As heating bills spike, how can Europe protect its poor?

Millions of Europeans face fuel poverty this winter as gas prices hit unprecedented highs. It has prompted proposals for innovative ways to help citizens heat their homes

China's tech crackdown - for consumers' good or greater control?

China's moves are about control of data of tech firms, say civil society groups, who fear other governments may follow suit

China, U.S. climate pledges give COP26 boost but 'extra mile' sought

Beijing plans to stop new coal finance overseas while Washington aims to double its international climate funding by 2024 - but big gaps remain to meet global goals

As Petito case captivates U.S., missing Native women ignored

Activists lament that the crisis of missing and murdered Native American women doesn't get the attention paid to Gabby Petito

COVID-fuelled child labour crisis spurs call for global social protection fund

Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi said $52 billion could provide cash payments to every child and pregnant woman in low-income countries - a fraction of what Europe spends each year on such programmes for its own population.

Here’s how unequal the global coronavirus vaccine rollout has been

As a global coronavirus summit headed by Joe Biden gets underway, how stark is the gap between the “haves” and “have-nots"?

EXPLAINER: Philanthropists pledge $5 bln for growing global push to protect nature

Private donors make largest-ever funding pledge for nature, as governments work on a new global pact to safeguard biodiversity and ecosystems vital for clean air, water and food

New WHO air-quality guidelines aim to cut deaths linked to fossil fuels

Air pollution kills at least 7 million people prematurely each year, with research showing effects on all parts of the body from the brain to reproductive systems

OPINION: As a child I was sexually exploited online: now I want tech companies and governments to take action

Ruby (not her real name) is a survivor of online child sexual exploitation in the Philippines. Now an adult, she is committed to raising awareness about the abuse she suffered and the actions government and tech industries must take to truly eradicate this crime.

OPINION: UN summit stays silent on root causes of our failing food system

The global forum has wasted the chance to consider real alternatives to our corporate-led, environmentally harmful ways of producing what we eat

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