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How a Taiwan influencer raised €140K for a Lithuanian ‘crisis pregnancy centre’

After Lithuania sent COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan, Jill Chang inadvertently directed her followers to a controversial ‘crisis pregnancy centre’ in Vilnius

By Tatev Hovhannisyan and Jessie Lau

/ 29 Oct 2021

How a Taiwan influencer raised €140K for a Lithuanian ‘crisis pregnancy centre’

From Paris to Glasgow: fossil fuel interests continue to block climate action

New research reveals how six fossil fuel giants captured European climate politics

By Belén Balanyá, Myriam Douo and Lala Hakuma Dadci

/ 27 Oct 2021

From Paris to Glasgow: fossil fuel interests continue to block climate action

Cats, crows and planet Earth: drawings by Belarusian political prisoners

Drawings sent to friends and family by Belarusian political prisoners, detained in a crackdown after the 2020 elections, provide an insight into their lives

By Hleb Liapeika

/ 25 Oct 2021

Cats, crows and planet Earth: drawings by Belarusian political prisoners

Aqueles que prosperaram durante a pandemia deveriam pagar mais em impostos

Precisamos de um sistema fiscal que apoie uma recuperação justa e acompanhe as mudanças econômicas aceleradas pela crise

By Robert Palmer

/ 25 Oct 2021

Glasgow’s COP26 is crunch time to save the world from disaster

Looking back on 30 years of climate conferences, Geoffrey Lean recalls the many missed opportunities for change that led us to this boiling point

By Geoffrey Lean

/ 22 Oct 2021

Glasgow’s COP26 is crunch time to save the world from disaster

On holiday in sunny, sensible Portugal, I realised England is bad, actually

The Portuguese use masks to keep COVID at bay, while the English rely on nostalgia and a misguided sense of national exceptionalism

By Caroline Molloy

/ 21 Oct 2021

On holiday in sunny, sensible Portugal, I realised England is bad, actually

Why do Hungary’s climate change-fearing voters keep electing Viktor Orbán?

In a country that’s dangerously susceptible to heatwaves and droughts, there is growing anxiety over the climate crisis

By Adam Ramsay

/ 20 Oct 2021

Why do Hungary’s climate change-fearing voters keep electing Viktor Orbán?

The tale of Maglaj: a story of war and peace

How a documentary film bringing together war veterans from opposing sides of the Bosnian War can help heal national trauma

By Ian Bancroft

/ 20 Oct 2021

The tale of Maglaj: a story of war and peace

David Frost’s bluster can’t wish away the Northern Ireland protocol

Many Brexiters confuse Article 16 of the protocol for a ‘get out of jail free’ card. Here’s why they’re wrong

By George Peretz

/ 19 Oct 2021

David Frost’s bluster can’t wish away the Northern Ireland protocol

The Global North caused the climate crisis. Now is the time to pay its dues

Extreme weather changes are causing havoc in African states such as Zambia but they can’t afford a Green New Deal without international support

By Adam Ramsay

/ 16 Oct 2021

The Global North caused the climate crisis. Now is the time to pay its dues

Daphne Caruana Galizia, my inspiration, four years on

As we mark the fourth anniversary of the assassination of the formidable Maltese journalist, we must continue her fight for truth and justice

By Alice Taylor

/ 16 Oct 2021

Daphne Caruana Galizia, my inspiration, four years on

Climate activists have transformed German politics

This is Merkel’s last chance to show she’s the climate chancellor. But her record isn’t good enough

By Adam Ramsay

/ 14 Oct 2021

Climate activists have transformed German politics