Thailand's Princess Bajrakitiyabha and Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana take part in a royal barge river procession along the Chao Praya river as part of the year-long celebrations of his coronation in Bangkok, Thailand, December 12, 2019. Thailand Royal Household Bureau/Handout via REUTERS

With few green spaces, Bangkok plants Asia's biggest rooftop farm

The space, atop one of Thailand's oldest universities, mimics rice terraces and can help curb some of the impacts of climate change, say landscapers

Conserve or develop? Protecting floodplains could cut flood costs - researchers

Buying flood-prone U.S. land and protecting it from development would be far cheaper than paying later for flood damage to homes, say researchers

Homeless Santa? Banksy reindeer mural goes viral amid rough sleeping crisis

A Christmas-themed mural by anonymous street artist Banksy has highlighted homelessness in Britain

African cities bet on new technology to fix growing water shortages

One in three people in Africa lacks access to a clean, reliable water source, and the figure is rising, according to the World Health Organization

Musician Sting lauded for work to defend the Amazon as death toll rises

Sting was awarded an international prize for his work to protect the Amazon rainforest and its indigenous inhabitants where a battle over land is becoming deadly

Urban planning in Afghanistan: angry warlords and no census

After decades of conflict and no up-to-date census, the Afghan capital is grappling with urban planning and infrastructure

Film star Helen Mirren decries 'disturbing' global rise in homelessness

'The problem is becoming much too big,' award-winning British actor Helen Mirren said

Rape map and murdered women - welcome to South Africa's Republic of Sexual Abuse

The fictional country is the centrepiece of an exhibition to raise awareness of South Africa’s high levels of violence against women

Closing down: aging residents, falling fish stocks spell end for Canadian town

A tiny town in Canada is closing down, with residents in the tight-knit community packing their belongings and making the final preparations to shutter their homes