Left vacant by COVID-19, can offices become homes to fix housing shortages?Converting empty offices into much-needed housing seems a good idea, but may not always be feasible |
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Communities in oil-rich Niger Delta pin hopes on Shell climate caseGreen groups are taking the oil giant to court in a bid to force it to cut emissions, with locals in Nigeria seeking an end to gas flaring |
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Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca: Which COVID-19 vaccine could reach developing countries first?Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines could be rolled out early next year. We asked experts to explain the key differences, and which could be the first to reach low-income countries |
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COVID-19 worsens Europe's inequalities in yet another way - the fertility gapEvidence suggests that pregnancies are declining during the pandemic, with the sharpest drop in southern countries where safety nets are weakest |
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Pandemic fills ranks of extreme poverty worldwideThe U.N. projected that 235 million people worldwide - 1 in 33 people globally - will need humanitarian assistance in 2021 |
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U.S. lands lost in severe wildfires rising over decadesA new study found that some 210,000 acres burned in 2017, up from 26,000 acres in 1985 |
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UK to rule on trans clinic giving teens puberty-blocking drugsA landmark court case has divided those who think children cannot understand the long-term risks of puberty blockers and transgender rights supporters who say the drugs can be life-saving |
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Pandemic, funding gaps seen fueling gender-based violence in YemenWomen and girls most at risk as funding gap for protection services puts millions at risk of sexual exploitation, abuse and trafficking |
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Rising flood risk seen threatening scant supply of low-cost U.S. homesAbout 25,000 homes located in coastal communities could flood at least once a year by 2050, according to researchers |
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"I was interested in everything that boys played" Meet Nona Gaprindashvili, chess's first female grandmasterBorn in Soviet Georgia in 1941, Nona Gaprindashvili began playing chess at age five. By 37, she was a grandmaster. The Thomson Reuters Foundation speaks to one of the legends of the chess game. |
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Brazil to face major security threats as climate impacts surge, military experts warnContinuing Amazon forest loss and climate impacts could drive growing shortages of water and hydropower, military experts say |
OPINION: In a year like no other, an opportunity to give like never beforeOn Dec 1, a global day of generosity, we each have a chance to support the organizations helping our communities survive |
OPINION: UK crackdown on homelessness fuels modern slavery fearsForeign rough sleepers in Britain face detention and deportation under new policy |
OPINION: On World AIDS Day, the story of AIDS offers us an incredible legacyAs the world marks World AIDS Day on December 1, it is important to remember that everyone's has their own experience of the virus |
OPINION: Five mega-trends affecting forests will have profound impacts on local communitiesWe need to understand the consequences of technology, migration, climate shifts, infrastructure and a growing middle class on forest-dependent people |
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