A grave concern: Coronavirus highlights burial plot shortages in citiesThe current crisis may force city planners and authorities towards more sustainable ways of handling the dead |
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As Earth Day turns 50 amid lockdowns, environmental action goes digitalWith anniversary celebrations limited by the coronavirus pandemic, environmental campaigners are taking their gatherings online |
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Actor Idris Elba launches UN coronavirus fund for poor farmersIdris Elba and his wife, Sabrina Dhowre Elba, gave their support to the UN fund aiming to counter the effects of the pandemic on food |
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UN rural chief joins forces with actor Idris Elba to help poor farmers hit by coronavirusThe agriculture agency will give $40 million to a fund launched by Idris Elba to help farmers in poor nations. The Thomson Reuters Foundation spoke to IFAD's president ahead of the announcement |
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Third of UK lesbian mothers experience homophobia from other parentsDuring Lesbian Visibility Week, a rare study shows 37% of lesbian mothers had children bullied because of their parents' sexuality |
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Coronavirus crisis threatens to cut off clean electricity lifeline for poorOff-grid electricity providers fear customers who lose jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be unable to make payments, while broader financing dries up |
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'Schools are survival': U.S. coronavirus closures put homeless students at riskAs schools shut around the country, many homeless youths lost the one place they could go for food, social support and safety |
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UK citizens' assembly calls coronavirus a 'test run' for greener lifestyles"This has opened up my mind that we can make these changes, like working at home," said one member of the 110-strong group |
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Q&A: How the mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, is preparing for COVID-19Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr talks to the Thomson Reuters Foundation about the challenges of keeping residents safe in Sierra Leone's capital |
OPINION: Digital solutions to revolutionise community empowermentWith communities challenged by Covid-19, it’s time to embrace digital transformation and provide local people with the tools to optimise grassroots mobilisation |
OPINION: Migration and COVID-19 in Uganda: The challenges of urban refugeesThe challenges faced by crowded refugee communities are exacerbated by the lack of protective gear, misinformation and increased prices |
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