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 ...

Exceeding heat limits in the Paris Agreement on climate change could threaten thousands of species in the Amazon and beyond RIO DE JANEIRO, June 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Many of Brazil's ...

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 ...

Widespread flooding across Malaysia starting late last year shocked urban residents, with green groups urging a new approach as climate change impacts become more severe *Malaysian floods hit ...

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 ...

BANGKOK, Dec 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Cambodia's central bank launched a pilot for a digital payment system in July 2019, its aim was to increase financial inclusion in the country ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When labor inspectors arrived in a rural area of the Brazilian Amazon state of Para in late June, they expected to rescue illegal loggers ...

Authorities say AI-driven call monitoring can cut crime and suicides, but privacy groups warn the tech can amplify racial bias in the prison system (Clarifies reference to analysis in para 6 ...

A member of the military walks as he inspects the damage at the looted Jabulani mall as the country deploys army to quell unrest linked to jailing of former President Jacob Zuma, in Soweto, South ...

Bani Chaosuwanphan stands outside her home that was built under Baan Mankong, a low-cost housing programme to resettle communities living by canals in Bangkok, Thailand. April 1, 2021. Thomson ...

Many countries could see significant falls in GDP by 2030 if they fail to better conserve biodiversity and natural systems By Michael Taylor KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The ...

How is climate change hurting India's poor? Last month, Cyclone Yaas raged along India's eastern coast, destroying thousands of homes, inundating dozens of villages and making 150,000 people ...