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 ...

From shunning plastic to composting cigarettes, places like Tilos and Paros are ramping up efforts to reach zero waste and cut carbon emissions • Greece's Tilos island recycles a record 86% of ...

Cash-strapped African nations are rolling out an e-levy on mobile money transactions to boost revenues, but the policy could hurt the poorest as the cost of living ...

Across the world’s troubled spots, resource wars and economic crises are being fuelled by a new kind of high-tech “blood diamond” - cryptocurrency.

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 ...

After facing racism and violence, African students in the EU have up to three months to win expensive university spots or risk deportation *Thousands of African students seek to continue studies ...

* Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. The Pacific nation of Palau is kicking off a digital residency scheme for anyone wishing ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Global leaders who have pledged to halt deforestation by 2030 must move quickly to strengthen forest protection laws, line up funding, and ...

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 ...

Support for the goal to keep global warming to 1.5C has won fresh political backing in 2021 - but it remains out of reach ...

BANGKOK/LOS ANGELES, Dec 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A landmark lawsuit by Rohingya refugees against Meta Platforms Inc, formerly known as Facebook, is a "wake-up call" for social media ...