Surging wind industry faces its own green dilemma: landfills

Wind turbines have become a vital source of global green energy but their makers increasingly face an environmental conundrum of their own: how to recycle them.

Taliban breaking promises including over women, says U.N.

U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet says Afghan women have been progressively excluded from the public sphere since Taliban took power


What will happen to girls' education in Afghanistan under Taliban rule?

Despite promises by the militants to let girls go to school, many Afghans fear girls' opportunities will be severely limited


How 9/11 shaped U.S. mass surveillance and stifled digital rights

United States' digital policy since Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has left little room for online privacy or freedom.


Villagers flee homes as Spanish wildfire blazes for fifth day

A wildfire fanned by strong winds has led to the evacuation of 2,000 people and killed one emergency worker since it erupted on Wednesday


Greece plans firm hand on Afghan migrants, wants more EU help

The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan has brought fears of a replay of 2015 when nearly a million Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans fled to Europe by crossing to Greece from Turkey


Drag queens and refugee stories: touring the ‘real’ Hong Kong

The tours, which show the city's disappearing heritage, religious diversity, socio-economic inequality and housing crisis, are a far cry from typical shopping and foodie trips


Global conservation forum votes to protect Amazon forest from 'apocalyptic scenario'

The international congress approves a motion submitted by indigenous groups to protect 80% of the world's largest rainforest by 2025


Mind the LGBT+ pay gap, says new British business envoy

Britain's first LGBT Business Champion calls on companies to look into potential wage disparities


With laughter and slang, Buddhist monk proves a hit with LGBT+ Thais

Monk’s talk shows have gone viral since LGBT+ people started sharing them, but his social media fame has led to criticism from conservatives


A reluctant feminist: Germany's Merkel still inspires many women

The German Chancellor has recently said, 'We should all be feminists' - having long avoided the term



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