EXCLUSIVE-Major Thai coffee brand vows to repay 200 debt-ridden farmers
Doi Chaang Coffee says it will pay about 7 million baht ($224,000) after the Thomson Reuters Foundation revealed the non-payment and ensuing debts
ANALYSIS-Unequal cities bear the brunt of deadly disease outbreaks
City planners and physicians say densely packed hubs are particularly vulnerable to deadly disease outbreaks and may need a redesign
UK to invest $1.6 billion in weather and climate supercomputer
The computer, to be managed by the Met Office, will be used to help more accurately predict storms, select the most suitable locations for flood defences and predict changes to the global climate
Olympic wave riders in frontline of climate change
While sewage and pollution have long been a blight on the habitat of surfers, an existential threat is sea-level changes brought about by global warming
Climate change opens up 'frontier' farmland, but at what cost to the planet?
Climate change could expand farmland globally by almost a third but would also bring significant environmental threats, including a risk of increased emissions from soils
UK firms urged to act on domestic abuse as female murder cases rise
BRITAIN-WOMEN/VIOLENCE:UK firms urged to act on domestic abuse as female murder cases rise
St. Valentine's Italian birthplace seeks U.S. suitors
The ideal candidate would have beautiful natural features and share Terni's romantic appeal and love for animals, said an announcement
Investors welcome Poland's decision to freeze last coal-fuelled plant project
Ostroleka, which was expected to be completed in 2023, has been opposed by environmentalists who say it would deepen Poland's reliance on coal and is not economically justifiable
Indian police use facial recognition app to reunite families with lost children
Tens of thousands of children go missing every year in India and many are trafficked to work in eateries, handicraft industries, brick kilns, factories or into begging and brothels
Tough livestock farmers touched by South Africa drought donations
South Africa's livestock farmers are resilient types, but the severity of the current drought has left them with little choice but to accept aid - and many fear for their future