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Journalist Andrea Elliott's Brief But Spectacular take on seeing the unseen
For the last decade, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Andrea Elliott has been following Dasani, a child who grew up in homeless shelters and foster care in New York. Elliot’s new book, “Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City,” expands on her 2013 profile of Dasani, poverty and opportunity in America. Elliott offers us her Brief But Spectacular take on seeing the unseen. Stream…
What will it take to end the global energy crisis? | The Stream
Russia’s war in Ukraine has resulted in a global energy crisis impacting people from Germany and Ghana to Sri Lanka and Peru. As the world’s second largest producer of natural gas and third largest supplier of crude oil, Russia’s withdrawal and isolation from global energy markets has left countries scrambling to gain access to new sources of energy. In what some see as a further…
Driverless taxis take to the streets of San Francisco – BBC News
Driverless taxis, or “robotaxis”, have been rolled out on the streets of San Francisco, and BBC technology show Click has been to see how they work. The vehicles are capable of getting passengers from A to B across the city, but there is one major difference to a traditional taxi or rideshare – they have no driver. Instead, the cars use self-driving technology to navigate…
Drone food deliveries take off in China’s tech city, Shenzhen
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The southeastern Chinese city of Shenzhen has logged more than 80,000 food orders delivered by drone, according to a Chinese state media report on September 21, 2022. Industry experts predict the utilisation of drones to become even more ubiquitous after the city, in Guangdong province, received approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China to establish…
The Kenyan communities who take an unusual approach to surrogacy – BBC News
Surrogacy is a stigmatised issue in Kenya, with no specific laws on the issue, and a reproductive health policy only recently launched. Some communities like the Kamba take an unusual approach to surrogacy, where the surrogate mother is married to the woman seeking her surrogacy services. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Kenya #BBCNews
What will it take to stamp out modern slavery? | The Stream
Fifty million people worldwide are estimated to be locked in modern slavery on any given day – a number that has increased by a fifth in recent years, according to a report by two UN agencies and an anti-slavery NGO. The report by the International Labour Organization, the International Organization for Migration, and Walk Free says that an estimated 27.6 million people are enduring forced…