Indonesia mulls media bill seeking fairer share from big tech
New Indonesian draft bill calls for agency to negotiate between media firms and tech companies, as algorithms of big tech companies can have a significant impact on income for digital news media
Children skipping meals in majority of families in Lebanon, UNICEF says
Children have been hit hard by Lebanon's deep economic crisis with eight in 10 people poor and threats to the education of some 700,000 children a UN report revealed
Indigenous group seeks stake in Woodside's $12 bln Scarborough, Pluto LNG project
As a huge gas project is to be built near ancient rock art site, indigenous group seeks to benefit from the development
OPINION: There’s still time for the United States to do the right thing in Afghanistan for LGBT+ people
America’s longest war may yet spawn an even longer humanitarian crisis.
Afghans 'marry off' baby girls for dowries as starvation looms
Afghanistan's economic meltdown following the Taliban's takeover 100 days ago is pushing destitute families to marry off young daughters - and even baby girls, campaigners say
Can bamboo walls help Uganda hold back worsening floods?
By slowing floodwater and stabilising riverbanks, bamboo walls could protect farmers from climate change-worsened floods – and earn them extra income
WTA says Chinese tennis star's call with Olympic chief is not enough
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai confirms safety after current and former tennis players joined calls seeking to confirm her wellbeing amid allegations that an ex-Chinese government official sexually assaulted the player
Netflix employee at the center of protests against Dave Chappelle resigns
Chappelle's latest Netflix comedy special, "The Closer" was criticized for ridiculing transgender people, Netflix employee at the centre of protests against the show has now resigned from the company
Lesbian and trans Spaniards celebrate IVF equality
‘Unique’ legal change grants lesbians and transgender Spaniards equal rights to state-funded in-vitro fertilisation (IVF).
OPINION: Will Colombia seize this opportunity to decriminalize abortion?
After a long, rigorous process of data, figures, findings and stories, Colombia is on the cusp of change