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From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s hotspots Although Angola is Africa&${esc.hash}39;s second-largest oil producer and rich in diamonds, it faces ...
As AI-powered tracking of phone calls in U.S. prisons and jails spreads to more states, leading digital rights groups want federal action to rein it in - Federal gov't urged to st ...
A box of vegetables is displayed at a 900 square meters farm garden on the rooftop of a postal sorting center, as part of a project by Facteur Graine (Seed Postman) association to transform a city ...
Although laws allowing slavery have been scrapped worldwide, many of the 193 U.N. member states have not gone on to explicitly criminalise slavery LONDON, Feb 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Slavery ...
ARCHIVE PHOTO: A firefighting helicopter fills a bucket of water in heavy smoke as the North Merna wildfire burns in the Bridger National Forest west of the town of Pinedale in Sublette County, ...
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Stoning, a form of execution where a group throws stones at a person until they are dead, still happens in parts of the Muslim world, mostly as a punishment for ...
Reverend Angela Martin of the Maryland Poor People's Campaign takes part in a protest in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Sept 8 (Reuters) - ...
In the depths of India's illegal mica mines, where children as young as five work alongside adults, lurks a dark, hidden secret - the cover-up of child deaths with seven killed in the past two months, ...
George Floyd’s death has sent shockwaves around the world, including in Britain. By now, we’ve all seen at least one of the images or videos of his killing. It was shocking. It’s hard to imagine ...
Many countries could see significant falls in GDP by 2030 if they fail to better conserve biodiversity and natural systems KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The global economy faces ...
FILE PHOTO: Medical personnel is seen as employees of meat marketer "Westfleisch" wait in line to get tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a provisional testing center at the premises of a ...
LONDON, Oct 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Making sure all girls are finishing secondary education by 2030 could boost the gross domestic product (GDP) of developing countries by 10% on average ...