High-tech mapping, apps fight deadly dengue outbreak in Honduras – medical charity
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation High-tech mapping and mobile phone apps are being used to combat dengue fever in Honduras as the Central American nation struggles to fight the worst outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease on record, medical charity MSF said on Thursday. Honduras has one of the Americas’ highest incidence rates of dengue, with some […]
Women leaders driven offline and out of work by social media abuse
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Pervasive abuse of women on social media is driving female leaders off the internet and, in some cases, out of a job, a conference heard on Thursday. Two years after the global #MeToo movement began with women finding strength in numbers by sharing stories of sexual harassment, virulent online abuse of […]
‘Digital revolution’ excluding the most vulnerable, world leaders told
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation From tackling diseases to improving transport, technology like data and artificial intelligence has unleashed a wave of opportunities, but those still exclude society’s most vulnerable citizens, according to a leading human rights researcher. The “digitisation of information” impacts every sector in society but not everyone benefits equally, said Carly Kind, head […]
Personal? Private? No such thing in data-hungry world
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Personal data reveals a slew of secrets about friends and family so regulators should stop fixating on individual privacy and safeguard society instead, data experts said on Thursday. From friends’ shopping habits to family health, one person’s data can shed light on a far wider network, with tech firms using individual […]
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE: BUILT TO SCALE? GROWING PAINS HIT CAMBODIA’S BUSINESSES FOR GOOD
MATT BLOMBERG, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how a social enterprises – including one made famous by the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, last year – navigate the perils of growth…
Flood, fire and plague: climate change blamed for disasters
SingaporeReuters Extreme floods in Venice, fires in Australia and even an outbreak of plague in China have been attributed to climate change this week, while researchers have warned that global warming could saddle future generations with life-long illness. Venice declared a state of emergency on Wednesday after “apocalyptic” floods swept through the lagoon city, flooding […]
ESSAY: ARE DARK TOURISM PERFORMANCES OF GULAG LIFE EDUCATIONAL – OR VOYEURISTIC?
In an article first published on The Conversation, GUILLAUME TIBERGHIEN, of the University of Glasgow, looks at the growing trend of “dark tourism”, particularly when it comes to former Soviet gulags…