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Use of facial recognition technology to identify women breaking hijab law puts them at greater risk of abuse, activists say Facial recognition systems identify women flouting hijab law Technology ...

Nearly three-quarters of African youth see universal Wi-Fi as a human right, but sky-high data costs from Ghana to South Africa mean only one in eight can afford to be online all the time, new ...

Many countries and companies have set 'net zero' goals to curb global warming - but they are still too weak to kickstart the huge changes needed in how we live, work and play BARCELONA, June 13 ...

NAIROBI/DURBAN, April 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From South Africa, where unprecedented floods this month washed away farmland, to the excessive logging of Kenya's mountain forests, Africa ...

What's the sticking point? There are disagreements about girls' education among the Taliban. The group has repeatedly specified they must be taught in accordance with Islamic law, without ...

Companies wage digital war on critical staff by closing chat rooms, threatening jobs and levelling lawsuits This is a two-part investigation on Qatar airways and its labour practices By Maya ...

As countries mull whether to ban, regulate or embrace digital coins and climate activists mount an increasingly vocal opposition to the energy-intensive sector, we asked crypto experts their ...

Wildfires emitted 1.76 billion tonnes of carbon globally in 2021 - an equivalent to more than double Germany's annual CO2 emissions ...

A growing number of countries also stipulate that a shot, or a negative test, will be needed for dining out, among other activities (Updates with Canada, Costa Rica, Western Australia, U.S.) Oct 8 ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Without immediate action to combat climate change, rising sea levels, water scarcity and declining crop productivity could force 216 million people to migrate ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Annette Coen went for a health check-up last summer in Washington state, she and her doctor discussed concerns around her weight and asthma ...