Wow!: “Energy cafes” help Londoners cut bills and care for the climate
DARNELL CHRISTIE, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how “energy cafes” are helping Londoners find ways to reduce their household energy consumption, save money and boost green energy…
Pope: Market capitalism has failed in pandemic, needs reform
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis says the coronavirus pandemic has proven that the “magic theories” of market capitalism have failed and that the world needs a new type of politics that promotes dialogue and solidarity and rejects war at all costs. Francis on Sunday laid out his vision for a post-COVID world by uniting the core […]
Social media abuse drives girls off Facebook, Instagram, Twitter – poll
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Online abuse is driving girls to quit social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, with nearly 60 per cent experiencing harassment, a global study showed on Sunday. One in five girls and young women has abandoned or cut down on using a social media platform after being targeted, with some […]
Doctors monitoring Trump’s lungs, giving steroid to fight COVID-19
Updated: 10:20am (AEST)Washington DC, USReuters Doctors treating President Donald Trump for COVID-19 are monitoring the condition of his lungs after he received supplemental oxygen, they told reporters on Sunday, hours before Trump surprised supporters outside the hospital by riding past in a motorcade. Trump, 74, wore a mask as he waved from the back seat […]
US judge blocks deportation of man detained on church grounds
AP A federal judge in the US on Friday blocked the deportation of an Indonesian immigrant who was detained last month on the grounds of a Maryland church, a space considered a “sensitive location” in which immigration authorities generally avoid enforcement actions. Judge Paul W Grimm instructed US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to return Binsar […]
Productivity boon or intrusion? UK workers wary of monitoring tech – poll
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation From tracking keystrokes to video monitoring, most British workers are uneasy about new technologies being deployed to monitor employees’ productivity when working from home, a poll showed on Friday. The global surge in remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic has increased demand for software that lets bosses keep tabs on their […]
Colombian former teacher braves coronavirus to rescue Venezuelan girls from sexual abuse
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation COVID-19 has left many people trapped indoors, deprived of work and lacking purpose. Not Mayerlin Vergara. The former school teacher roams parks and slums in northern Colombia from dawn till dusk in search of children – some as young as seven – who are being sexually exploited in increasing numbers amid […]
Sex-for-jobs scandal: How aid workers got away with sex abuse in Congo’s Ebola crisis
Following revelations of a sex-for-jobs scandal published last week, NELLIE PEYTON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, and ROBERT FLUMMERFELT, of The New Humanitarian, take a look at how such exploitation could occur…