Climate Action
Vietnam's $135 billion power plan for 2030
Vietnam has approved a new power plan, known as PDP8, that aims to boost wind and gas energy while reducing reliance on coal. It will require $134.7 billion in funding.
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Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: AstraZeneca gets partial immunity in low-cost EU vaccine deal
Unexpected side-effects are rare, but the speed at which coronavirus vaccines are being produced raises the risks.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Time lost in translation: EU asked to relax rules for COVID-19 vaccine
Vaccines Europe, a group which represents the likes of GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi and AstraZeneca, are asking the EU to loosen rules that require medicines to include full documentation in 2...
Food and Water
El confinamiento impulsa las compras de verduras y reduce las de comida preparada
Los consumidores han reducido el gasto en comidas preparadas y han comprado más fruta y verdura, recurriendo a una alimentación más saludable durante los bloqueos de coronavirus, según mo...
Health and Healthcare Systems
World leaders pledge $8 billion to fight COVID-19
World leaders and organizations have come together to pledge $8 billion to aid research to create a vaccine and then distribute it worldwide.
Geographies in Depth
EU leaders have chosen France's Christine Lagarde to head the ECB
Christine Lagarde has been named the new head of the European Central Bank (ECB) after European Union leaders agreed on the decision.
Financial and Monetary Systems
Greece just made a 'major breakthrough' in solving its debt crisis
The Eurozone has offered Greece debt relief in 2018 – this is what the deal means.