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Global Health
This is how the world can get routine vaccinations back on track
COVID-19 is disrupting immunization efforts in many vulnerable areas of the world. 80 million children under the age of one may miss life-saving vaccinations.
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4th Industrial Revolution
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Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
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COVID-19
The share of Americans in their 20s moving home is skyrocketing
COVID-19 has accelerated the trend of people in their 20s living with their parents in the US, resulting in a 5% increase since the start of the pandemic.
United States
Record number of Black women set to run for U.S. Congress
More black women have run for Congress than ever before as 122 black or multi-racial black women have put themselves forward in this year's congressional elections.
COVID-19
This country came up with 5 novel ideas to tackle the pandemic
Estonia, one of the most digitally advanced countries, launched a hackathon during lockdown – the winning entries include a ventilator and a worker-sharing app.
Forests
These Andean communities are helping restore the world's highest forests
Indigenous peoples are planting millions of native Polylepis trees, which are vital to the Amazon and crucial in the fight against climate change and deforestation.
COVID-19
COVID-19: Afghan all-female robotics team have designed a low-cost ventilator
This all-girl Afghan Robotics Team created low-cost, long-lasting and lightweight ventilators to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19
How COVID-19 helped Cape Town revolutionize its HIV health service
Coronavirus has put those with pre-existing conditions such as HIV at higher risk of a fatal response to COVID-19, so how do they still access care in a pandemic?
Environment and Natural Resource Security
A new volcano alert system on New Zealand’s White Island could save lives
In December, 21 people died when a volcano on New Zealand's White Island erupted with no warning. New technology could prevent that from happening again.
Africa
Africa’s population will triple by the end of the century even as the rest of the world shrinks
Africa will be the only region in the world where population will still be growing at the end of the century.
China
Millennials in China have a new plan: Work hard, retire young
Individuals across China are cutting back on spending money on new clothes and meals out, in a bid to add to their savings - and retire early.
Global Health
Mask mandates and other lockdown policies reduced the spread of COVID-19 in the US
A new study estimates that if the US had universally mandated masks on 1 April, there could have been nearly 40% fewer deaths by the start of June.
COVID-19 in Africa: Here's what's at stake
Saving lives from COVID-19 will be of little benefit if deaths from HIV, TB and malaria continue to rise in Africa, write Winnie Byanyima, Lucica Ditiu and Abdourahame Diallo.
COVID-19
Young workers hit hardest by COVID-19
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows how young, uneducated workers have been devastated by the virus.
Africa
African mobile users pay nearly three times the global average for voice calls and internet
A report by the International Telecommunication Union shows that African countries pay three times more than the global average for mobile packages, relative to monthly income.
Climate Change
Siberia’s 2020 heatwave made ‘600 times more likely’ by climate change
Siberia’s prolonged heat from January to June this year would have been “almost impossible” without human-caused climate change.