AI bots to user data: Is there space for rights in the metaverse?
In a virtual world populated by digital characters, privacy and property rights face unprecedented challenges, campaigners say
OPINION: An opportunity for a cleaner, just Gulf is lost as COP26 ends
There’s an inextricable link between the Gulf’s complicity in the climate crisis and their failure to respect fundamental human rights.
In Hong Kong, a gay dating show aims to break down LGBT+ barriers
'Boyscation' producer Vinci Wong says reality television series will show the complexities of being gay in Chinese society
OPINION: Why net zero pledges from the ‘Fossil Fuelled 5’ ring hollow
Nations that have amassed vast amounts of wealth from fossil fuels over centuries are unwilling to give it up – when the wealth could be used to fund the transition to cleaner energy
Push on climate action in pandemic shows strength of Paris pact: UNDP chief
Despite the coronavirus crisis and the temporary withdrawal of the U.S. under Trump, the 2015 Paris Agreement is still driving action to limit global warming, says Achim Steiner
Biggest carbon emitter blame game troubles COP26 talks
While China and US top the emissions chart now, historically and in terms of current absolute figures, on a per capita basis China drops down the rankings and Qatar shoots to the top
Working from home may hurt women's careers, says Bank of England's Mann
Difficulty accessing childcare and COVID-related disruption to schooling meant many women were continuing to work from home, while men returned to the office
'People lost their homes': LGBT+ veterans seek redress for sackings
As Veterans Day and Remembrance Sunday is celebrated in the United States and Britain, LGBT+ veterans who were kicked out of the military want the benefits they were denied.
US-China climate deal buoys COP26 summit - but not a 'turning point'
Despite agreeing to cooperate, including to reduce methane emissions, protect forests and phase out coal, it's not clear whether the two big emitters will work together to make COP26 a success
Supporters and opponents face off over Ghana's anti-LGBT law
Face off in Ghanaian parliament as lawmakers debate anti-LGBT+ law that would go further at lengthening jail terms for LGBT+ people and forcing them to undergo "conversion therapy"