Amazon is enticing workers with college fees. What's the catch?
To attract workers, Amazon has said it will offer free college tuition for more than 750,000 of its hourly employees. But what does the fine print say?
EU lawmakers back clampdown on potent greenhouse gas methane
Methane, the second biggest cause of climate change, is emitted by leaky oil and gas infrastructure, livestock farming and landfill sites
Philippines Senate backs bill to raise sexual consent age from 12 to 16
The bill aims to protect children from rape and other forms of sexual abuse
'30 years of blah blah blah': Thunberg questions Italy climate talks
Greta Thunberg and other young climate activists are meeting policymakers in Milan this week to hammer out proposals for tackling global warming
Cambodia raises minimum textiles wage by $2
The garment industry is Cambodia's largest employer, and provides vital income for rural families in making clothing for brands that include H&M, Adidas, Nike and Gap
California to require garment industry to pay hourly wages to workers
Los Angeles has the highest concentration of garment industry workers in the United States with some 2,000 manufacturers employing more than 40,000 workers
From protests to proposals, activists face climate talks test
Their proposals will be vetted by climate and energy ministers who are gathering at the same venue in Italy's financial centre for their pre-COP26 meeting
China energy crunch triggers alarm, pleas for more coal
The lack of power in the northeast had shut down traffic lights, residential elevators and 3G mobile phone coverage as well as triggering factory shutdowns
India's mining towns have billions in social funds. So why are locals left behind?
In India's mineral-rich regions, special funds have been set up to support poor communities. But villagers say the money is going elsewhere
LGBTQ groups hope Japan PM race may lead to same-sex marriages
Same-sex marriage is not legal in Japan, but there has been a gradual move to broader acceptance of gay couples