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Climate Change
We need a Marshall Plan to tackle the environment: HRH Prince of Wales
In a session at the Sustainable Development Impact Summit, HRH Prince of Wales shared six levers of a Marshall-like plan to help save the planet.
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Future of Mobility
The next big disruption is coming. How cities can prepare for 'flying cars'
Flying cars could create new, flexible and safe ways to move people and cargo. Here's what cities need to do to ensure they shape the disruption to come.
COVID-19
COVID-19 hits new milestone while 'worsening' globally - WHO briefing
The number of cases in a single day have reached a record high while WHO officials shed light on the transmission risk from asymptomatic cases.
COVID-19
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 8 June
Today's headlines: Today's headlines: Coronavirus deaths pass 400,000; Saudi cases pass 100,000; Some Hydroxychloroquine trials move forward after others halted.
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WHO updates guidance on masks for health workers and the public - here's what you need to know
New evidence and evolving reviews of data has led the agency to announce new guidance for members of the general public where infection rates are high and distancing isn't possible.
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COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 5 June
Today's headlines: Global Vaccine Summit raises $8.8 billion to vaccinate the poor. Brazil and Mexico report record daily deaths. New York State governor urges George Floyd protesters to ...
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COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 4 June
Today's headlines: Confirmed cases above 6.5 million worldwide; WHO's hydroxychloroquine study can resume; COVID-19 positivity rates have doubled in Delhi; and the Forum's Great Reset.
Global Risks
WHO ‘especially worried’ over Central and South America; hydroxycholoroquine trial resumes - WHO briefing
The World Health Organization said at a briefing Wednesday it would resume its trial of hydroxychloroquine, while expressing continued concern over the rise of COVID-19 coronavirus cases ...
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COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 3 June
Today's headlines: Employment in Spain grows for the first time during COVID-19; Brazil forecast to reach 1 million confirmed cases in next few weeks.
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COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 2 June
Today's top stories: Protests in the US could spark a second wave of coronavirus; the first human trial of an antibody treatment for COVID-19; South America faces stark coronavirus challe...
COVID-19
‘Intense zones of transmission’ in Central and South America; the 'urgent challenge' of antimicrobial resistance - WHO briefing
As COVID-19 spreads in the Americas, neglected health threats from Ebola to antimicrobial resistance are adding pressure to health systems.
COVID-19
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 1 June
Today's top stories: UK eases lockdown; big queues for free food in Geneva; Spain reports lowest rate of new cases in 3 months; cases in NYC top 200,000.
COVID-19
Sharing tools to fight COVID-19 'the best shot the world has' - WHO briefing
This 'one-stop shop' for scientific knowledge, data and intellectual property is intended to encourage collaboration to help speed the discovery of vaccines and medicines.
COVID-19
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 29 May
Today's top stories: 3 in 4 new cases in Spain diagnosed in just 2 cities. Chile announces free healthcare for healthworkers.
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COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 28 May
Today's top stories: US deaths surpass 100,000; the UK launches a mass testing and contact tracing program; WHO launches a new foundation; and how Facebook's remote working policy could t...