“Disastrous mistake”: Iran acknowledges shooting down Ukrainian airliner
Dubai, UAEReuters Iran said on Saturday its military had shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 aboard in a “disastrous mistake”, saying air defences were fired in error while on alert after Iranian missile strikes on US targets in Iraq. Iran had denied for days after Wednesday’s crash that it had brought down the […]
From solar cars to fake pork: best new tech for good
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Often cited as a window into the future, the annual Consumer Electronics Show parades countless cutting-edge innovations and crazy gadgets on the larger-than-life strip that is Las Vegas. Among the giant TVs and cute robots that draw huge crowds to the mega conference – now in its 10th year – technology […]
UK police under fire over children trafficked into drug trade
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Police efforts to crack down on drug gangs that traffic children in Britain are being hampered by a lack of coordination and inconsistent treatment of victims, a watchdog said on Friday. Thousands of children in Britain are estimated to be used by gangs to carry drugs from cities to rural areas, […]
Peru pledges government aid for children of murdered women
BogotaThomson Reuters Foundation Peru is to start giving government financial aid to children whose mothers were murdered, in a push to address widespread violence against women, a top official said on Friday. Latin America and the Caribbean have the world’s highest rates of femicide – the killing of a woman by a man due to […]
CRIMINAL OR VICTIM?: FEMALE DRUG MULES TRAPPED AS “LEGAL ZOMBIES” IN BRAZIL
FABIO TEIXEIRA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Brazil on the plight of stranded women drug mules…
Australians protest over climate change policy as bushfires rage
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Thousands of Australians took to the streets on Friday to protest against government inaction on climate change, as bushfires ravage large swathes of the country, incinerating wildlife and polluting the air. The bushfire crisis has added pressure on Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative government to do more to combat climate change after Australia […]