHO considers that climate change is potentially the greatest health threat of the 21st Century'


Specs on, heels off: Japanese activists urge changes to anti-harassment code

The labour ministry drafted guidelines in October against workplace harassment but failed to address the issue of employers dictating how female employees should dress


Earth's temperature likely marks hottest decade on record - report

An annual report launched at a climate summit in Spain paints a bleak picture of vanishing sea ice, devastating heatwaves and encroaching seas


Typhoon kills 3 in Philippines, hundreds of flights halted

Pictures posted by social media users showed waves crashing against xxxxxxs, panels flying off roofs, trees on roads or being battered by strong winds


Honduras court orders 50-year jail terms in case of slain dam activist

Indigenous activist Berta Caceres, who organized opposition to the $50-million Agua Zarca hydroelectric dam, was shot to death in 2016


Climate accord will fuel U.S. jobs, business and labor leaders say

Trump has argued the Paris deal would cost the U.S. trillions of dollars, kill millions of jobs and hinder the oil, gas, coal and manufacturing industries


U.S. faces protests from Zambia after criticising 15-years jail for gay sex

Zambia's President has said local culture prohibited homosexuality and that he would not repeal the law against gay sex


India trans community calls to block bill fearing it leaves them at risk

The bill aims to counter widespread anti-trans discrimination, but trans people say it would leave them even more vulnerable


Opinion

OPINION: It is time to act on the climate emergency

And the only acceptable response is ending the use of fossil fuels


OPINION: Helping LGBT+ homeless young people means addressing their specific needs

As many British adults still feel uncomfortable raising LGBT+ children, they are at higher risk of homelessness



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