Matchmaking Irish village finds harmony with asylum seekers →
Lisdoonvarna’s reluctant union has mostly paid off as fear of new arrivals gives way to friendship. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreThe woman who dares to run a feminist radio station in Afghanistan →
The northern Afghan city of Kunduz is not the kind of place you'd expect to find a radio station run by women, promoting women's rights. But this is precisely what Radio Roshani is, and it's broadcasting today despite several attempts by the Taliban to kill its founder and editor, Sediqa Sherzai. BBC NEWS
Read MoreCafe brews hope for Nepal's trafficking survivors →
As well as helping survivors rebuild their lives, the Maiti Cafe aims to end the stigma they often face in Nepal's conservative society. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreThere’s a $218 billion design problem sitting in your fridge right now →
We could save up to 30% of food waste by changing expiration dates. So why don’t we? FAST COMPANY
Read MoreEco-sensitive community in northern India harvests rainwater →
Near the Himalayas, a new eco-conscious residential development known as the Woodside has taken root in the mountains of Kasauli, a small town in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. INHABITAT
Read MoreColombia's indigenous tribes share secrets to safeguard Amazon forest →
As regional leaders gather for a summit on protecting the Amazon, where fires are raging, indigenous leaders say they have forest knowledge politicians cannot afford to overlook. PLACE
Read MoreWill compostable packaging ever be able to solve our waste problem? →
Packages labeled compostable that don’t actually turn into compost. City compost systems that don’t take compostable packaging. The world of compost has huge potential to change how we manage trash, but it’s still deeply flawed. Can we make it work? FAST COMPANY
Read MoreTech tools can lead fight against modern slavery, says U.N. expert →
Two billion people - more than 60% of the world's workers - are in informal employment, where they are not covered by formal arrangements, such as a contract. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreNatGeo’s ‘Activate’ wants to inspire global activism—and reinvent P&G marketing—with Pharrell, Common →
A new National Geographic series, highlighting the work of Global Citizen and underwritten by the consumer packaged goods giant, may be a new model for marketing. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreEuropean fashion brands agree new deal in Bangladesh →
European fashion brands who buy readymade garments from Bangladesh agreed on Tuesday to hand over responsibility for issues like worker safety to a new body called the Readymade Sustainability Council (RSC). THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreRobots could build martian settlements by imitating humans on earth →
New construction robots are learning how to do their jobs by mirroring the movements of humans, copying their motions to dig and stack objects. SE4, the software company behind the system, tells IEEE Spectrum that someday its fleet of excavation and assembly bots could help build settlements on Mars. FUTURISM
Read MoreThis new accelerator wants to boost the best solutions to food waste →
The Nonprofit Food Recovery Accelerator hopes to find technological solutions to put wasted food to better use. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreHow Gothic cathedrals can inspire modern architecture →
Floors which use an arched design can be thinner, lighter and use fewer materials than conventional slabs which use steel reinforcement. The design could also allow them to be made out of non-traditional materials. BBC NEWS
Read MoreHow your leftovers are feeding climate damage →
Your food waste footprint is bigger than you think. Here’s how to minimize your climate impact. (And, no, composting is not the answer.) THE HUFFINGTON POST
Read MoreMeet the Parkland father keeping his son’s message alive through art →
Since the murder of his son in the Parkland School shooting, Manuel Oliver has been tackling gun violence through nonviolent creative confrontation. OPEN DEMOCRACY
Read MoreThe wall holding back a desert →
There is a wall appearing across the African continent, dividing north and south. But this wall isn’t to keep migrants out, or to keep smuggled goods in check. It is holding back sand. BBC NEWS
Read MoreManchester Extinction Rebellion activists glue themselves to banks →
Environmental protesters have glued themselves to banks in Manchester to protest against fossil fuel investments on the final day of Extinction Rebellion’s action in the city. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreInside Exarcheia: the self-governing community Athens police want rid of →
The central Athens neighbourhood of Exarcheia, which has helped house refugees, is in the crosshairs of a government crackdown. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreDrive-thru brothels: why cities are building 'sexual infrastructure' →
From covered stalls for prostitution in Germany to community centres for sex workers in New Zealand, some cities now include sex work in their urban policy. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreDon't dismiss regenerated forests as 'green deserts', scientists say →
A new study shows that replanted and naturally re-grown forests can support insects and plants in a similar way to older trees. PLACE
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