'Catastrophic' wildfire risk is growing. Here's how to cut it
As climate change increases the risk of 'catastrophic' wildfires, countries need proactive policies to stem their ferocity, scientists say
Move over 'tech bros': Women entrepreneurs join Africa's fintech boom
Female 'techpreneurs' are taking their place in Africa's male-dominated fintech boom, but gender bias makes it harder for them to access finance and grow their businesses
FACTBOX: Colombia decriminalizes abortion amid Latin American shift
Monday’s landmark court ruling makes Colombia the region's third country in two years to decriminalize abortion, after Argentina and Mexico
Churches lead U.S. urban farming drive to tackle pandemic hunger
Hunger, high prices and economic instability are driving local efforts to boost food security.
Red tape, conflict stop Uganda's herders moving to cope with climate change
As the country suffers worsening droughts and floods, pastoralists move to survive – but the increasing need for official permission to travel across grasslands is rooting many of them in place
Hundreds of Salesforce employees object to NFT plans
After Salesforce announced a foray into the NFT market, hundreds of workers revolted, raising environmental and fraud concerns
U.S. urged to ban Thai fishing net suppliers using prison labour
An investigation by the Thomson Reuters Foundation last year found Thai prisoners were being forced to make fishing nets for private companies - including one that exported to the United States
Tree-clearing criminals fuel Colombia's wildfire surge
Government officials are hunting suspects accused of setting wildfires – but genuinely slowing rising deforestation will require a more proactive government presence in threatened areas, analysts warn
Pop star Troye Sivan fights HIV stigma in first big film role
Australian pop singer Troye Sivan hopes his starring role in ‘Three Months’ will help combat fear ignorance around HIV/AIDS
Senators press Biden on 'unacceptable' firefighter health claims
Senators want answers from U.S. Labor Department on how to handle compensation claims for federal firefighters, after Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation revealed what some call a "broken" system for care