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Millions of mainly young people around the world are rethinking the way they work and live.
2021 was a year of economic recovery – but also a year of supply chain bottlenecks, soaring inflation and Omicron.
World Health Organization member states have agreed to negotiate agreement on pandemic preparedness.
A new coronavirus variant has forced governments to impose travel bans just as economies were starting to recover.
Japan has acknowledged its economic policy of the last 10 years has increased inequality.
As big pharma refuses to share its COVID vaccine secrets, the WHO hires a South African lab to crack the mRNA code.
The UN estimates 80 percent of the Sahel’s rain-fed farmland is affected by degradation due to erratic rainfall.
Despite climate change commitments, the banking industry provided $314bn for oil companies between 2016-2020.
Airlines continue to receive life support from governments, totalling $243bn since the start of the pandemic.
More than 40 low-income countries applied to the scheme but still ended up paying out $36.4bn.
After ceding diplomatic and economic ground to Beijing, Washington hopes to win back its neighbours with new investment.
The Asian Development Bank and the UK’s Prudential are developing a $120bn plan to buy coal plants in Asia.
Once the sick man of Europe, Germany weathered the financial crisis and the Great Recession better than its neighbours.
International Energy Agency calls on Moscow to send more gas to head off an energy crisis amid concerns of shortages.
