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Fires and floods hurl climate change to fore of U.S. election
Mourners honor Ginsburg on U.S. Supreme Court steps
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg dies at age 87 from cancer
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Francisca Bohle Carbonell Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres - USA

Europe is failing refugees at the fire-struck Greek Moria camp

The fire that gutted the Moria facility a week ago left over 12,000 people without shelter, sanitation or access to food and water
Mukhtar Karim Lady Fatemah Trust

The world must pull together on COVID-19 vaccine for all

Rich countries look set hoard coronavirus vaccines - but in a globalised world we cannot afford to leave the poor behind
Mitzi Jonelle Tan, Disha Ravi & Eyal Weintraub Fridays for Future

It's time to #FightClimateInjustice

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, youth activists are relaunching strikes for faster, fairer action on climate threats
Rory Gory The Trevor Project

Bisexual people exist – stop erasing us

People attracted to more than one gender make up the largest part of the LGBT+ community, yet face harmful stereotypes from inside and outside it

Climate

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Coronavirus and climate change
Spinning clock in New York counts down time until climate disaster
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Fires and floods hurl climate change to fore of U.S. election
Greta Thunberg: Climate strikers plan 'safe' return to protests
Oil workers flee as third storm in month aims for U.S. fields
Two dead as rare storm hits central Greece

Coronavirus

We show how coronavirus is impacting the lives of vulnerable people globally. more
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Coronavirus and Africa
More children wed, risk trafficking in Rohingya camps in pandemic
Digital rights legal fund targets COVID-19 violations with grants
Colombian tribe left homeless by fighting and coronavirus
In pandemic spotlight, public banks ponder a greener role
The world must pull together on COVID-19 vaccine for all

LGBT+

We delve deeper into the issues faced by LGBT+ communities around the world. more
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Sustainable fashion
U.S. LGBT+ TikTok users fear losing 'safe space' with ban
Hong Kong court refuses to recognise overseas same-sex marriages
To celebrate bi identities, we must look beyond the binary
Number of same-sex U.S. households reached 1 million in 2019
J.K. Rowling claims 'transphobic' new book has real life roots

Technology

We explore how data and technology are impacting people’s rights and societies. more
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Coronavirus and surveillance
Singapore, Helsinki and Zurich top list of world's smartest cities
Digital rights legal fund targets COVID-19 violations with grants
New website by Senegalese AI expert spotlights Africans in STEM
The world can learn from COVID-19 to bridge the digital divide
Millions of African children rely on TV education during pandemic

Slavery

We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery. more
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No way back: Indian workers shun city jobs after lockdown ordeal
Brazil inspectors accuse contractor of slave-like conditions
Bring more traffickers to justice, UK anti-slavery chief urges
More children wed, risk trafficking in Rohingya camps in pandemic
Apparel group says broad ban on China's Xinjiang cotton impossible
Ethiopia brings migrants home amid concern over Saudi camps

Cities

We examine how cities are reshaping the way people live. more
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Slumscapes
Singapore, Helsinki and Zurich top list of world's smartest cities
Gates Foundation report reveals dire global impact of COVID-19
Green investment in coronavirus-hit cities key to revive economies
Volunteer armies map 'invisible' communities hit by coronavirus
Lesbos migrants sleep on roadsides; housing to take days

Women

We focus on stories that help to empower women and bring lasting change to gender inequality. more
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Domestic abuse and coronavirus
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg dies at age 87 from cancer
Church, anti-abortion groups seen threatening women's health bill
Japan's new government losing ground on women's rights
Amal Clooney quits UK envoy role over international law breach
Rain aids effort to control blazes in U.S.; 1 firefighter dies

Land

We shine a light on how land and property rights can empower communities worldwide. more
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Flight to the future:One land's quest to defuse climate 'timebomb'
Botswana opts to make land owners of wives with new law
'Nobody has done anything': Amazon group decries illegal mining
Colombian tribe left homeless by fighting and coronavirus
Surge in forest loss seen if Brazil reserves opened to mining
It's time to #FightClimateInjustice

Economies

We report on how to ensure people globally have economic security and a decent standard of living. more
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Sustainable fashion
Ethiopia brings migrants home amid concern over Saudi camps
'Nobody has done anything': Amazon group decries illegal mining
Uganda probes killing of 10 refugees in row with locals over water
New Jersey governor signs law to protect poor from pollution
Europe is failing refugees at the fire-struck Greek Moria camp

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