Apple puts Taiwanese supplier Pegatron on probation over student workers
Apple supplier Pegatron was found to have asked student workers to work night shifts or overtime and falsified paperwork to cover up the violations
'Lord of the Rings' actor Viggo Mortensen defends decision to play gay role
Oscar-nominated star Viggo Mortensen says actors are actors - whether playing gay characters or in other roles
Harris' VP win makes history, but attitudes to women's leadership shows room to grow
As Kamala Harris becomes the first woman elected U.S. vice-president, a global study finds over half of men remain uncomfortable with a woman in leadership roles
Latin America's children face major education setbacks from COVID-19 -UNICEF
Latin American children lost four times more school days than the rest of the world, a UNICEF report found
Guatemala Mayan villagers tell of harrowing escape from deadly landslide
A deluge linked to storm Eta killed dozens last week, with Guatemala's Mayan villages - perched on mountainsides and susceptible to landslides - among the hardest hit
LSE CEO expects Biden to have 'huge' impact on climate politics
Biden put climate change at the centre of his election campaign, promising to rejoin the Paris Agreement and make the country carbon neutral by 2050
Trash for cash: South Africans fight hunger with digital currency
A recycling project in a rundown Johannesburg neighbourhood is cleaning up the streets while helping to feed thousands of people
As virus delays climate summit, youth 'Mock COP' takes (virtual) floor
Young climate activists have organised an alternative to the postponed COP26 talks, which they hope will yield a formal outcome and get their views taken seriously
S.African investors exit local coal project on climate concerns
Government says it is reliant on coal to boost generation capacity at state-owned power utility Eskom following years of shortages and blackouts
Human Rights Watch urges G20 to press Saudis to free illegally detained activists
Through #G20SaudiArabia, Human Rights Watch call for Saudi to release detained women reportedly subjected to sexual abuse and electric shocks