The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed the discovery of unapproved, genetically modified (GM) wheat plants growing in an un-planted agricultural field in Washington state. There was no ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, June 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Protests over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while in police custody in Minneapolis last week, have spread to dozens of ...

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 ...

A woman wears a mask inside a glass-covered bus stop in which a thermal imaging camera, UV sterilizer, air conditioner, CCTV and digital signage are set, to avoid the spread of COVID-19 in Seoul, ...

TBILISI, May 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Coronavirus lockdowns mean poor people without internet access are being further marginalised, researchers and rights groups said on Tuesday, urging ...

Africa has the world's youngest population, and youth activists from Sudan to South Africa have been vocal in pushing for bolder policy action DURBAN, Dec 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As climate ...

A new AI-based study compares cities' trees and lakes to how much concrete they have, to gauge their ability to respond to climate shocks DURBAN, March 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As climate ...

* Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. While we must scale up the immediate health response to curb the spread of COVID-19, the ...

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 ...