カテゴリー: Tanzania
In countries where tourism is still a male domain, all-female establishments are providing much-needed job opportunitiesIt took Jeewanthi Adhikari a decade to get the promotion she wanted working in the tourism industry in Sri Lanka. For years, she wat…
In Siena, Luisa worries about social media. In Delhi, Nikita is trying to proof her house against air pollution. Here, couples who have welcomed a new child in recent months share their dreams and fears for them on an ever more crowded planetTuesday 15…
The number of people in the world has tripled in 70 years. In this visual explainer, we examine where the growth has been – and how it will change in the futureThe world’s population is projected to reach 8 billion people on 15 November – more than thr…
Williamson Pink Star sets world record highest price per carat for a diamond sold at auctionAn extremely rare “fancy vivid pink” diamond has sold for 453m Hong Kong dollars (£52m) – more than double its estimated price – and set a world record for the …
Williamson Pink Star is second largest ‘fancy vivid pink’ diamond to ever appear at auctionThe second largest, internally flawless “fancy vivid pink” diamond ever to appear at auction is expected to sell for more than £20m when it goes under the hammer…
Magawa, a giant African pouched rat, was awarded a gold medal for heroism for clearing ordnance from 42 football pitches’ worth of landA landmine-hunting rat that was awarded a gold medal for heroism for clearing ordnance from the Cambodian countryside…
Rights defenders describe threats and abuse while working to protect their communitiesReport: Sex workers fighting for human rights among world’s most ‘at risk activists’A report has found that sex worker activists are among the most at risk human righ…
From protecting fishing communities to regrowing coral reefs, Guardian readers and environmentalists share how they’re working to defend the oceanWorld Oceans Day, which took place on Monday, is marked by hundreds of beach cleans and events global…