POSTCARDS: HIGH AND DRY – HOW FLOOD-HIT ZIMBABWEANS ARE LOOKING BACK TO STILT HOMES
LUNGELO NDHLOVU, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Planned Amazon roads could harm economies not just forests, researchers warn
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation If governments follow through on plans to build thousands of kilometres of roads through the Amazon, the world’s largest tropical rainforest, it will not only fuel deforestation but bring economic losses too, researchers said on Monday. They examined the potential social, environmental and economic impact of 75 roads, totalling 12,000 kilometres, […]
Tokyo 2020 Games handover ceremony stripped down to bare bones
Athens, GreeceReuters The Tokyo 2020 Olympics flame handover ceremony in Athens this week will be a scaled-down event with only a few Tokyo Games officials and torch bearers inside the stadium to protect everyone from the coronavirus, the Hellenic Olympic Committee said on Monday. The handover ceremony usually attracts thousand of spectators, officials and ceremony […]
Coronavirus causes historic market drop, global scramble to contain “invisible enemy”
Reuters Coronavirus fears led to a historic drop in US stocks, shut borders and disrupted daily life around the world, as governments took increasingly drastic measures to try to reduce the severity of the global outbreak. Financial markets had their worst day in 30 years despite emergency action by global central banks to try to […]
Swedish midwives who oppose abortion fail in rights case
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Two nurses denied midwife jobs for refusing to carry out abortions lost their their legal bid on Thursday to take Sweden to a top European court for violating their religious beliefs. Ellinor Grimmark and Linda Steen had told the European Court of Human Rights that being denied employment due to their […]
Coronavirus sparks US West Coast calls to halt evictions
Seattle, USThomson Reuters Foundation Shortly after Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced a ban this week on large gatherings in the Seattle area to stem the largest coronavirus outbreak in the United States, security guard Omar Kadmiri received the message he had been dreading. His employer, which provides security to three performing arts venues, told him […]
State of emergency: Australia steps up efforts to curtail coronavirus
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia’s capital and the country’s second most populous state declared states of emergency on Monday while large, non-essential gatherings were banned in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus after the national death toll rose to five. Australia has recorded nearly 300 cases of coronavirus and authorities fear a rapid rise in […]
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK: WHO OFFICIALS RETHINK EPIDEMIC MESSAGING AMID PANDEMIC DEBATE
KATE KELLAND and STEPHANIE NEBEHAY, of Reuters, report…
British food banks battle shortages as coronavirus causes panic buying
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Food banks across Britain are struggling to cope with demand from vulnerable people as consumers worried by the coronavirus outbreak empty supermarket shelves, charities said last week. Many said they were already struggling to feed regular users and were preparing for a rise in demand as people without secure jobs were […]
ESSAY: PREPARING FOR COVID-19? ADD CARING FOR THE VULNERABLE TO YOUR CORONAVIRUS CHECKLIST
In an article first published by Religion News Service, CRAIG BOWRON, a US physician and writer in St Paul, Minnesota, gives some tips for helping others – while protecting yourself and preventing further spread of the disease…