Salty water in Bangkok is new 'reality' as sea pushes farther inlandBangkok's water authority says tap water is becoming saline as seawater pushes up the depleted Chao Phraya river, a growing risk faced by many of Asia's coastal cities |
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ANALYSIS-Sluggish climate action may see warming do Russia more harm than goodRussia's first adaptation plan points to the economic opportunities of a hotter climate, but it also faces major threats from extreme weather and melting ice |
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Brazil issues new rules, lowers age for gender reassignment surgeryTrans youths can now get medical treatment from age 16 and surgery at 18 under a relaxation of rules hailed as 'a big step forward' |
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Australians protest over climate change policy as bushfires rageThe bushfire crisis has added pressure on the government to do more to combat climate change after Australia weakened its commitment to the U.N. Paris climate accord last year |
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WIDER IMAGE-From tool of war to photo op, Taiwanese repurpose old bunkersAgeing former defence bunkers have been claimed as playgrounds, storage spaces and leisure spots by citizens |
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African LGBT+ refugees plead U.N. for safe shelter after Kenya camp attacksMore than 40 LGBT+ refugees from countries including Uganda, Burundi and the DRC said they were targeted in two homophobic attacks in the last three weeks |
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One woman reports a rape every 15 minutes in IndiaWomen reported almost 34,000 rapes in 2018, barely changed from the year before |
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Prominent Tunisian LGBT+ activist flees death threatsMounir Baatour stood in September's presidential poll and has now fled to Paris |
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Kenya warns locust swarm is spreading, threatening food securityLocusts have already destroyed over 70,000 hectares of farmland in Somalia and Ethiopia in the worst invasion in 70 years |
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UK court tackles gender transition for childrenLast year, 2,590 children were referred to Britain's only state-funded gender identity clinic seeking to change their gender, up from 77 just under a decade ago |
OPINION: Ten years after earthquake, Haiti still vulnerable to disastersIn the past decade, Haiti has been hit by drought, cholera, hurricanes and more tremors - and is struggling to protect its people |
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