How smartphone apps can help 'contact trace' the new coronavirus →
Companies and governments around the world are racing to create apps to help track the spread of the coronavirus. REUTERS
Read MoreThis is what it will take to get us back outside →
How to safely ease social distancing while we wait for a covid-19 drug or vaccine. MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
Read MoreNorthern white rhinos: The audacious plan that could save a species →
The future of the northern white rhino is looking bleak. Only two are left in the world - both are female. But scientists have an outlandish plan to save them from extinction. BBC NEWS
Read MoreThe US city that has flattened the coronavirus curve →
Mayor London Breedās early and aggressive moves to contain the outbreak have made San Francisco a national model in fighting the pandemic. THE ATLANTIC
Read MoreUtah has perfected social-distance voting →
Americans may find themselves following the stateās stay-at-home playbook in this yearās presidential election. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
Read MoreFive trees or a latte? Coastal communities seek crowdfunding for mangroves →
An online platform built on blockchain could drive forest planting in coastal areas across India and Southeast Asia. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreCrossbreeding corals: the hunt for ways to heal the Great Barrier Reef →
Scientists, farmers and volunteers are looking for ways to lessen the impact of climate change as experts warn a third mass bleaching has taken place. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreGlobal creditors agree on debt relief for poor countries hit by pandemic →
Major international creditors will relieve the worldās poorest countries of debt payments this year to help them deal with the coronavirus pandemic that has sparked the steepest downturn in the global economy since the 1930s, France announced on Tuesday. REUTERS
Read MoreThis ācarbon-negativeā burger is fighting climate change →
As fake meat floods the market, some fast-food joints are insisting that their ultra-sustainably raised beef is better for the planet. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
Read MoreChile charts path to greener, fairer future after coronavirus →
As Chile fights COVID-19 against a backdrop of unresolved social tensions, the government hopes its strengthened plan to tackle climate change will help ease inequality while getting a green boost from economic recovery after the coronavirus outbreak. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreCoronavirus: Austria and Italy reopen some shops as lockdown eased →
Thousands of shops have reopened in Austria, as it seeks to ease restrictions brought in to stem the spread of the coronavirus. BBC NEWS
Read MoreNew renewable energy capacity hit record levels in 2019 →
Most new electricity globally was green and coronavirus bailouts must boost this further, says agency. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreCoronavirus: UK confirms plan for its own contact tracing app →
The UK has confirmed plans for an app that will warn users if they have recently been in close proximity to someone suspected to be infected with the coronavirus. BBC NEWS
Read MoreMachetes in hand, women join forces to fight logging in Solomon Islands →
Women in the Solomon Islands are raising awareness of deforestation and standing up to loggers. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreMassive effort to get Los Angeles homeless into hotels →
To curb the coronavirus spread, Los Angeles has embarked on a massive effort to bring thousands of homeless people off the streets and into hotels to protect them and others from infection. AP
Read MoreNew Zealand isnāt just flattening the curve. Itās squashing it. →
It took only 10 days for signs that the approach here ā āeliminationā rather than the ācontainmentā goal of the United States and other Western countries ā is working. THE WASHINGTON POST
Read MoreFood heroes who reach out to the isolated, vulnerable and hungry →
From chefs to lawyers to jewellery-makers, an army of volunteers has stepped up to help keep the nation fed. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreWhat are ācoronabondsā? The proposal for Europe to share the burden of pandemic recovery →
Some European countries are proposing pan-European debt that would help collectively pay for recovery from the coronavirus. But countries with fewer deaths (so far) and better economies are pushing back. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreCoronavirus lockdown: How can we lift restrictions? →
Lockdowns have been essential for containing the spread of coronavirus, but they are causing huge disruption, and distress, to lives around the world. So when can they be lifted? BBC NEWS
Read MoreIn a cash-strapped age, are microloans the answer? →
Digital microfinance has made it possible for the prosperous to help developing world entrepreneurs with capability but no capital. THE GUARDIAN
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