World Economic ForumChina The economic toll of the coronavirus – from iPhones to solar panels to tourism weforum.org - John Letzing • COVID-19 has potentially serious implications for the global economy. • Apple revised its revenue guidance, due to a slowdown at manufacturing sites in …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum Everything you need to know about the coronavirus weforum.org - Lan Xue • As of 18 February 2020, the total number of confirmed cases was 72,530 with a further 6,242 suspected cases. • The novel nature of the coronavirus meant …
World Economic ForumKeira Knightley Keira Knightley tackles gender equality head on in her new film weforum.org - Laura Mannering Keira Knightley said her new film "Misbehaviour", the true story of how the Women's Liberation Movement disrupted the 1970 Miss World competition, …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum This is the effect female politicians have – and why we need more of them weforum.org - Zohal Hessami Women are underrepresented in political offices almost everywhere across the globe. Figure 1 illustrates this on the basis of the share of women in …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum The Euro: A transfer union from the start weforum.org - Enrico Perotti Since 2008 the euro has been plagued by fragility. This has led to sharp disagreements among its members, especially on the legitimacy of …
World Economic ForumQuantum Computing Correcting the “jitters” in quantum devices weforum.org - David L. Chandler A new study suggests a path to more efficient error correction, which may help make quantum computers and sensors more practical. Labs around the …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum Tool finds software update bugs in hours, not days weforum.org - Texas A&M University A new tool identifies the source of errors that result from software updates. It’s a common frustration—software updates intended to make our …
World Economic ForumCulture Meet the woman prescribing books as a cure weforum.org - Kate Whiting • A new wave of bibliotherapists is prescribing certain books as cures. • Bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud has seen her book recommendations change lives – …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum Five ways Chinese companies are responding to coronavirus weforum.org - David Aikman • The coronavirus outbreak presents a global health and economic crisis. • Chinese companies are stepping up to contribute to the response. • Efforts include …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum Meet the German grandma who builds wheelchair ramps from Lego weforum.org - Reuters Staff “For me it is just about trying to sensitise the world a little bit to barrier-free travel,” Ebel said in the German town of Hanau. She has been …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum 5 facts to show anyone who thinks the global film business is all about Hollywood weforum.org - Charlotte Edmond • Bollywood releases far more films than Hollywood, and has done for over a decade. • The US might have the highest box office sales, but it’s India that …
World Economic ForumSpace Exploration NASA is recruiting new astronauts – this is what it takes to apply weforum.org - Sean Fleming • There are two basic requirements for those applying to be a NASA astronaut. • But don’t let that fool you – getting selected is still a tough task. • NASA …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum This is the EU's plan to compete with Silicon Valley weforum.org - Foo Yun Chee • The European Commission wants to create a single market for data, while a new framework for the use of AI is also under discussion. • Smaller data …
World Economic ForumGeography These are the 15 fastest-growing cities in the world weforum.org - Madison Hoff • The world's 15 fastest-growing cities - based on UN population estimates - are all in Africa. • Among the fastest-growing cities are three cities …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum Why we need to redesign cities to stop the spread of disease weforum.org - Rina Chandran • Densely packed urban centres are vulnerable to disease outbreaks. • Planners should focus on '20-minute cities'. City planners and physicians say densely …
World Economic ForumLanguage Learning Some endangered languages manage to thrive. Here's how weforum.org - Sean Fleming • Most of the world speaks one of 20 languages. • Two-fifths of the world’s languages are poised to die out. • The UN says learning languages could help …
World Economic ForumRetirement Which countries' workers spend the longest (and shortest) in retirement? weforum.org - Andrea Willige • Retirement lengths vary by country. • There are now more people over the age of 65 than there are under the age of five. • The World Economic Forum says …
World Economic ForumClimate Change Extreme weather could bring recession 'like we've never seen before' weforum.org - Karen Nikos • Physical climate risk from extreme weather events remains unaccounted for in financial markets, a new paper warns. • But forecasting and modelling this …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum Wealthy nations are letting young people down by failing to curb emissions, says new report weforum.org - Megan Rowling • A commission convened by the World Heath Organization, The Lancet medical journal and U.N. children’s agency UNICEF looks at children around the …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum India is now the world’s 5th largest economy weforum.org - Joe Myers • Forecast data from the IMF shows India has risen to become the world’s fifth largest economy. • India has leapfrogged the GDPs of France and the …
World Economic ForumPublic Health 3 charts that compare coronavirus to previous outbreaks weforum.org - Reuters Graphics • Coronavirus has spread much more quickly than SARS or MERS. • The latest data suggests that it's less deadly than either SARS or MERS. • It will take …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum The vital role played by logistics during humanitarian crises weforum.org - Soren Skou • Maintaining supply chains is crucial in responding effectively to humanitarian crises. • LET - the first public-private partnership of its kind - pools …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum Why is slavery still not a crime in almost half of countries? weforum.org - Sonia Elks • Historic laws that allowed slavery have been scrapped worldwide, but in many countries it hasn't been explicitly criminalised. • In 94 countries, a …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum This is the global economic cost of air pollution weforum.org - Niall McCarthy • Greenpeace research looks at the economic impact of air pollution. • In China, this is estimated at $900 billion a year. For the US, the figure is $600 …
World Economic ForumClimate Change The irreversible emissions of a permafrost ‘tipping point’ weforum.org - Dr Christina Schädel • Thawing permafrost could release it's stored carbon into the atmosphere. • Climate-change mitigation has the potential to slow or halt this thaw - and …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum India's top court orders equal roles for women in army weforum.org - Suchitra Mohanty India's top court ruled on Monday that women could serve as army commanders, dismissing the government's stance that male soldiers were not ready to …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum UK firms urged to act on domestic abuse as female murder cases rise weforum.org - Sonia Elks Companies were urged on Friday to offer a lifeline to workers suffering from domestic abuse after official data showed the number of women murdered …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum Hidden causes and hidden effects: Bilateral trade imbalances weforum.org - Alejandro Cunat Throughout his tenure in office, President Trump has kept the spotlight on the bilateral trade deficits of the US with some of its key trade partners …
World Economic ForumFourth Industrial Revolution Hydrogel 'biofactories' could make meds in remote places weforum.org - University of Washington A new method for producing and preserving medicines and chemicals involves embedding portable “biofactories” in water-based gels known as hydrogels, …
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum UEFA teams up with Disney in a bid to boost girls' participation weforum.org - Simon Evans UEFA has teamed up with Disney to launch a pan-European project aimed at increasing the number of girls playing football. The biggest-ever attempt to …
