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Business

5 ways to build innovation cultures at work, according to Hewlett Packard Enterprise's CTO

Key structures support the most innovative teams. HPE’s CTO Fidelma Russo shares concrete ways to build an effective innovation culture.

Andrea Willige

August 9, 2024

A wounded man lies in a Doctors Without Borders hospital, where refugees receive treatment after fleeing ethnic violence in Ardamata, West Darfur, in the border town of Adre, Chad November 10, 2023. Upcoming talks on the Sudan war in Geneva could alleviate the suffering of millions of Sudanese people.

Resilience, Peace and Security

Sudan: Learning lessons from the past in search of peace

For civil war ceasefire talks in Geneva to succeed in alleviating the suffering of the Sudanese people, negotiators must learn lessons from the past.

Mohamed Elshabik

August 9, 2024

Augmental’s first product is the MouthPad, which allows users to control their computer, smartphone, or tablet through tongue and head movements

Health and Healthcare Systems

Innovative mouth-based touchpad enables people living with paralysis to interact with computers

MouthPad enables paralyzed individuals to control computers using tongue and head movements, improving accessibility and fostering independence.

Zach Winn

August 9, 2024

Financial and Monetary Systems

US jobless claims fall, easing market fears and other economics stories to read

Top economy stories: US recession fears abate as jobless claims fall; China's unexpected CPI rise; German manufacturing sees first rise in 6 months.

Rebecca Geldard and Joe Myers

August 9, 2024

Fresh-food delivery entrepreneur Saudat Salami in her store in Lagos, Nigeria. Caption: A soon-to-be-launched digital payments roadmap aligns with broader African efforts to achieve greater digital financial inclusion.

Financial and Monetary Systems

From Lagos to Abidjan: 1,000km of entrepreneurial energy in need of better digital payments

An improved digital payments framework along the West African corridor would boost financial inclusion – and benefit women traders in particular

Moustapha Mamy Diaby and Cynthia Gnassingbe

August 9, 2024

Cybersecurity

CrowdStrike IT outage report released, and other cybersecurity news to know this month

Top cybersecurity news: CloudStrike outage analysis released; US infrastructure vulnerable to cyber attacks; Men still dominate UK cyber industry.

Akshay Joshi

August 9, 2024

Geo-Economics and Politics

5 things you need to know about geopolitics in a fractured world

From global trade to elections, 2024 is proving to be a geopolitically impactful year – here’s everything you need to know about the shifting global order.

Simon Torkington

August 9, 2024

Man and woman walking on road together during daytime.

Health and Healthcare Systems

This is how you can reduce your risk of getting dementia

People at higher genetic risk of dementia can reduce their chances of developing the neurological condition if they follow eight habits for healthy living.

Simon Read

August 9, 2024

Business

Why competitive advantage is about more than just performance

Competitive advantage isn't just about profits. It includes the value shared with stakeholders like employees – a holistic view of true value creation.

Jeroen Neckebrouck

August 8, 2024

Sustainable Development

Why Asia-Pacific must accelerate action against climate change, poverty and hunger

Asia-Pacific is faltering progress in cutting poverty and hunger amid severe climate-related hazards. Here's why collaboration is key to meeting the SDGs.

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Woochong Um and Kanni Wignaraja

August 8, 2024

Rajesh Dabhas, 43, a firefighter, pours water on his head to cool himself down after coming out of a burning eye hospital in New Delhi, India.

Climate Action

More than 70% of the global workforce is at risk from severe heat – report

The United Nations says 2.4 billion people are at risk from extreme heat. Severe heat waves caused by global warming can be a silent killer.

Simon Torkington

August 8, 2024

A woman carries her belongings as she wades through flood waters in the Badin district of Pakistan's Sindh province September 19, 2011. The latest floods, triggered by monsoon rains, have killed more than 230 people, destroyed or damaged 1.2 million houses and flooded 4.5 million acres (1.8 million hectares) since late last month, officials and Western aid groups say. More than 300,000 people have been moved to shelters. Some 800,000 families hit by last year's floods are still homeless. Aid groups have warned of a growing risk of fatal diseases. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT HEALTH TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Nature and Biodiversity

How climate change affects youth mental health in Pakistan

The economic and physical impacts of climate change are clear, but Pakistan’s population is experiencing often overlooked mental health ramifications too.

Henna Hundal and Sikander Bizenjo

August 8, 2024

A drone view shows solar panels as they stand on Dave Duttlinger's farmland that he leased to Dunns Bridge Solar LLC in Wheatfield, Indiana, U.S., April 5, 2024. Demand for materials and critical minerals is set to shift as the global energy transition accelerates. This is the materials transition.

Energy Transition

The energy transition is creating a historic materials transition. Here's why

The global materials market is set for a historic shift — a materials transition — as it adjusts to facilitate the energy transition. Here's what to know.

Musaab Almulla

August 7, 2024

A general view of the city of Bogota from the Monserrate mountain viewpoint in Bogota, Colombia May 22, 2024. Colombia is pushing forward with a whole-of-government digital inclusion strategy that aims to bolster financial inclusion nationally.

Geographies in Depth

Colombia's digital inclusion strategy is bolstering financial inclusion — especially for women

Colombia's digital inclusion strategy is bolstering financial inclusion, especially for women. Here's how — and why a whole-of-government approach is key.

Camilo Tellez-Merchan and Gisela Davico

August 7, 2024

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