'It could've been me': India women demand safety as recent rapes prompt hundreds of petitions

Students, activists and the mother of a 23-year-old student who was gang raped and killed on a bus in New Delhi in 2012, have joined the rising number of petitioners calling for action from authorities, from local police to the prime minister

Green Climate Fund stepping up on 'loss and damage', head says

With few other options to channel money to pay for growing climate losses, will the Green Climate Fund take a larger role?


Kenyan scientist builds with bottles to beat plastic pollution

'Eco Blocks and Tiles' is the first company in Kenya to manufacture roof tiles and other construction materials from plastic and glass waste


Netflix-inspired tools can reap rewards for farmers, says Nobel winner

A rush of innovation aimed at helping the smallholder farmers has seen the development of phone-based agricultural advice tools


EU leaves Poland out of 2050 climate deal after standoff

EU to push Poland again on 2050 climate neutrality goal in June


Argentina's new government moves to guarantee access to abortion in rape cases

Argentine law allows abortion in case of rape or threat to the life or health of the mother but activists say the law is not always applied across the largely Roman Catholic country


West African court voids Sierra Leone's ban on pregnant schoolgirls

Activists hope the move will lead to challenges against similar laws across Africa


Michelle Obama tells girls to fight man's 'presumption' to power

'We need women and diverse minds, people who think differently and have different religious beliefs, because truth and the right answers come from diversity of experiences'


Australia names first female intelligence chief

Rachel Noble will become next director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), which intercepts electronic communications from foreign countries


Women want in as internet revolution creeps into Chad

Women are more cut off than Chadian men as so few own phones, literacy rates are low, and cultural norms dictate that tech jobs go mostly to men


Swipe right for climate action: Gen Z daters seek a green love match

Tinder survey shows young users are looking for matches who share their commitment to activism, including on climate change


Opinion

OPINION: It's time to legalise abortion in Argentina

I stand alongside other feminist activists to urge Argentina's new president to fulfill his promise and prioritize the decriminalization of abortion



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