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 ...

The AI Act will be the first regional mechanism of its kind in the world, but it needs a serious update to meaningfully address the profileration of harmful ...

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 ...

In debt-burdened Sri Lanka, fuel shortages are forcing some people to use firewood, raising fears about the nation’s forests and its plans to switch to renewables ...

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WAYANAD DISTRICT, India, Feb 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - P. K. Madhavan stood proudly next to a young, sturdy mahogany tree, one of a hundred he planted three years ago on his farm in Wayanad ...

Companies wage digital war on critical staff by closing chat rooms, threatening jobs and levelling lawsuits This is a two-part investigation on Qatar airways and its labour practices By Maya ...

Much has changed over the last decade, including the overwhelming adoption of mobile phones and digital apps that encompass an all-inclusive array of services, including disaster response. The ...

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 ...

A foreign labourer looks into the camera at a construction site in Dubai May 28, 2008. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) From beatings to unpaid wages, migrant workers face regular ...

Large gaps in rates of employment, education, and earnings persist across races, says San Francisco Federal Reserve president Sept 8 (Reuters) - Racial and ethnic inequities have cost the U.S ...