Morocco earthquake affected 2.8 million people, says minister
Rabat, MoroccoReuters Morocco’s earthquake damaged 2,930 villages in the High Atlas Mountains with a total population of 2.8 million people, the minister in charge of the budget said on Friday. The 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on 8th September killed more than 2,900 people, most of them in hard-to-reach mountainous areas. An exterior view of […]
This Life: Lessons learned from a gingerbread house
US columnist CAROL ROUND reflects – in an article first published on ASSIST News Service – on lessons learnt while building a gingerbread house…
German Government not doing enough to help poor homes with inflation, says charity
Berlin, GermanyReuters The German Government should create a €5.4 billion emergency relief package to cushion the blow of rising living costs on low-income households, a study said on Wednesday. Food, housing and energy make up nearly two-thirds of consumption for households in the bottom 20 per cent of income levels, while that figure is only […]
Heavy rain and floods in Afghanistan kill 22, destroy hundreds of homes
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters Heavy rain and flooding has killed 22 people, destroyed hundreds of homes and damaged crops in Afghanistan, which is already facing a humanitarian crisis, a disaster management official said on Thursday. The Taliban government, struggling to cope with the disaster that has affected more than a third of its provinces, will approach international […]
US Supreme Court halts California virus rules limiting home worship
Washington DC, USAP The US Supreme Court is telling California that it can’t enforce coronavirus-related restrictions that have limited home-based religious worship including Bible studies and prayer meetings. The order from the court late on Friday is the latest in a recent string of cases in which the high court has barred officials from enforcing some coronavirus-related […]
Nearly one billion people scared of losing homes or land, poll finds
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Almost one billion people around the world fear losing their homes or land within five years, with owners and tenants in Burkina Faso and the Philippines the most concerned, a survey of 140 nations showed on Wednesday. About one in five adults (19 per cent) worry that their housing, fields or […]
WOW!: AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS IN PIPES, CONTAINERS AND 3D PRINTERS
RINA CHANDRAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on some innovative housing solutions…
Thousands grapple to secure homes as England housing crisis bites
Thomson Reuters Foundation More than 100,000 households in England could be living in bed and breakfast accommodation and hostels by 2020 due to a critical housing shortage, a study showed on Thursday. The report by charity group Crisis and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation said current trends indicated the crisis would get worse as local councils battled to […]