INTERVIEW - 'Algorithms of oppression': Big tech urged to combat discrimination
Scholar Safiya Noble says algorithms used in a whole suite of technologies tend to single out minorities for unfair treatment
Indigenous leaders count on Biden to help save Amazon forest from 'brink of collapse'
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has promised to act on global warming, raising expectations that conserving the Amazon forest will be a high priority for his government
Australian police arrests 14 men on child abuse charges
The men were charged with producing and sharing child-abuse material online, with links to similar forums across Europe, Asia, North America and New Zealand
OPINION: Will UK government ensure women's voices are heard at COP26 climate summit?
Women worldwide are bearing the heaviest burden in dealing with the effects of the climate crisis while lacking the power to decide how to tackle it
Teen pregnancy costs Latin America billions of dollars a year - U.N.
Per nation, teenage pregnancy costs on average $1.2 billion a year in lost of earnings by mothers, tax revenue, health care and hospital costs
Czech group offers 'take-away' theatre amid COVID lockdown
One troupe has set up a window where people can enjoy a five-minute live show
OPINION: Ethiopia must set a minimum wage to defend workers’ dignity
Ethiopia’s race to the bottom for cheap and low-cost production is harming its factory workers
'Unfair surveillance'? Online exam software sparks global student revolt
The pandemic ushered in a golden age of remote test proctoring - but students say the technology can be invasive and biased
Indian sex workers suffer setback after watchdog U-turn on labour rights
Women in India’s sex trade risk losing out on financial aid to weather COVID-19 pandemic after rights body says they should not be classed as workers
EXPLAINER-Why have pollution levels surged in India?
A plunge in air quality is an annual event for northern India, driven by factors ranging from industrial patterns to geography