Why is a transgender weightlifter's participation causing controversy?Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to become the first openly trans woman to compete in the Olympics. Her participation has fuelled global debate about trans women's inclusion in women's sports |
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Carrot or stick? How countries are tackling COVID-19 vaccine hesitancyAuthorities and companies are offering a dizzying array of incentives to boost COVID vaccination rates and turn a page on the pandemic |
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Teenage girls in northern Nigeria 'open their minds' with roboticsThe robotics programme aims to help northern Nigerian girls broaden their world view by developing science and engineering skills |
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Ghana's first openly trans musician fights homophobia with songHiplife and Afropop artist Angel Maxine says her song aims to comfort LGBT+ Ghanaians facing threats from authorities and a rise in verbal and physical attacks from the public |
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Sun-seekers enjoy European summer 'workcation' before office returnCombining holiday destinations with remote work is a growing trend, as travel bans ease and the starved tourism industry offers discounted stays and dedicated workspaces |
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Zoom reaches $85 mln settlement of lawsuit over user privacy, 'Zoombombing'The lawsuit claimed Zoom violated users' privacy rights by sharing personal data with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn, and let hackers disrupt meetings in a practice called Zoombombing |
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Olympic athletes battle Tokyo summer as staff suffer heat illnessThe risks of heat-stroke at one of the hottest Olympic Games on record are borne by the athletes, but also by the thousands of staff, especially at outdoor venues |
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U.S. COVID-19 eviction ban expires, leaving renters at riskA pandemic-related U.S. government ban on residential evictions expired on Saturday, putting millions of renters at risk of homelessness |
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Olympics organisers seek to prevent heatstroke with AI gadgetThe risks of heatstroke at one of the hottest Olympic Games on record are borne not only by the athletes, but also by the thousands of staff |
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More countries hike climate pledges, piling pressure on major emittersA total of 15 countries - mostly small emitters - submitted new climate pledges ahead of a July 30 deadline for them to be counted in a U.N. report |
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Twitter launches competition to find biases in its image-cropping algorithmThe competition is part of a wider effort across the tech industry to ensure artificial intelligence technologies act ethically |
OPINION: People in the Global South need new messages about climate changeTo communicate climate change to people living in India and other parts of the Global South, use local examples - like flooding - that relate to people’s lives and livelihoods. |
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