As Taliban advance, Afghan businesswomen fear return of ‘dark era’
Kabul, AfghanistanThomson Reuters Foundation As the Taliban rapidly advance across Afghanistan, designer Marzia Hafizi is worried about the survival of her fashion business and of the gains women have made in the last 20 years. Hafizi, 29, opened her clothing store Lora in the capital Kabul in 2018, fulfilling a long-held dream of becoming a businesswoman […]
Essay: This is what happens to child migrants found alone at the border, from the moment they cross into the US until age 18
As the US continues to grapple with a crisis on its southern border, RANDI MANDELBAUM, a professor of law at Rutgers University, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at what happens when an unaccompanied child arrives…
Wow!: Greener PPE – Inventors tackle COVID-19 plastic waste mountain
EMMA BATHA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how entrepreneurs are developing more sustainable protective gear and initiatives to recycle it…
Canada installs first Indigenous Governor General, highlights reconciliation
Ottawa, CanadaReuters Canada installed an indigenous woman as its Governor General on Monday, the first such person to hold the post, in an elaborate ceremony that spotlighted the country’s effort to reconcile with its colonial past. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Mary Simon – a former journalist, ambassador, and Inuit community advocate – to serve […]
Historic Vatican trial may change Catholic Church’s finances forever
Vatican CityReuters A landmark fraud trial of 10 people including a cardinal begins in the Vatican on Tuesday in what officials hope will be a turning point in its financial credibility and show that no-one is above the law. The headliner at the trial is Cardinal Angelo Becciu, 73, formerly a senior official in the […]