Postcards: Women cricketers defy threats to play for Afghanistan
SHADI KHAN SAIF, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Afghanistan…
Climate primer: Why is everyone talking about ‘net zero’?
Thomson Reuters Foundation As the Paris Agreement marks its fifth anniversary, a UN-backed global campaign to slash climate-changing emissions has added new high-profile members to its ranks, including high-street fashion retailer Primark and consumer electronics giant Sony. The “Race to Zero”, launched on World Environment Day in June, brings together businesses, cities and other organisations that […]
Vatican to start giving COVID-19 vaccinations in early 2021 – report
Vatican CityAP Vatican citizens, employees and their families will begin to receive the coronavirus vaccine early next year, according to Vatican News. The head of the Vatican health service, Dr Andrea Arcangeli, says the Pfizer vaccine has been chosen, but others might be introduced later. Arcangeli says the Vatican health services planned a campaign to […]
US reaches record daily toll of 3,309 COVID-19 deaths
AP The US has reached a record 3,309 daily coronavirus deaths, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The deaths reported Friday exceeded by six per cent the previous high of 3,124 deaths reported Wednesday. A healthcare worker finishes up organising COVID-19 tests at a drive-through testing centre on Tuesday, 8th December, in Phoenix. […]
Yangon migrants’ cramped lives on show at Bangkok art festival
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Photographs of migrant workers living in tiny, dark spaces in Myanmar’s largest city Yangon – on display at a glitzy Bangkok gallery – highlight the sharp contrasts that exist in Asia’s cities, the show’s artistic director said last week. Titled Below Three Feet, Myanmar photographer Kaung Swan Thar’s images are showcased […]
Italian city puts pooches first with pet-friendly planning scheme
Rome, ItalyThomson Reuters Foundation Famed for its renaissance walls and mediaeval towers, the Italian city of Lucca hopes to boost its modern-day appeal by becoming Europe’s first pet-friendly “smart city”. An EU-funded initiative aims to nurture residents’ well-being by making the Tuscan city an animal-lovers’ paradise – with dedicated dog-walking paths and pet-therapy programs. A […]
Pandemic seen fuelling Cambodian ‘bride trafficking’ to China
Phnom Penh, CambodiaThomson Reuters Foundation The trafficking of Cambodian “brides” to China has risen sharply this year with mass job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic driving more young women and girls abroad to support their families, according to two charities that help victims. Over the past decade, tens of thousands of women from South-East […]
The Long Read: Pandemic, loss unite two rural Missouri pastors around faith
LUIS ANDRES HENAO, DAVID CRARY and JESSIE WARDARSKI, of The Associated Press, look at, in something of a microcosm of what’s happening across the US, how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted two Missouri churches…