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An aerial view shows a flooded residential colony in Chennai, India.

Urban Transformation

India invests in city flood mitigation, and other urban transformation stories

Other top city and urbanization news: Cities yet to set net-zero targets; Indonesia’s bid to improve Jakarta’s air; New research on infrastructure, scaling EVs, and nature-positive cities.

Jeff Merritt and Vivian Brady-Phillips

October 11, 2024

Health and Healthcare Systems

Funding the future: Sustainable financing models to help the fight against antimicrobial resistance

Here’s what you need to know about antimicrobial resistance, the reasons for the dry antibiotics pipeline and the innovative financing models that could help.

Shyam Bishen

October 10, 2024

Health and Healthcare Systems

Leaders pledge 10% drop in superbug deaths by 2030, and other top health stories

Top health stories: Leaders set 2030 goal to cut superbug deaths by 10%; 'A conceptual breakthrough' in cancer research; Rwanda begins Marburg virus vaccine trials.

Shyam Bishen

October 10, 2024

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Energy Transition

Explainer: Advanced nuclear technologies and their role in the energy transition

Nuclear energy is experiencing a renaissance but concerns remain around safety and cost. How can advanced energy solutions support the energy transition?

Maciej Kolaczkowski

October 10, 2024

A hand holding pills, illustrating the need for equal access to antibiotics

Health and Healthcare Systems

How more than 50 million deaths could be prevented by increasing access to antibiotics

As the majority of people worldwide lack access to effective antibiotics, the most difficult-to-treat infections are now outpacing antibiotic development.

Manica Balasegaram

October 10, 2024

Social networking concept. GenAI; branding, advertising.

Business

4 steps to build brand alignment in the age of generative AI

With the right guardrail systems in place, GenAI can become an enabler for companies, giving the C-suite the confidence to embrace AI for brand building.

Tiffany Xingyu Wang

October 10, 2024

Solar panels against a blue sky with a sun flare; solar powering clean water

Food and Water

Powering health and empowering minds with solar energy and clean water in India’s rural schools

Providing India's rural schools with solar power and the means to clean water is helping to improve conditions for students and for local communities.

Megha Bhargava and Digvijay Sujlana

October 10, 2024

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

After a childhood surrounded by conflict, this social entrepreneur is helping vulnerable communities access legal support

One of many social entrepreneurs using AI to create an impact, Gerald Abila explains how he harnesses tech to provide pro-bono legal services across Africa.

Andrea Willige

October 10, 2024

Economic Growth

Europeans are clinging to their savings. What does it mean for growth in the EU?

Europeans are saving at their highest rates in years, according to new data, with saving rates in the eurozone surpassing pre-pandemic levels.

Spencer Feingold

October 10, 2024

The University of Oxford, first in the World University Rankings

Education and Skills

World University Rankings 2025: Elite universities go increasingly global

The World University Rankings used to be dominated by the UK and the US, but now they are more international, with the Global South playing a bigger role.

Phil Baty

October 10, 2024

A giant piece of Ice breaks off the Perito Moreno Glacier in Patagonia, Argentina: Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders are making policy asks on climate action.

Climate Action

Every fraction of a degree counts: Time for governments and business to double down on climate action

The Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders, representing $4 trillion in revenue and 12 million employees, share an open letter on climate action ahead of COP29.

Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders

October 10, 2024

Members of the armed forces patrol the affected areas as Bolivia records the most outbreaks of wildfires since 2010 this year.

Climate Action

Wildfires threaten global climate goals, and other nature and climate stories you need to read this week

Also this week: Plant 'dark spots' hold undiscovered species; Most soft plastic collected for recycling in the UK is burned.

Tom Crowfoot

October 9, 2024

Trade policy on AI must weigh up the technology's benefits against the risks.

Trade and Investment

Why AI is the new frontier global trade must learn to cross

A new World Economic Forum white paper explores the trade benefits offered by AI, along with the urgent policy-making challenges

Patrick McMaster

October 9, 2024

What's in the new Building Chips in America Act and what does it mean for the semiconductor industry?

As the semiconductor industry becomes more important all around the world, it will need to manage its ecological footprint as efficiently as possible.

Ian Shine

October 9, 2024

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