Climate change action: 6 trends to watch in 2022
From making green shifts fairer for workers to slashing fossil fuel subsidies, action on climate change needs to ramp up in 2022, analysts say
What's next for bitcoin and crypto? The trends to watch in 2022
As countries mull whether to ban, regulate or embrace digital coins and climate activists mount an increasingly vocal opposition to the energy-intensive sector, we asked crypto experts their predictions for 2022
Kosovo bans cryptocurrency mining to save electricity
In recent years, many young people in Kosovo have got involved in crypto mining but faced with coal-fired power plant outages and high import prices, authorities were forced last month to introduce power cuts
Britain extends pardons to all men convicted under scrapped gay sex laws
Gay and bisexual men convicted for consensual same-sex activity in Britain will be able to apply to have their convictions expunged
In Brazil, charcoal industry fuels illegal deforestation and slavery
Brazil's charcoal industry - to fuel steel mills and barbecues - is built on labour rights abuses and wood illegally cut from the endangered Cerrado, inspectors say
Israel lifts restrictions on same-sex surrogacy
After years of campaigning, Israel's LGBTQ+ community will now be allowed to pursue surrogacy, a right already accessible to heterosexual couples and single women
Electric cars take two-thirds of Norway car market, led by Tesla
Sales of electric cars rose by nearly 50% last year, with almost two out of three new cars now battery powered
Metaverse to crypto: Five tech trends to watch out for in 2022
From increased surveillance to the emergence of virtual worlds, we delve into what could make headlines in the tech world in 2022
Canada to resettle LGBT+ refugees, female Afghan judges
Canada will resettle an unspecified number of Afghans from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities next year following the Taliban taking control of the country.
First LGBT+ cryptocurrency bets on 'changing the world'
The world's first LGBT+ cryptocurrency sets out to promote equality by harnessing the community’s economic clout