Sudan has more - though smaller - pyramids than Egypt, but attracted only about 700,000 tourists in 2018 compared to some 10 million in its northern neighbor. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

U.S. lawmakers propose $180 billion plan to make public housing green

The Green New Deal for Public Housing aims to eliminate planet-warming carbon emissions from the nation's roughly one million units of public housing over the span of a decade

Personal? Private? No such thing in data-hungry world

From friends' shopping habits to family health, one person's data can shed light on a far wider network, with tech firms using individual information to make assumptions about many others

INTERVIEW-Wildlife-loving Gabon minister seeks to stamp out illegal logging

"Maintaining forests is the most cost-effective way of dealing with climate change," said Gabon's new environment minister

Uighur activist calls for action to stop China spying on ethnic minorities

More than one million Uighurs and other Muslims have been detained in massive complexes built in China's northwest Xinjiang region since 2017, according to UN

Be more transparent about algorithms, Berners-Lee tells tech giants

Berners-Lee, who invented the Web in 1989, said AI algorithms needed to ensure they did not discriminate against historically marginalised groups including women and the poor

As wildfires worsen, Californians harness tech for help

To better protect themselves from wildfires worsened by climate change, communities are pulling together to share information

'Digital revolution' excluding the most vulnerable, world leaders told

The 'digitisation of information' impacts every sector in society but not everyone benefits equally, says a leading human rights researcher

Will power: Could property inheritance help close U.S. 'wealth gap'?

With will writing in decline in the United States, financial experts warn a lack of estate planning among low-income and minority communities leaves families at risk of losing their homes

FACTBOX-Can global corporations meet 2020 no-deforestation pledge?

The Thomson Reuters Foundation asked international companies that make consumer goods for an update on their progress