Use of facial recognition technology to identify women breaking hijab law puts them at greater risk of abuse, activists say Facial recognition systems identify women flouting hijab law Technology ...

Exceeding heat limits in the Paris Agreement on climate change could threaten thousands of species in the Amazon and beyond RIO DE JANEIRO, June 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Many of Brazil's ...

Disasters have cost an average of about $170 billion each year in the last decade but developing nations and their poorest people suffering disproportionately KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (Thomson ...

Climate change-related losses are squeezing Iraq's parched farmers - and driving growing migration Crop failures grow as warming brings more heat and drought Farmers look to migrate - but urban ...

A new AI-based study compares cities' trees and lakes to how much concrete they have, to gauge their ability to respond to climate shocks By Kim Harrisberg DURBAN, March 24 (Thomson Reuters ...

Companies wage digital war on critical staff by closing chat rooms, threatening jobs and levelling lawsuits This is a two-part investigation on Qatar airways and its labour practices By Maya ...

Africa has the world's youngest population, and youth activists from Sudan to South Africa have been vocal in pushing for bolder policy action DURBAN, Dec 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As ...

BANGKOK, Nov 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - China's new law aimed at protecting the data privacy of online users takes effect on Monday, as growing complaints about online fraud and abuse of ...

From renting tractors to monitoring crops by satellite, a slew of agri-tech innovations have emerged over the last decade to serve Africa's long-neglected small-scale farmers * Smallholder farmers ...

Large gaps in rates of employment, education, and earnings persist across races, says San Francisco Federal Reserve president Sept 8 (Reuters) - Racial and ethnic inequities have cost the U.S ...

In a country heavily at risk from climate change impacts, teachers and students need to understand the threats - and opportunities - better Siddhant Sarang is a Bihar-born environmental activist ...

Digital services are helping small-scale farmers weather financial losses and adapt to climate shifts - but experts say the tech migration is leaving many behind ...