Phasing out coal is seen as crucial for the EU to meet its targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions but EU countries are divided over the role other fossil fuels should play in the ...

Syrian air defence systems have "harassed" Turkish F-16 fighter jets patrolling their own airspace by repeatedly putting them under "radar lock", suggesting they were about to be fired at, the Turkish ...

Police and prosecutors are chasing shadows in pursuit of human traffickers. Can modern technology help turn the tide in the fight against modern slavery?

Ahead of International Women's Day on March 8, the Thomson Reuters Foundation asked about 100 people in Britain, Italy, the United States, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, India, Thailand, Brazil and ...

Up to 40% of global crop production is lost to plant pests and diseases, says the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization NAIROBI, June 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Ravenous pests are on the march ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Web Summit conference hears plans by Danish architecture firm BIG and Chinese tech company Terminus to build an AI-run city in Chongqing Dec 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From robots delivering ...

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Faced with escalating violence, a lack of funding, and locked out of male-dominated networks, many women are reluctant to enter politics with growing concerns that a drive to get women into power ...