social-sustainability
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Finland clings to happiness crown as economic gloom deepens
Dutch court upholds asylum denial for US transgender woman
Spain ups 2025 growth forecast to 2.9%, in line with European Commission
Russian airstrike on east Ukraine village kills 24 pensioners
Date: September 9, 2025
KYIV (Reuters) -More than 20 civilians were killed in a Russian airstrike on a village in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday, calling for Kyiv's allies to...
Struck down by malnutrition, pregnant Gazan woman can only pray for a healthy baby
Date: July 11, 2025
GAZA (Reuters) -At six months pregnant, displaced Palestinian woman Fatima Arfa wishes she could be buying cute clothes and toys for the special day when she delivers a healthy, safe child. Instead...
Funding cuts to human rights are comfort to dictators, UN's Turk says
Date: June 16, 2025
GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. human rights chief said on Monday that he was deeply worried about donor cuts to his office that would weaken global accountability efforts and be a comfort to dictators and...
French PM to unveil pension reform in big test for Macron
Date: January 10, 2023
By Caroline Pailliez and Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Tuesday will unveil the details of a pension reform that is already angering unions and a large majority of voters and will be a key test of President Emmanuel Macron’s ability to implement change. One thing is clear: The French...
In a stadium of their own, migrant workers say their sweat made World Cup happen
Date: November 21, 2022
By Maya Gebeily and Charlotte Bruneau DOHA (Reuters) -Taking selfies from the stands and sitting on the grassy pitch, thousands of migrant workers gathered in a Doha stadium to watch the opening match of the first World Cup in the Middle East. The special fan zone set up at the industrial area on the city’s...
Sunny Spain’s green energy plan leaves needy feeling cold
Date: June 21, 2022
By Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) – Standing by his swimming pool at his home in an affluent Madrid suburb, retired engineer Juan Manuel Cosmes Cuesta enthuses over the 30% state subsidy he will get for installing solar panels that have already more than halved his monthly power bills. “Lots of people we know – neighbours,...