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Chinese business battles the coronavirus, bad for your brain and other top stories of the week

Also in this week's round-up: what is happening to Fukushima and 5 charts that bust migration myths. Image: Unsplash

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Business battles the coronavirus. Chinese companies take action.
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‘Green gold’ and economic havoc. The real cost of your avocado toast.
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Bad for your brain. Common dietary habits impair hippocampal function.

Life under quarentine. A small Italian town battles the coronavirus.

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Nuclear meltdown then, renewables hub today. Fukushima’s rebirth.

How India can create 170 million jobs: enable women to start up and scale.

5 charts that dispel common migration myths.

The most promising coronavirus treatments. Research is moving fast.

Speed is everything. What the world should do now to fight the virus.

Cloud clubbing and blind gifts. How China keeps busy during quarentine.

Australia’s fires destroyed the old models. Science has to keep up with climate change.

Defying populism: in defence of cosmopolitanism.

Finance minsters grapple over climate change. References discussions at Davos. (New York Times)

Digital currencies and financial inclusion. Interview with Forum blockchain lead. (Ledger Insights)

How 2030 will surprise you. A request for predictions from Davos participants. (MIT Technology Review)

A new framework to solve rare diseases. Coverage of new Forum white paper. (Eurasia Review)

Sustainability and ESG outcomes in Africa. Cites discussions at Davos. (CNBC Africa)

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