Food delivery platforms in China are being required to improve pay, employee rights and working conditions for their delivery drivers. 

The Tokyo Games will feature the highest proportion of female athletes (48.8%) to have ever competed at an Olympics.

Tens of thousands of over 65s in the UK may have missed the deadline for applying for settled status and teen pregnancies are on the rise in Zimbabwe. Here’s a snapshot of some of the news stories you might have missed.

Millions of American families have received the first of a series of monthly payments as part of an expanded child tax credit.

Covid-19 is causing a rise in maternal death rates in Nepal and over 100 of the world's poorest countries are demanding action ahead of the COP26 climate meeting in November. Here’s a snapshot of some of the news stories you might have missed.

The Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Assam, and Gujarat are considering implementing a controversial two-child policy and incentivizing sterilization to control population numbers.

Without any warning, WeChat, a popular social media platform in China, permanently suspended the accounts of more than a dozen college LGBTQ groups.