Criminal or victim? Female drug mules trapped as 'legal zombies' in Brazil

Exploitation for drug trafficking in Brazil is a growing problem with an influx of poor migrants from neighbouring Venezuela and Bolivia

New York rents in the Sahara? Living in Africa's most expensive city

The city of N'Djamena on the edge of the Sahara was ranked the most expensive in Africa and 11th in the world this year, with residents saying the city is prohibitively expensive


INTERVIEW-Nigeria needs to 'be ready' for oil decline, says environment minister

"If the world is truly willing... to quit fossil fuel, then if you are not ready and finally the world comes to terms with that and there are alternatives and no one is buying enough oil from you, at that point you are in trouble"


Australian state declares emergency as wildfires surround Sydney

With extreme heat and strong winds driving fires and Sydney blanketed in smoke, authorities warn Christmas travel is at risk


Climate activists found guilty over London train protest by 'regretful' jury

Jurors deliver their verdict "with regret" after being ordered by judge to focus on protesters' actions not their motivation


States pledge more than $3 bln for refugees, asylum rights 'under threat' -UN

States have pledged 50,000 new resettlement and other legal pathways for refugees to remain in host countries


Haitians say underaged girls were abused by U.N. peacekeepers

So many babies were fathered by foreign peacekeepers that Haitians nickname them 'Petit MINUSTAH' - combining 'small' in French with the acronym of the U.N. mission


As murders soar, new app maps LGBT+ safe spaces in Brazil

The app Dandarah, named after a trans woman who was murdered in 2017, aims to help address anti-LGBT+ violence in Brazil


'You have to fight': For women refugees, finding work is doubly hard

Finding work is not easy for any refugee, but women say they face particular challenges in accessing jobs, from sexism to the burden of caring for children and elderly relatives


Opinion

OPINION: Why inequality harms us all, and what we can do about it

Countries will not be able to beat inequality on their own. As with the climate crisis, collective action is an essential part of the solution.



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