POSTCARDS: EGYPT’S “HISTORY OF HUMANITY” MONUMENTS FACE CLIMATE CHANGE THREAT
MENNA A FAROUK, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Egypt…
Christmas typhoon kills at least 13 in Philippines
Manila, PhilippinesReuters A typhoon that struck the central Philippines over Christmas has killed at least 13 people, disaster agency officials said on Thursday. Typhoon Phanfone hit the Philippines late on Tuesday with winds of up to 120 kph and gusts of 150 kph, heavy rain and flooding. Destroyed Christmas decorations are seen after Typhoon Phanfone […]
230,000 people lost in a day: Asia remembers devastating 2004 tsunami
Phang Nga, ThailandReuters Communities across Asia commemorated the 230,000 victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Thursday, the 15th anniversary of one of the world’s most deadly disasters. On the morning after Christmas Day in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude quake off northern Sumatra island triggered a tsunami with waves as high as 17.4 metres that […]
Meatless burgers, hemp cocktails and pasta straws – 2019 eco-friendly food trends
Rome, ItalyThomson Reuters Foundation From cockroach milk to beer made from waste water, a raft of eco-friendly food trends hit menus and supermarket shelves in 2019 vowing not to add to the world’s carbon emissions. Here are seven ways to keep the seasonal revelry going while shrinking your carbon footprint: 1. Rise of the flexitariansPlant-based […]
Heartbroken Spanish woman knits butterflies as call to stop domestic violence
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation A Spanish woman whose two children were murdered by her abusive ex-husband has begun knitting purple butterflies to rally support for action against domestic violence, with politicians from the prime minister downwards donning her handiwork. Itziar Prats’ two daughters, Nerea and Martina, aged six and two, were murdered last year by […]
Missing from India’s citizenship law: 100,000 Sri Lankan refugees
Mumbai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Nearly 100,000 Sri Lankan refugees living in India are not eligible for citizenship under a new law, sparking concerns they may be forced to return to the island nation they fled during a decades-long civil war, many with no homes to return to. India’s Citizenship Amendment Act aims to fast-track citizenship […]
ANNIVERSARY: 15 YEARS ON, A LOOK BACK AT THE BOXING DAY TSUNAMI
In a photo essay edited by KARISHMA SINGH and STEPHEN COATES, Reuters’ photographers captured the destruction after a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Indonesia triggered a tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people…
Pope defends migrants, calls for peace in Christmas message
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis urged the world to let the light of Christmas pierce the “darkness in human hearts” that leads to religious persecution, social injustice, armed conflicts and fear of migrants. In his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) Christmas Day message, the 83-year-old Pope called for peace in the Holy […]