Robin Pomeroy is in charge of the World Economic Forum's audio content and hosts the Forum's weekly flagship podcast Radio Davos. Before joining the Forum, Robin spent more than two decades at the global news agency Reuters, as a correspondent in Brussels, Rome and Tehran, and as a senior desk editor in London. He helped found the London-based media literacy charity The Charlotte Project, and taught journalism to Masters students at City, University of London. Robin is a fellow of the Knight Wallace Fellowship of journalists.
Today's top stories: UN warns pandemic may reverse human development for the first time in 30 years; US bans travel from Brazil; Spain eases lockdown.
The 'Great Lockdown' isn't a typical downturn and requires a different and bigger response, IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath says on this week's podcast.
The WHO's annual meeting happens on line, and parts of Europe struggle to return to normal life: today's must-read stories about the coronavirus pandemic.
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TV doctor, Ranj Singh, joins a Zoom call with three inquisitive children to answer their questions about the pandemic. Listen to this week's WVV podcast.
Dr Ranj Singh regularly talks to millions of children about illness, on his BBC TV show 'Get Well Soon'. He shares his tips on how to communicate with youngsters about COVID-19.
Los casos confirmados de coronavirus en todo el mundo superan los 3,5 millones; los líderes mundiales celebrarán una conferencia sobre promesas de contribuciones para la financiación de l...
Confirmed coronavirus cases globally surpass 3.5 million; world leaders to hold a pledging conference for vaccine research funding; and Italy eases its long lockdown.
It killed more people than the Great War, but 20th Century's worst pandemic is rarely remembered. Author Laura Spinney tells us what we should learn from history.
On this week's World Vs Virus podcast, Greenpeace's Jennifer Morgan explains how we can tackle climate change as we struggle with a health and economic crisis.
An 8-hour online concert aims to bring people together, and a 99-year-old British war veteran raises millions; but the hit to the global economy will be huge.
The organizational psychologist shares work advice for COVID-19 lockdown and explains why we might gain 'post-traumatic growth' - all on this week's World Vs Virus podcast.
We speak to David Miliband of the International Rescue Committee, and hear from Bangladesh and a Somali refugee. Also: a pastor, a rabbi and a mullah walk into a Zoom chat, and listen to ...
A scientist has created a musical composition that represents the structure of a coronavirus protein. The haunting music could help us understand and fight back against COVID-19.
Author Matt McCarthy tells our World Vs Virus podcast about NYC's battle against COVID-19. Also: to test or not to test; and a submariner's lockdown tips.
