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"We must protect our oceans and marine life from plastic waste if we are to be the first generation to leave our environment in a better state than we found it" MANCHESTER, England, Oct 2 (Reuters) - ...
Raniere, 58 and then exercising total dominion over them - forcing them to have sex with him, restricting their diets and branding them with his initials (Adds testimony from firs ...
The Journalism Fellowship Programme brings journalists from all over the world to the University of Oxford for a period of research and reflection. Mark Georgiou shares his experience as a ...
At dawn on a sultry summer morning, Balaram Raute stood on a boat bobbing in a murky creek outside Mumbai, waiting for the sun to light up the water so he could dive in to dig sand. Minutes later ...
The global food system is the main driver of the ecological and climate crises pushing natural systems beyond the boundaries of a safe operating space for humanity ...
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 ...
When women enter politics, they make a difference. So why are so few in the highest ranks of power?
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 ...
Homosexuality, tolerance and hate crimes* Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Homosexuality, tolerance and hate crimes While ...
What we choose to eat, how we move around and how these activities contribute to climate change is receiving a lot of media attention. In this context, greenhouse gas emissions from livestock and ...
As energy demand grows, with much of it still met from fossil fuels, emissions from building operations hit an all-time high in 2019 ROME, Dec 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Planet-warming ...
The cost of hysterectomies - often prescribed for treating minor ailments - is leaving families destitute and trapping them in debt bondage ...