Rich countries failed to meet their climate funding goal
Wealthy governments provided $83.3 billion for vulnerable nations to tackle climate change in 2020 - far short of an annual target of $100 billion
Are social media firms doing enough to protect LGBTQ+ users?
Social media giants Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok were all given 'failing grade' by rights group GLAAD
Cheap copies of GSK's HIV prevention drug could be ready in 2026
GSK's product is the first non-pill HIV preventative medicine, offering up to two months of protection against infection via a single intramuscular injection
Rugby league-Manly players set to end NRL boycott over pride jersey
Seven Manly players stood down from the National Rugby League match rather than wear the jersey, which has rainbow bands replacing the team's white stripes
Fact Check-Satirical ‘Drag Queen Initiative’ purportedly signed by President Biden taken seriously on social media
Some internet users were made to believe U.S. President Joe Biden signed an initiative outlawing “public criticizing pedophiles” after a Tweet spread from a satirical account
Climate change made Britain’s heatwave at least 10 times more likely, scientists say
Climate change is making heatwaves more frequent and more severe, according to the World Weather Attribution (WWA)
Britain's only children's gender identity clinic to shut down
Tavistock children’s gender clinic to shut down in favour of regional hubs, after review urged shake-up of services
Indian children without Aadhaar digital ID shut out of school
Millions of children risk being excluded from school and free food programmes due to a lack of the Indian government's biometric ID cards.
Oldest patient yet cured of HIV after stem cell transplant
The patient is the fourth to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant originally sought to treat his leukaemia
Daley condemns homophobia across Commonwealth nations ahead of Games
Homosexuality is a criminal offence in 35 of the 56 nations that make up the Commonwealth, with many still enforcing colonial-era laws from the British empire