A year after Indonesia’s quake-tsunami, survivors struggle to rebuild lives
Kuala LumpurThomson Reuters Foundation Tens of thousands of Indonesians are struggling to rebuild their lives a year after a powerful earthquake and tsunami caused widespread devastation, with many still homeless and schools unable to reopen, aid groups said on Saturday. The city of Palu, on the island of Sulawesi, was devastated by a 7.5-magnitude earthquake […]
HELPDESK: APPLE ARCADE AND GOOGLE STADIA AIM TO OFFER FRICTIONLESS GAMING, IF YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION CAN HANDLE IT
In an article first published on The Conversation in Australia, STEVEN CONWAY, of Australia’s Swinburne University of Technology, says cloud-based gaming will be a game-changer for some…
Trafficking prosecutions rarer than being hit by lightning – US official
New York, USThomson Reuters Foundation The global fight against human trafficking could use a boost in criminal prosecutions, the top US anti-trafficking official said on Thursday, noting the odds of getting hit by lightning are better than being prosecuted for the crime. About 11,000 prosecutions of human trafficking were recorded around the world last year, […]
Disaster under the waves: the race to save the coral of the Caribbean
Key West, Florida, USReuters Emily Hower, a research assistant at Nova Southeastern University doing field work on coral off Key West in Florida, bobs up out of the water and removes her diving mask. The news is not good. Most of the pillar coral that her team have been monitoring for years are dead. A […]