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Bangladesh arrests dozens after migrant workers murdered in Libya

Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation Bangladesh police have arrested more than 50 people accused of extorting money from people on false promises of jobs overseas in a major crackdown on human trafficking after 30 migrant workers were murdered in Libya. The series of arrests began after 30 migrants, including 24 Bangladeshi, were abducted and killed by […]

Green plates for green cars: Britain boosts zero-emission transport

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London, UK Thomson Reuters Foundation Britain will introduce a distinctive number plate for electric cars later this year to promote cleaner vehicles, the transport secretary said this week, as the country targets net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The new plates, which will carry a bright green stripe down one side, will help authorities identify […]

India to “reimagine” streets for walkers, cyclists after coronavirus

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Bangkok, Thailand Thomson Reuters Foundation India will make its streets and markets more accessible to pedestrians and cyclists as it emerges from one of the world’s strictest coronavirus lockdowns, a move urgently needed to curb pollution and improve liveability, urban experts said. An advisory issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs recommended the […]

Nobel winner unveils code to protect survivors of sexual violence in war

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London, UK Thomson Reuters Foundation A new code of conduct for investigating sexual violence in conflict was unveiled on Friday, developed by Britain’s Foreign Office and Nadia Murad, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. Its creators said they hoped it […]

In Togo, a Catholic nun fights COVID-19 for the sake of her AIDS patients

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RNS “Here, people won’t die from COVID-19 but mostly from its consequences,” said Sr Marie Stella Kouak, a Catholic nun whose non-profit in Togo, on Africa’s west coast, is on the front line against the pandemic and also facing unforeseen hardship. “We just visited an AIDS patient,” she continued. “She was fine before and now […]