But the proposal faces an uphill battle and comes one day after Congress passed a resolution rebuking Trump's military action in Iran.

A test case is seeking the minimum wage for 300,000 disabled people who currently get paid less.

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The BBC spoke with Stanford University graduates about what they really think about artificial intelligence.

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Once called the "wildest woman in America", this fearless knife-wielding naturalist has lived off the land for 53 years, fighting to preserve Cumberland Island for future travellers.

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For 4,500 years, indigenous communities have grown food in plots that turn back into rainforest. What can the world learn from this ancient system?

Danish adventurer Thor Pedersen set himself a challenge to visit 1,001 regions around the world in his lifetime.

From a Soviet-era sanatorium to a floating market in Bangladesh, this year's World Food Photography Awards capture the many ways food shapes daily life around the world.