Opinion

Vast tracts of Indonesian rainforest home to endangered orangutans have been cleared for plantations supplying a maker of "carbon-neutral" packaging, an investigation by AFP and The Gecko Project has found.

In March, a group of 20- and 30-somethings in the US capital swapped their smartphones for basic flip phones and embarked on a one-month digital detox, part of an emerging movement of young Americans seeking to break free from the harmful effects of social media.

Tens of thousands of people went missing in the gang wars that throttled El Salvador for decades until President Nayib Bukele began his crackdown four years ago.

The courts have gotten off to a busy start this week, with several matters linked to the Madlanga Commission revelations and the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) being heard.

The US Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a challenge by Catholic preschools to a state requirement that they enrol children of gay or transgender parents in order to receive public funds.