Kazakhstan reminds world leaders of costly fuel subsidy dilemma
As countries seek to ease the strain on public finances by removing support to keep energy prices low, the burden on consumers is leading to social unrest in places like Kazakhstan
Brazil extends coal use to 2040 under new 'just transition' law
Move to reverse plans to phase out coal in Santa Catarina state will hurt consumers and the climate, with renewable power cheaper, analysts and industry groups say
Auction of Muslim women on Indian app shows tech weaponised for abuse
Women increasingly targeted online by new technologies that make it easy to track and abuse anonymously
European Court rules Northern Ireland gay cake case inadmissible
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has rejected a case against a Belfast bakery that refused to make a cake saying “Support Gay Marriage”
Abkhazia's illegal bitcoin miners face new threat from thieves
Abkhazia's ban on cryptocurrency mining to stem a power crisis has prompted a wave of thefts from gangs stealing precious mining equipment
Coal-dependent Indonesia starts tapping huge solar power potential
Demand for solar power is starting to pick up in Southeast Asia's biggest economy, driven by policy changes, a steep fall in the prices of Chinese-made photovoltaic cells and environmentally conscious middle-class consumers
Senegal rejects bid to toughen strict anti-LGBT law
Lawmakers block proposed bill that would lengthen prison terms for same-sex relations to ten years
UK BLM protesters acquitted over pulling down of slave trader statue
The bronze statue of Edward Colston, which had long been a source of division in the port city, was hauled down during an anti-racism demonstration, one of the many that swept the globe in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Goldman Sachs says bitcoin will compete with gold as "store of value"
Bitcoin currently has a 20% share of the "store of value" market says Goldman Sachs
Three arrested in India for online harassment of Muslim women
Pictures of dozens of women had been used without their consent and doctored to create an open source app called 'Bulli Bai' - a derogatory term to describe Muslim women