FACTBOX-Rising homelessness to ageing population: Five challenges facing cities in 2020

Population growth is creating significant challenges for cities around the world, from tackling worsening air pollution to keeping women safe on public transport

EXPERT VIEWS-Scapegoats to supply chains: Five aims for the anti-slavery fight in 2020

Experts say anti-slavery efforts must be guided by survivors, supported by law enforcement and kept at the top of the global activism agenda


Kim Kardashian to Sting: 10 celebrities who used star power for good in 2019

Celebrities were out in force to lend their names and star spotlights to causes ranging from homelessness to climate change and indigenous rights


Facebook removes misleading HIV drug ads after outcry

The ads linked the drugs to severe bone and kidney damage and were placed by personal-injury attorneys


Ugandan walkers plant trees to keep the climate fit

On regular outings, the Walkers Association of Uganda raises awareness about global warming and helps plans trees


Don't let society hold you back, bodybuilding pioneer tells Bangladeshi girls

In Bangladesh's first female body-building competition, competitors wore gymwear that covered most of their bodies, a marked change from the sport's usual uniform of skimpy bikinis


Brazil fines Facebook $1.6 mln for improper sharing of user data

The ministry said the world's largest social network failed to provide users with adequate information regarding default privacy settings


'Do Not Sell My Info': U.S. retailers rush to comply with California privacy law

The law, which becomes effective at the start of 2020, lets shoppers opt out of allowing retailers and other companies to sell personal data to third parties


U.N. warns of another poor harvest in Zimbabwe next year

World Food Programme says it needs $200 million in the first half of next year to assist 4.1 million Zimbabweans


Three people feared dead in Australian bushfires-authorities

There have been nine confirmed casualties this bushfire season, which includes the death of a volunteer firefighter on Monday who was killed after his truck was blown over by strong winds



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