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Security council’s rare display of unity adds pressure after most aid groups in Afghanistan suspend servicesFaint hopes exist that the Taliban may relax its ban on all women working for the non-governmental aid agencies in Afghanistan after the UN secu…
Experts say country’s vulnerability to asbestos-related diseases is putting the health of millions of people at riskFor 40 years, Mohammad Younus worked at a factory that manufactured asbestos sheets in the southern Indian city of Coimbatore. By the ti…
The country is believed to be the first to implement an annually rising legal smoking age New Zealand has introduced a steadily rising smoking age to stop those aged 14 and under from ever being able to legally buy cigarettes in world-first legislation…
Six people in Indonesia share their views on the controversial legislation and what it means for themThe news that Indonesia’s parliament has passed new legislation outlawing sex outside marriage – as part of a wider overhaul of the country’s criminal …
Since August, 199 people have died of acute kidney injury, prompting an inquiry and ban on some medicinesA dozen families, whose relatives died or fell ill after consuming cough syrup medicines, have sued the Indonesian government and companies accused…
Court rules same-sex marriage ban is constitutional but says lack of legal protection is human rights violationA court in has ruled that Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional, but said the lack of legal protection for same-sex couples viol…
Beijing court finds Chinese-born singer raped three women in November and December 2020A Beijing court has sentenced the Chinese-born Canadian pop star Kris Wu to 13 years in jail after finding him guilty of crimes including rape, just over a year afte…
Ridiculed and persecuted for years, members of Khwaja Sira have staged their first march in support of trans rightsOstracised and stigmatised for decades, Pakistan’s transgender community came together this weekend to take part in the country’s first m…
As birth and fertility rates fall, there is official concern about the economic impact of a declining and ageing populationIt is not hard to spot the grey hairs among the late-morning shoppers on Jizo-dori. Their owners have come to buy discount underw…
Prime minister says UK should not sacrifice quality for speed as he seeks to improve terms at G20 talksRishi Sunak has hinted he will slow down progress on the India trade deal to improve its terms, saying the UK should not “sacrifice quality for speed…
The number of people in the world has tripled in 70 years. In this visual explainer, we examine where the growth has been – and how it will change in the futureThe world’s population is projected to reach 8 billion people on 15 November – more than thr…
Notice issued to Rajasthan state government demanding police inquiry into ‘abominable’ practiceYoung girls in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan are being sold as “repayment” for loans their parents cannot afford, the national body that protects hu…
I was told to listen to my parents, find a husband and ignore my own needs. But I decided to take my own path As a young girl growing up in a very traditional Mumbai family, I knew I was expected to grow up to be a certain sort of woman.Here’s what I w…
UNFPA head urges countries to focus on helping women, children and marginalised people most vulnerable to demographic changeThe world must not engage in “population alarmism” as the number of people living on Earth nears 8 billion, a senior UN official…
Disregard for manufacturing standards could ruin the country’s reputation as the ‘developing world’s pharmacy’ and risk wider problems globallyIndia’s reputation as the “pharmacy of the developing world”, built assiduously by the country’s pharmaceutic…