Virtuality Expo
Virtual Reality--or VR-- has witnessed a significant rise over the past few years thanks to the development of number of technologies like high-end processors and compact, high-resolution screens....
View ArticleEgypt-Hamas talks free up movement of people, goods at border
Egyptian authorities have recently eased movement of Palestinians to and from Egypt via the Rafah crossing terminal on the country's border with Gaza. The opening of mobility at the terminal comes amid...
View ArticleHunting for witches in northeast India
In rural India, witch hunts remain a deadly reality : over 2000 people have been killed in the last fifteen years, most of them women. But in some villages, survivors are now fighting back, by...
View ArticleBringing migrant children back to school in Greece
Many children now in Greece after travelling from the Middle East or Asia have had their schooling severely disrupted. One center for migrants however is working to get them back on track with their...
View ArticleNigeria's fight to persuade women to give birth in hospitals, not prayer houses
In Nigeria, a deeply religious country where many hold strong beliefs in spiritual powers, many expectant mothers prefer to give birth not in hospitals but in Christian prayer houses, where child...
View ArticleIn Nigeria, Abuja airport closure disrupts travel
Airline passengers travelling to the Nigerian capital Abuja are in for difficult times. On 8 March, the city's airport was shut down for six weeks to enable repair work on the runway. While the airport...
View ArticleChristians in Egypt
Hundreds of Christians in Egypt have recently fled the north of Sinai, the peninsula that sits in the Red Sea, between the rest of Egypt and Israel. They’re scared of attacks by Islamist militants,...
View ArticleHow Colombia is managing medicinal cannabis
Since December 2015, Colombia has authorized medicinal cannabis. Already the business and the culture around the product is growing. In Medellin, the first Colombian city in terms of consumption of...
View ArticleUkrainian protestors set up road and train blockades
For the past eight weeks, Ukrainian protestors have set up road and train blockades to stop the coal trade between the government in Kiev and pro-Russia separatists in the east. They’re angry that the...
View ArticleDisarming and reintegrating CAR rebels
In the Central African Republic (CAR), a dialogue over disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) has been initiated by the new government. With rebels still in control of much of CAR’s...
View ArticleHomelessness in the aftermath of Greece's economic meltdown
As the economic crisis bites deep into Greece, countless Greeks in the capital who are unable to pay their debts, are being forced to sleep out on the streets. But one social enterprise is funding aid...
View ArticleEurope wants Red Cross humanitarian access to Ukraine war victims
The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, recently made his second visit to Ukraine since the conflict began 3 three years ago. He warned the conflict was in danger...
View ArticleLithuanians join paramilitary group to counter Russian threat
Since Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014, countries close to Russia have been alarmed. Lithuania is no exception. The small nation in northern Europe of nearly 3 million people...
View ArticleA school under metro bridge teaches Delhi children
There are millions of children of primary-school age in India who don’t attend school. For some, school is too far away, others have to work at home and some can’t afford to go. But one man in the...
View ArticleSyrian refugee mothers in Lebanon
The war in Syria is now in its seventh year and people continue to flee the country. Some women who flee across the border into Lebanon are pregnant. Since the war started in 2011, about 80,000 babies...
View ArticleBooks from trash make this library in Bogota
In the Colombian capital Bogotá, a library opens every weekend for children in a poorer part of the city, called La Gloria. But this library is different from all the others in the city – it has been...
View ArticleZimbabwe's prisons
Zimbabwe’s prisons have suffered doubly from the country’s economic problems. There is not enough money to maintain the institutions, leaving prisoners in sub-standard conditions. But also, there are...
View ArticleObesity contributes to health problems in Zambia
The World Health Organisation has been warning for some time of an increased risk of what are called ‘non-communicable diseases’ in many parts of Africa. These aren’t diseases that you catch -- they...
View ArticleHow will Brexit affect Northern Ireland?
After several delays and legal arguments, Britain has officially informed the European Union that it wants to withdraw from it, after a majority of voters chose 'Leave' in last summer's referendum. But...
View ArticleTurkey referendum: The No campaign turns to social media
The referendum in Turkey to extend presidential powers is down to the last few days, and opinion polls suggest it remains too close to call. The No campaign has had little access to mainstream media...
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