Seeking favours, Trump asked Ukraine president to investigate Biden
Washington, DCReuters President Donald Trump pressed Ukraine’s president to investigate a political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, in coordination with the US Attorney General and Trump’s personal lawyer, according to a summary of a momentous telephone call released by the Trump administration on Wednesday. The official account of the half-hour July call laid bare […]
UN head urges a “decade of action” to address world crises
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation Sweeping goals to end poverty, inequality and other global ills are being derailed by climate change, conflicts and violence, the head of the United Nations told world leaders in New York on Tuesday, calling for a “decade of action”. Sustainable development needs more financing, investment in health and education, […]
Climate activist Greta Thunberg wins “alternative Nobel Prize”
Stockholm, SwedenReuters Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was named on Wednesday as one of four winners of the 2019 Right Livelihood Award, known as Sweden’s alternative Nobel Prize. Thunberg won the award “for inspiring and amplifying political demands for urgent climate action reflecting scientific facts,” the Right Livelihood Foundation said in a statement. Sixteen-year-old […]
‘Buying local’ groceries isn’t always better for the environment
RomeThomson Reuters Foundation British shoppers looking to go green may be better off buying imported South American apples or Kenyan vegetables rather than locally produced foods that rely too heavily on fossil fuels, according to a new study. Shoppers in developed countries increasingly concerned over greenhouse gas emissions associated with transporting food have embraced the […]
UN plans vast urban forests to fight climate change
RomeThomson Reuters Foundation The United Nations unveiled plans to plant urban forests over an area four times the size of Hong Kong, seeking to make Africa and Asia’s rapidly growing cities greener. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization said the pace of urbanisation on both continents was contributing to climate change and planting trees could […]
Ethiopian photographer spotlights impact of water scarcity on women
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation A collection of striking photographs set in the arid landscapes of northern Ethiopia aims to spotlight the harsh reality of water scarcity and how it impacts the lives of women across Africa, said artist Aida Muluneh. Muluneh’s Water Life series – depicting turbaned, painted women in robes of primary colours of […]
THE INTERVIEW: JOHN DICKSON – CHRISTIAN HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR
Australian Christian historian, author and speaker Dr John Dickson’s latest book explores the evidence for the historical Jesus. He speaks with DAVID ADAMS about ‘Is Jesus History?’…
UN urged to investigate organ harvesting in China
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation A senior lawyer called on Tuesday for the top United Nations human rights body to investigate evidence that China is murdering members of the Falun Gong spiritual group and harvesting their organs for transplant. Hamid Sabi called for urgent action as he presented the findings of the China Tribunal, an independent panel […]
ESSAY: UK SUPREME COURT DECISION – SERVING OR SUBVERTING DEMOCRACY?
MAL FLETCHER, writing from London, says Tuesday’s decision in the UK Supreme Court that Boris Johnson’s recent suspension of parliament was illegal will leave many with the perception that the court has strayed into politics…
WOW!: 12 GLOBAL INITIATIVES TO BEAT BACK CLIMATE THREATS
MEGAN ROWLING, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, looks at 12 initiatives, newly announced or expanded, at this week’s UN Climate Action Summit in New York…