Nature and Biodiversity
The Amazon could hold the key to solving our biggest challenges
The Amazon could help solve many of the problems facing mankind but we need to unlock the area's potential in a way that carefully preserves it.
Keith Breene is a Senior Writer at Formative Content, and an experienced national journalist. Recoded to Forum Agenda on 29/05/2024.
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Global Cooperation
These countries have the most positive influence on the world
Only 40% of peoplethink that the United States has a positive influence on the world
Global Cooperation
Millennials are rapidly losing interest in democracy
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Health and Healthcare Systems
7种几乎完全根除的致命疾病
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Health and Healthcare Systems
7 deadly diseases the world has (almost) eradicated
Smallpox is the only human disease to have been completely eradicated but several more could soon follow.
Climate Action
这座小岛从来人迹罕至，却残留着3800万件垃圾
这是一座太平洋上的无人岛，离最近城市也有数千英里，这里已被冠以地球上最严重塑料污染之地的名号。
Climate Action
This tiny pacific island is officially the most plastic-polluted place on earth
An uninhabited Pacific island thousands of miles away from the nearest city has been named as the most plastic-polluted place on earth.
Climate Action
One chart that shows just how skewed global emissions are
A chart from the World Resources Institute highlights the breakdown of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate Action
The Arctic is now expected to be ice-free by 2040
The last piece of summer sea-ice in the Arctic is expected to melt away in just 23 years, three decades earlier than previously expected.
Geographies in Depth
世界对习近平与特朗普会晤的5大关注
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Geographies in Depth
5 things to look for as Presidents Trump and Xi meet for the first time
A look at some of the key discussion topics as Presidents Trump and Xi meet.
Business
Brexit: what’s at stake for the UK as it triggers Article 50?
As Britain starts the process of leaving the EU, these figures show how important the relationship is to both the UK and EU economies.
Emerging Technologies
Meet the robots with talents you can only dream of
A new robot is so agile it can run and jump faster than any human.
Resilience, Peace and Security
Which countries spend the most on their military?
The US spends more on its military than the next 7 countries combined
Emerging Technologies
This computer isn't perfect. So it understands speech as well as you
Voice recognition software can now understand words as accurately as humans