ANALYSIS-In India, gods 'flex their muscles' over scarce landAs pressure on land increases, activists and development experts say religious properties must be used for public benefit |
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Climate finance climbs but 'tectonic' shift urged to meet needsInvestment in renewable energy and low-carbon transport has pushed up climate finance in recent years, but it remains "vastly insufficient", analysts say |
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Getting better? More women in tech but not at the topThe tech sector has long come under scrutiny for inequality and for its 'bro-gamer' culture, referring to men who play video games |
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Bloody nightmare? Do-good health businesses struggle in Cameroon'It is easier for projects to become well known outside of Cameroon first, in order to then make it in Cameroon' |
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War crimes judges sentence Congolese warlord Ntaganda to 30 years in prisonThe list of crimes on Ntaganda's charge sheet included conscription of child soldiers, as well as rape and sexual enslavement of both civilians and child soldiers |
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New Zealand passes law aiming for net zero carbon emissions by 2050The framework enshrines in law the new 2050 greenhouse gas reduction target and makes it a legally binding objective to keep global warming to 1.5C |
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Green cement? Captured carbon may fuel new markets and help climateTurning climate-changing carbon dioxide into products from fuel to fertilizer could make climate action pay - but obstacles remain, researchers say |
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A climate election? UK voters want parties to tackle crisisWhile the ongoing Brexit battle is a top election issue, parties' positions on climate change could prove pivotal after a year of Extinction Rebellion protests and youth activism |
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'Wave of hope' to end FGM in Ethiopia as activist pioneer diesThe former scientist and marathon runner's quiet revolution saved tens of thousands of girls from potential injury or death in Ethiopia, which has the world's second highest FGM rate |
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Georgian far right threatens home premiere of hit gay movieThe influential Orthodox Church denounced the film as an attempt to undermine Christian values and legalise what it termed sin |
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Bangladesh seen as climate threat by boosting coal relianceAbout 3% of the country's power comes from coal, but plans to build 29 coal plants in the next two decades would increase this to 35%, government data shows |
OPINION: Universal health coverage will remain elusive for women and adolescents unless it includes sexual and reproductive health and rightsThis is not only good public health; it makes economic sense as well |
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