Failure to disclose structures, holdings and key financial information has allowed corruption to thrive, finds Transparency International study The majority of the biggest companies from emerging markets are failing to lift the lid on their operations and scoring badly on country-by-country reporting, creating an environment where corruption can thrive, according to a study from Transparency…
Zimbabwe’s protest movement is gaining momentum as social media provides citizens with the collective courage to speak out against president Robert Mugabe’s government. Online discontent has been growing since April after Zimbabwean pastor Evan Mawarire posted a video rant about his economic struggles using the hashtag #ThisFlag. A movement was soon born as thousands joined…
As political and social turmoil rocks the Western world, we’re increasingly looking to women to clean up the mess ― the U.S., the U.K., Germany, the IMF and the United Nations may all be run by women come January. At least one woman isn’t the least bit surprised, but she is worried: Are the coming…
As warming seas climb their shores, Marshall Islanders face becoming climate refugees before the international community can decide what rights, if any, that status confers. Sandbags surround the Majuro airstrip while hurriedly-built bridges span flooded sections of road, and many Marshall Islanders have built seawalls to protect their homes on this remote nation in the…
Motivated by a desire to rebuild Syria’s devastated economy, enterprising young women in the war-torn country are turning to tech to help others of their generation find employment – and better futures. For the past five years, 22-year-old Syrian student Leen Darwish has seen her country ruined by bombings, battles and one of the biggest…
A mobile health project in Ethiopia gives any health worker with a smartphone access to the information they need to deal with emergencies during childbirth. Now it’s being scaled up to reach 10,000 health workers across Africa and Southeast Asia by 2017. For Ethiopian mother Mitike Birhanu, the birth of her twins almost ended in…
Adolescent girls in Bangladesh face severe threats to their health: Two-thirds marry by age 18, and a third of girls are mothers before age 20. A national network of teen girls called Shornokishoree aims to improve girls’ health through peer-to-peer advocacy. Bangladesh has made important progress towards improving maternal health in recent years. Nearly half…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s opposition Labor Party conceded defeat in the federal election on Sunday, clearing the way for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to retain power. Counting of votes in the marathon election continues, but Bill Shorten, the leader of the Labor Party, said the ruling coalition government led by Turnbull would gain enough seats…
A seven-year report found many faults with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s handling of the Iraq war in 2003. Britain broke international law when it invaded Iraq in 2003, its deputy prime minister at the time, John Prescott, said on Sunday in the wake of a critical report on the decision. A seven-year inquiry…