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 ...

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 ...

From South Africa to Uganda, innovators are racing to lighten the pressure on under-resourced health systems using technology *African hospitals are largely understaffed *Tech can help tackle HIV ...

Climate change-related losses are squeezing Iraq's parched farmers - and driving growing migration Crop failures grow as warming brings more heat and drought Farmers look to migrate - but urban ...

A new AI-based study compares cities' trees and lakes to how much concrete they have, to gauge their ability to respond to climate shocks By Kim Harrisberg DURBAN, March 24 (Thomson Reuters ...

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 ...

Rounded up in mass raids in Abu Dhabi, Cameroonian expatriate workers were deported home - only to face fighting and the prospect of exile ...

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 ...

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 KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The global economy ...