Why has LGBT+ cryptocurrency maricoin whipped up controversy?
The launch of the LGBT+ digital currency provoked heated debate on Twitter. But just why are cryptocurrencies so controversial?
IMF asks El Salvador to drop bitcoin, more countries clamp down
More countries are regulating cryptocurrencies, fearing systemic risk from the volatile digital currencies
Olympics-Climate change threatens Winter Olympics and future snow sports -research
The Beijing Games, kicking off on Feb. 4, will be the first Winter Olympics to use virtually 100% artificial snow by deploying snow generators and snow-making guns
As Taliban threats grow, LGBT+ Afghans struggle for work and food
Taliban fighters are searching mobile phones for LGBT+ content and infiltrating groups on social media platforms or dating apps, researchers told
China's Xi says country's low carbon push must guarantee energy, food security
China, the world's biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions, has been under pressure to 'enhance ambition' and take more drastic action to tackle global warming
Beset by legal battles, Brazil asbestos town eyes a safer future
The country's last asbestos mining town needs to move its economy to a stronger footing, as the carcinogen is banned in a growing number of places - can the rare earths needed for a green transition come to the rescue?
At Beijing Games, hugs discouraged but condoms available
The Games are set to take place from February 4th - 20th in Beijing and the nearby city of Zhangjiakou inside a bubble that strictly separates athletes and other Games personnel from the public.
Don't ignore butch lesbians, says T.S. Eliot prize winner Joelle Taylor
British poet Joelle Taylor hopes the prize could act as a catalyst for other under-represented LGBT+ people to offer ‘alternative narratives’
Afghanistan's startups 'running on fumes' as economy crumbles
With millions of dollars stuck in unpaid dues and limited cash, Afghan businesses have shrunk or shut completely since the Taliban takeover
Green transition slowed by economic and social barriers, not technology
Changes in mindset and boosts in funding are key to achieving a swift transition to a climate-smart economy, researchers say