The International Labour Organisation has said young people are disproportionately being affected by the coronavirus health crisis. In a new…
Chancellor Angela Merkel has conceded more responsibility to Germany’s 16 states for tackling the coronavirus epidemic, but insisted that social…
Working parents locked down because of the pandemic do not share childcare and housework duties equally, with mothers doing most…
The European Commission has proposed spending billions to help the EU reduce its dependency on foreign medical supplies. It said…
In the rural Zimbabwe district of Wedza, a new electric-powered motorcycle is helping bring income to poor women and easing…
The photo-sending app that boasts 229 million users — better known for filters that turn your face into a puppy…
Economies across the 27-nation EU bloc have been ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic, but several southern states had big debts…
The quality of Uganda’s coffee crop may decline in the coming months as heavy rains across the east African nation…
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has admitted damaging ancient Aboriginal rock shelters in the remote Pilbara region — blasting near…
Across Pakistan, thousands of garment workers are battling against forced layoffs and months of unpaid salaries, as the deepening economic…