Ukraine weighs heavy on minds in Moscow as New Year holiday nears
Moscow, RussiaReuters The Christmas markets are in full swing and gleaming ice sculptures greet visitors to Gorky Park, but some Muscovites admit they are struggling to feel festive ahead of traditional New Year celebrations. In street interviews in the centre of the capital, some also said they were noticing the scarcity of Western goods this […]
India to “reimagine” streets for walkers, cyclists after coronavirus
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation India will make its streets and markets more accessible to pedestrians and cyclists as it emerges from one of the world’s strictest coronavirus lockdowns, a move urgently needed to curb pollution and improve liveability, urban experts said. An advisory issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs recommended the pedestrianisation […]
Coronavirus infects more than 100,000 worldwide, wreaking financial havoc
London, UK/Los Angeles, USReuters The number of people infected with coronavirus surpassed 100,000 across the world on Friday as the outbreak reached more countries and intensified economic damage, with business districts beginning to empty and stock markets tumbling. An increasing number of people were asked to stay home from work, schools were closed, large gatherings […]
ZIMBABWE: “NO PLACE TO SELL” – THOUSANDS HIT IN STREET VENDOR CRACKDOWN
TONDERAYI MUKEREDZI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…