Liberia: hopes of banning FGM fade

Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf battled unsuccessfully to ban female genital mutilation during her 12-years as Africa's first female president, and now as she prepares to step down ahead of Tuesday's general election, it's feared hopes of outlawing the practice will fade too.

Covid-19: Belgian boy in coma

The father of a four-year-old Belgian boy who spent six days in a coma after catching COVID-19 has warned other parents of the risk the virus poses to children.

Nepal’s bleeding shame: menstruating women banished to cowsheds

Though banned, the centuries-old custom of confining women to a cowshed during their period persists in Nepal, with damaging and even fatal results.

Portugal: Europe's dumping ground

'Europe's dumping ground' suspends waste imports over landfill concerns
Portugal has stopped taking waste from abroad to protect its domestic landfill capacity during the coronavirus pandemic.

Spanish Quarantine: No Exemption for the Balearics

Coronavirus: Bemusement and anger in Majorca over British government's COVID restrictions

Hoteliers say Majorca's infection rate is lower than the UK's and it should be treated differently from the rest of Spain.

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