Eight years after the deadly factory collapse, fashion brands must show their commitment to Bangladesh's garment workers by signing a new, legally binding worker- ...

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

Many countries could see significant falls in GDP by 2030 if they fail to better conserve biodiversity and natural systems ...

Migrants in the Arab states sent home over $124 billion in 2017, with UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar all in the top 10 ...

A member of the military walks as he inspects the damage at the looted Jabulani mall as the country deploys army to quell unrest linked to jailing of former President Jacob Zuma, in Soweto, South ...

From South Africa to Uganda, innovators are racing to lighten the pressure on under-resourced health systems using technology ...

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 ...

Climate change-related losses are squeezing Iraq's parched farmers - and driving growing migration Crop failures grow as warming brings more heat and drought Farmers look to migrate - but urban ...

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

Officials in the Central American nation are taking steps to combat growing climate impacts and stem forest losses By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA, April 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation ...

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 ...

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 ...