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Leadership 'rhythms' drive opportunity: Johnson Controls' George Oliver on Meet the Leader
On the latest Meet The Leader podcast, Johnson Controls' CEO George Oliver explains the powerful role that routines and habits can play in tackling complex problems - from COVID-19 to the...
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 13 July
Top stories: Malaysia reports record number of infections; WHO warns Delta variant fuelling two-track pandemic; Tokyo Governor vows Olympics will be safe
This is how COVID-19 has affected world hunger
A United Nations report shows that the number of undernourished people rose to around 768 million last year, equivalent to 10% of the world's population.
From transmissibility to severity: Everything you need to know about the lambda variant
The lambda variant accounts for 97% of COVID-19 cases in Peru. The variant contains many mutations, which could increase transmissibility and severity.
COVID-19: This is where poverty risk is on the rise across the EU
New initial estimates by Eurostat have revealed the potential effect the pandemic year 2020 had on the most economically at-risk in the European Union.
COVID-19 is threatening the SDGs – here’s what needs to happen
Progress toward the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals has been halted or even reversed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Explainer: The Tokyo Olympics by numbers
With the Games due to go ahead with zero spectators now Tokyo is in a state of emergency, here are all the key facts and figures on the postponed Olympics.
We risk a 'two-track' COVID-19 recovery. Here's how to prevent it
The world is facing a worsening two-track recovery, driven by dramatic differences in vaccine availability, infection rates, and the ability to provide policy support.
These are the different schemes around the world promoting people to get vaccinated
Officials around the world are incentivising citizens to get a COVID-19 vaccine, including opening raffles to win cars and offering a $1.5 million lottery.
Could COVID-19 be mutating in animals without us knowing?
A University of Cambridge researcher explores the research being done into COVID-19 infection in animals - and whether it could mutate in different species.
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 12 July
Top stories: Lockdowns extended in South Africa, Sydney; Tokyo enters state of emergency; Boris Johnson urges for caution as restrictions lifted in UK.
This French Company Is Making Compostable Face Masks Out Of Hemp
Selling for around one euro, the masks are local, natural and environmentally friendly.