The Pacific nation of Palau is kicking off a digital residency scheme for anyone wishing to become a crypto-citizen ...

"I usually get malaria twice or thrice per year, especially during the rainy season," he said, hoping that surveillance in the sky might do away with long treks on foot to his nearest hospital in ...

Waki Munyalo works on her farm after harvesting her maize insured by Pula, an agricultural insurance company that helps small-scale farmers manage the risk associated with extreme climate ...

Report stops short of advocating going meat-free, but says dietary changes, featuring plant-based foods and sustainable animal-sourced food, could free up land and ...

Although laws allowing slavery have been scrapped worldwide, many of the 193 U.N. member states have not gone on to explicitly criminalise slavery ...

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 ...

Authorities say AI-driven call monitoring can cut crime and suicides, but privacy groups warn the tech can amplify racial bias in the prison system ...

From Afghanistan to Brazil, Facebook's platforms have become the main way people connect. For those in the developing world, the outage upended daily life ...

BANGKOK, April 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Singapore is betting on floating solar farms and vertical panels to increase its clean-energy supplies and cut carbon emissions, a model that could ...

Bangladesh approves the use of the death penalty for rapists, joining at least six other countries where rape can be punished by death By Naimul Karim DHAKA, Oct 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation ...

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 ...

What we choose to eat, how we move around and how these activities contribute to climate change is receiving a lot of media attention. In this context, greenhouse gas emissions from livestock and ...