2023-07-19 13:45:00 Ukraine’s Agriculture and Food Minister Sorsky said on the 19th that the port of Chornomorsk in the southern Odesa province on the coast of the Black Sea was attacked by Russia at night, and grain export facilities were severely damaged, and a large amount of stored grain was destroyed. revealed to be lost. … Read more
2023-06-18 07:02:00 The New York Times (NYT) reported that there was evidence that the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in the Russian-held part of Ukraine earlier this month was caused by a Russian-planted explosive device. Taken May 28th. Courtesy of Maxar Technologies (Reuters, 2023) [１８日 ロイター] – The New York Times (NYT) reported that there … Read more
2023-05-06 21:43:00 BOGOTA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Rising gold prices are bad news for the Amazon rainforest. Demand for gold will heat up and illegal mining will increase, leading to deforestation and violence against indigenous communities. Rising gold prices are bad news for the Amazon rainforest. Pictured is an illegal gold mine in … Read more
2023-05-06 21:43:00 BOGOTA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Rising gold prices are bad news for the Amazon rainforest. Demand for gold will heat up and illegal mining will increase, leading to deforestation and violence against indigenous communities. Rising gold prices are bad news for the Amazon rainforest. Pictured is an illegal gold mine in … Read more
Islamabad (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Raja Kamran, a 50-year-old worker in Pakistan’s financial capital Karachi, used to commute by motorcycle but switched to electric buses when they were introduced. It saves me money and helps me avoid breathing some of the city’s polluted air. Air pollution is the leading cause of death in Pakistan, with … Read more
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg was detained twice by police during a protest in support of indigenous human rights in the Norwegian capital Oslo on the 1st. FILE PHOTO: Oslo, 2023. REUTERS/Alf Simensen/NTB/via REUTERS OSLO (Reuters) – Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg was twice detained by police on Wednesday during a protest in support of … Read more