Medical supplies flow into India as COVID-19 deaths near 200,000

India's new coronavirus infections hit a record peak as countries including Britain, Germany and the United States pledged to send urgent medical aid

COVID-19: Should Biden help vaccinate the world?

With every other adult American at least partially vaccinated, should the Biden administration keep sharing its surplus jabs?

'No voice': Child brides left out of India's domestic violence data

Child brides were excluded from India's latest domestic violence survey, despite early marriage heightening the risk of spousal abuse

Carbon emissions are more than countries are reporting - study

Independent models show emissions are about 5.5 billion tonnes of CO2 per year higher than countries are reporting, partly due to overestimates of carbon-absorbing forest land

EXCLUSIVE-White House backs 2030 milestone on path to net zero grid

President Joe Biden has a stated ambition of net-zero carbon emissions in the grid by 2035 - and aims to pass a clean energy standard to decarbonize the power sector

Egypt toughens penalties for FGM; activists remain sceptical

Most of the 28 countries in Africa where FGM is endemic have banned FGM, although enforcement is generally weak

ANALYSIS - Viable plan or security theatre? Europe embraces digital health pass

As Europe plans to launch a digital passport scheme to save the holiday season from the pandemic, there are concerns over data security and fraud risks

EU weighs making transport, building sectors pay for CO2 emissions

The EU agreed last week to cut its net greenhouse gas emissions at least 55% by 2030 against 1990 levels

OPINION: Finance-sector efforts to combat climate change don't yet add up

A new set of principles will soon make it possible to measure progress on climate commitments and raise ambition across the whole financial sector

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