Death toll continues to climb after Indonesian tsunami
The death toll from a tsunami which struck parts of the coastline of the western Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra has reached at least 430 with almost 1,500 more injured. The tsunami, which hit coastal communities on Saturday night, was triggered by volcanic activity on Anak Krakatau, a volcano located in the Sunda Strait. […]
Satellites to safety apps: 10 new uses of technology to help people in 2018
Thomson Reuters Foundation From stopping child trafficking to mapping slums or delivering medicines, governments and companies found new ways to use technology in 2018 to help people globally. Here are 10 new uses of technology in the past year: PICTURE: Neil Soni/Unsplash 1. Drone-delivered vaccinesA one-month-old baby in Vanuatu in December became the first person […]