Wow!: German artist nearing 100,000 cobblestones to mark victims of Nazis
TILMAN BLASSHOFER, of Reuters, reports on Gunter Demnig’s efforts to commemorate those who died in the Holocaust…
Wow! In Puerto Rico, solar power microgrids boost hurricane resilience
ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, looks at how, as Puerto Rico seeks to improve power grid wiped out by hurricanes Maria and Fiona, solar microgrids will help keep the lights on…
Wow!: How US ‘fair chance’ laws help ex-convicts find homes
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how laws barring landlords from conducting criminal record checks aim to reduce homelessness and reoffending…
Wow!: Rare medieval Easter cipher is up for grabs this Holy Week
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, reports on the sale of a manuscript, that when decoded helped calculate the date for Easter…
Wow!: Shining example? Solar power boosts struggling Tunisian school
A solar-powered school in northern Tunisia shows how the country’s lagging schools might be turned around – and renewables boosted. MENNA FAROUK, of Thomson Reuters Foundaton, reports…
Wow!: Albania designates Europe’s last ‘wild river’ as a national park
FLORION GOGA, of Reuters, reports on moves to protect the Vjosa River…
Wow!: As buyers demand it, Bangladesh garment factories go green
MOSABBER HOSSAIN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that a decade after the deadly Rana Plaza disaster, Bangladesh is home to nine of the world’s top 10 sustainable garment factories…
Wow!: No land, no problem – Netherlands innovates to lead EU solar drive
The Netherlands, Europe’s solar panel leader, is finding innovative places to site solar projects on limited land. KAROLIN SCHAPS, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Wow!: Abused women find freedom in Kenyan village where men are banned
JEFFERSON KAHINJU and MONICAH MWANGI, of Reuters, report from Umoja village in Kenya’s north-eastern Samburu region…
Wow!: Bike desks help Mexican students learn while burning calories
DANIEL BECERRIL, of Reuters, reports from Public High School 24…