Climate Crisis
Humanity on 'spiral of self-destruction' as disasters rise, UN warns
The world is set to face 1.5 disasters a day - 560 a year - by 2030, the UN warns in a new report. And developing nations are suffering disproportionately.
Beh Lih Yi is the Southeast Asia correspondent for the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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Climate and Nature
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Climate Crisis
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Energy Transition
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Travel and Tourism
Japan Airlines ditches 'ladies and gentlemen' for gender-neutral greetings
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Gender Inequality
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Gender Inequality
How Indonesia's surfer girls are turning the tide on child marriage and teen pregnancy
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Gender Inequality
Augmented reality is helping this Asian country to fight gender violence
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Human Rights
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Gender Inequality
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Gender Inequality
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