Why did a tiny British island get hit so hard by a new coronavirus variant now spreading worldwide? One answer: Because history has always rolled across Sheppey like a dense estuarine fog, bringing tales of romance, heroism and strangeness. A thread. reuters.com/investigates/s… Henry VIII honeymooned on the Isle of Sheppey with Anne Boleyn after their secret marriage. Nelson's body, preserved in a barrel of booze, was brought ashore at Sheerness, the island's largest town, after the Battle of Trafalgar.

1/6 The oil industry has long been attacked for its "greenwashing" campaigns. But the ad agencies behind the campaigns have avoided scrutiny. That's changing, as climate tops the global agenda. My story with @ValerieVolco @Sheila_Dang #advertising reuters.com/article/climat… 2/6 Recent lawsuits by U.S. states name specific ad campaigns as "misleading and deceptive greenwashing," including this one promoting a fossil fuel giant as a leader in renewable energy. Might ad agencies also get embroiled in the lawsuits? vimeo.com/49939390

THREAD: In August 2017, Myanmar's military launched a brutal campaign in Rakhine State that drove more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims into Bangladesh. We investigated the killings and the aftermath in a powerful series called “Myanmar Burning.” reut.rs/2CC5kV1 Our first investigation revealed a massacre of 10 Rohingya men and boys at a village called Inn Din. Myanmar soldiers and Rakhine villagers rounded them up and shot or hacked them to death. reut.rs/2EEft50 @specialreports