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South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratioKatja Hamilton

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Turkey aids Palestinian cancer patients amid Israel-Hamas conflict

16 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters. Following last night's deadly strike on a hospital in Gaza, US President Joe Biden's trip to Jordan has been cancelled.

High casualties reported in Gaza hospital strike

18 Oct 2023

Lung cancer: Global transformative action needed

Lung cancer: Global transformative action needed

Esra Erkomay 3 Aug 2023

Source: Dutch runner Boas Kragtwijk.

Dutchman running from Amsterdam to Kyiv to buy ambulances for Ukraine

1 Aug 2023

Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think - who's behind it and how it could be controlled

Frederike Ambagtsheer 13 Jul 2023

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Cadbury-maker Mondelez pumps another $600m into cocoa sustainability programme

1 Nov 2022

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

Andrea Shalal 6 Oct 2022

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

22 Sep 2022

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

15 Jul 2022

Truly Destroyed initiative hijacks luxury brand campaign

1 Jun 2022

Multi-national investment banks announce exodus from Russia

Katja Hamilton 11 Mar 2022

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome pledge $300m to combat Covid-19

21 Jan 2022

Kering goes fur-free across all fashion brands

Kering goes fur-free across all fashion brands

27 Sep 2021

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Nestlé's transition towards a regenerative food system speeds up

21 Sep 2021

Gates Foundation makes $2.1bn commitment at Generation Equality Forum

Gates Foundation makes $2.1bn commitment at Generation Equality Forum

1 Jul 2021

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

28 Apr 2021

Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures

Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures

John Dumay and James Guthrie 6 Apr 2021

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Singapore approves cell-cultured chicken bites - who will be the first to try them?

Chris Bryant 7 Dec 2020

Vans donates $1m to charities focused on mental health

Vans donates $1m to charities focused on mental health

3 Nov 2020

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

Katie Woolaston and Judith Lorraine Fisher 30 Oct 2020

Mandela Prize awarded to Greek and Guinean rights activists

Mandela Prize awarded to Greek and Guinean rights activists

27 Jul 2020

Coronavirus: Recognising illegal wildlife trade as a public health issue

Coronavirus: Recognising illegal wildlife trade as a public health issue

Simon Evans 27 Mar 2020

[WATCH] Bill Gates on testing and self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic

[WATCH] Bill Gates on testing and self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic

26 Mar 2020

Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

Nader Habibi 25 Mar 2020

New report presses for radical rethink on child health

New report presses for radical rethink on child health

20 Feb 2020

Adidas and Ikea lead 2020 sustainable cotton ranking

Adidas and Ikea lead 2020 sustainable cotton ranking

13 Feb 2020

Kangaroo skins are exported for use in football boots, motorcycle suits, fashion footwear and haute couture. , CC BY

Riding on the kangaroo's back: animal skin fashion, exports and ethical trade

Dr Fabri Blacklock 13 Feb 2020

The 2019 Care Awards jury. Image credit: Act Responsible.

Act Responsible announces 2019 Care Awards jury

23 Sep 2019

Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Andrew Butt, Andrew Fisher & Shakira Hussein 11 May 2018

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Source: 123RF/svershinsky

South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratio

Katja Hamilton 4 Mar 2024

Source: Pixabay.

Turkey aids Palestinian cancer patients amid Israel-Hamas conflict

16 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters. Following last night's deadly strike on a hospital in Gaza, US President Joe Biden's trip to Jordan has been cancelled.

High casualties reported in Gaza hospital strike

18 Oct 2023

Lung cancer: Global transformative action needed

Lung cancer: Global transformative action needed

Esra Erkomay 3 Aug 2023

Source: Dutch runner Boas Kragtwijk.

Dutchman running from Amsterdam to Kyiv to buy ambulances for Ukraine

1 Aug 2023

Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think - who's behind it and how it could be controlled

Frederike Ambagtsheer 13 Jul 2023

Source: feathercollector -

Cadbury-maker Mondelez pumps another $600m into cocoa sustainability programme

1 Nov 2022

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

Andrea Shalal 6 Oct 2022

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

22 Sep 2022

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

15 Jul 2022

Truly Destroyed initiative hijacks luxury brand campaign

1 Jun 2022

Multi-national investment banks announce exodus from Russia

Katja Hamilton 11 Mar 2022

Source: Supplied. ©Gates Archive/Sylvain Cherkaoui.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome pledge $300m to combat Covid-19

21 Jan 2022

Kering goes fur-free across all fashion brands

Kering goes fur-free across all fashion brands

27 Sep 2021

Source: Supplied

Nestlé's transition towards a regenerative food system speeds up

21 Sep 2021

Gates Foundation makes $2.1bn commitment at Generation Equality Forum

Gates Foundation makes $2.1bn commitment at Generation Equality Forum

1 Jul 2021

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

28 Apr 2021

Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures

Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures

John Dumay and James Guthrie 6 Apr 2021

Credit: Eat Just

Singapore approves cell-cultured chicken bites - who will be the first to try them?

Chris Bryant 7 Dec 2020

Vans donates $1m to charities focused on mental health

Vans donates $1m to charities focused on mental health

3 Nov 2020

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

Katie Woolaston and Judith Lorraine Fisher 30 Oct 2020

Mandela Prize awarded to Greek and Guinean rights activists

Mandela Prize awarded to Greek and Guinean rights activists

27 Jul 2020

Coronavirus: Recognising illegal wildlife trade as a public health issue

Coronavirus: Recognising illegal wildlife trade as a public health issue

Simon Evans 27 Mar 2020

[WATCH] Bill Gates on testing and self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic

[WATCH] Bill Gates on testing and self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic

26 Mar 2020

Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

Nader Habibi 25 Mar 2020

New report presses for radical rethink on child health

New report presses for radical rethink on child health

20 Feb 2020

Adidas and Ikea lead 2020 sustainable cotton ranking

Adidas and Ikea lead 2020 sustainable cotton ranking

13 Feb 2020

Kangaroo skins are exported for use in football boots, motorcycle suits, fashion footwear and haute couture. , CC BY

Riding on the kangaroo's back: animal skin fashion, exports and ethical trade

Dr Fabri Blacklock 13 Feb 2020

The 2019 Care Awards jury. Image credit: Act Responsible.

Act Responsible announces 2019 Care Awards jury

23 Sep 2019

Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Andrew Butt, Andrew Fisher & Shakira Hussein 11 May 2018

What businesses can do to stamp out slavery in their supply chains

What businesses can do to stamp out slavery in their supply chains

5 Oct 2017

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