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Afghan Pulitzer-winner buried award before escaping Taliban

“When I boarded the plane I started crying very loudly … At that moment I felt that I had lost everything.”

Greek quest to save on energy bills spurs island-owned solar

Rising electricity bills spur island authorities to set up their own solar plants and cut costs for residents and businesses

Cuba marks Latin America’s first LGBTQ+ history month – News Home

May 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Cuba has become the first Latin American country to celebrate LGBTQ+ history month, with advocates hoping…

IPCC points to need for ‘radical action’ as climate clock ticks down – News Home

BARCELONA, April 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Limiting global warming to the most ambitious global goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius will be beyon…

Clean energy transition must be fast and fair, IPCC scientists say – News Home

*Emissions-cutting efforts should consider inequality, justice

Bangladeshi veteran of UN climate talks fears COP26 will fail the world’s poorest – News Home

* Climate summit logistics favour rich, but wild weather hits all

Pushback against AI policing in Europe heats up over racism fears – News Home

* Human rights groups warn AI enforces racial and ethnic bias

OPINION: Why climate action matters for governments battling COVID-19 – News Home

Gernot Laganda is chief of climate and disaster risk reduction programmes at the World Food Programme (WFP)

OPINION: If we want water for all, building more taps just isn’t going to wash – News Home

As delegates gather in Stockholm for World Water Week, I am encouraged to see that their focus will be on ‘including all’. Providing sustainable…

INTERVIEW-Can you both feed the world and save the planet? – News Home

MILAN, May 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Innovations in agriculture could feed a growing, hungry world without destroying the planet, a top o…

Italian cardboard tent for the homeless gets viral boost – News Home

LONDON, Jan 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A tiny Italian charity is dreaming big after its prototype for a foldable cardboard tent for the h…

Hurricanes threaten Caribbean countries still recovering from 2017 storms – officials – News Home

GRAND ANSE, Grenada, May 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The onset of hurricane season this week could prove disastrous for Caribbean nations…

Shunned and homeless LGBT Ukrainians find shelter in Kiev – News Home

KIEV, Jan 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Staring at the Berlin Wall mural of Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev kissing East German leader Erich…

US-German Partnership Improves Weapons Security in Chad – News Home

On 22 August 2016, representatives from MAG and the German and United States embassies officially handed over a newly built armoury for the Spec…