Record number of women set to enter India parliament
Mumbai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation A record number of women are set to enter India’s parliament after a marathon election that returned Prime Minister Narendra Modi to power, initial results showed on Friday. With most of the counting complete, 78 of the 542 seats in the lower house of parliament were on course to go to […]
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister quits after weeks of turmoil
Updated: 4.30pmSydney, AustraliaReuters Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill announced his resignation on Sunday after seven years in the top job following weeks of high-level defections from the ruling party. O’Neill had resisted calls to resign for weeks but said recent movements in parliament showed a “need for change”, ABC News reported, handing over the […]
In a jam: how traffic slows urban economies
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Spiralling traffic and poor urban planning could rob developing countries of opportunities and jam economic progress in fast-growing cities, a study published on Thursday found. As more people flock to cities, congested roads, expensive commutes and a lack of reliable transport options are disrupting urban economies and affecting quality of life, said a report […]
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Amplify survivors’ voices to end global scourge of sexual violence, world leaders told
Oslo, NorwayThomson Reuters Foundation From Congo to Ukraine, efforts to end sexual violence in conflict and humanitarian crises will fail unless they empower survivors to speak up, victims of rape and abuse said on Friday. Sexual and physical violence disproportionately affects women and girls, with one in three experiencing it in their lifetime, according to […]