World’s girls struggling with "curriculum of chores"
Girls as young as four are juggling their schoolwork with a "curriculum of chores" to help their families survive, a study by Plan International finds
Hydropower
Hydropower is a source of clean, renewable energy - but can it stand up to the more erratic rainfall climate change produces? And what happens to people in the path of large dam projects?
Capture Corruption: global photo competition winners revealed
A showcase of the winners' and runners’ up photographs from the global competition "Capture Corruption" sponsored by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, Transparency International and the International Anti-Corruption Conference
The impact of oil on livelihoods in Uganda
The impact of oil on livelihoods in Uganda
5 facts: The rising trade in ethanol
U.S. policy to boost the use of fuel from renewable sources is generating additional greenhouse gas emissions due to rising trade in ethanol between the United States and Brazil, rather than lowering emissions as intended, research by Thomson Reuters Foundation shows. Find out more about the ethanol trade in this picture factbox.
SLIDESHOW: A rescue in the Mediterranean
Privately-funded organisation provides assistance to migrants who find themselves in distress while attempting to cross the sea in unsafe boats