India slum dwellers win property rights, thousands left out
New Delhi, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation India said on Thursday it had ushered in “a wave of change” for millions of slum dwellers – offering them the prize of home ownership – but it barred thousands more whose slums sit near temples, beauty spots and rich neighbourhoods. It is landmark move for more than four million […]
‘A SLY THIEF’: RISING HEAT STEALS JOBS AND LIVES IN EASTERN INDIA
MANIPADMA JENA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, looks at how rising heat is changing lives in the Indian state of Orisha…
Film spotlights women medics taking lead in Syria’s bunker hospitals
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation During the five-year siege of Syria’s eastern Ghouta region, doctor Amani Ballour worked in a fortified underground hospital called The Cave where she and her team defied constant bombardments to save thousands of lives. Her story has now been made into a film, which Syrian director Feras Fayyad hopes will help […]