African nations are fighting to contain the coronavirus amid fears that widespread poverty and weak health systems could result in devastating losses across the continent. Follow the latest ...

R. Kelly was convicted by a federal jury on Monday in his sex trafficking trial, where prosecutors accused the R&B singer of exploiting his stardom over a quarter-century to lure women and underage ...

Italy is likely to register a strong protest vote against belt-tightening on Monday in local elections that will provide a fresh snapshot of Europe's changing political landscape a year ahead of a ...

LONDON, Oct 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Making sure all girls are finishing secondary education by 2030 could boost the gross domestic product (GDP) of developing countries by 10% on average ...

GENEVA/NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Concentrations of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere hit a record high this year, a United Nations report showed on Wednesday, as an economic slowdown amid ...

Up to 40% of global crop production is lost to plant pests and diseases, says the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization NAIROBI, June 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Ravenous pests are on the march ...

A Colombian man offered her work in Japan, where the Yakuza took her passport and told her she had to pay $50,000 for her freedom BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Marcela Loaiza was 21 when she ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Without immediate action to combat climate change, rising sea levels, water scarcity and declining crop productivity could force 216 million people to migrate within ...

A federal police officer looks on as machines are destroyed during an operation conducted them and Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) at an illegal gold ...

A box of vegetables is displayed at a 900 square meters farm garden on the rooftop of a postal sorting center, as part of a project by Facteur Graine (Seed Postman) association to transform a city ...

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Aug 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In contrast to the growing number of countries seeking to wean themselves off coal, Zimbabwe is opening new coal mines that authorities say ...

Extreme weather and rising seas are increasing the burden of work, ill-health and violence faced by women who are forced to leave home or left behind as menfolk seek jobs elsewhere BARCELONA, July 7 ...