Technology Cooperation Is Set to Radically Improve Global Trade
The societal, political, commercial and environmental requirements of future trade demand transformative technology solutions. Novel technologies are being deployed for supply chain management, logistics...
Social Innovators of the Year 2024
From India to Morocco, the United States to Ecuador, the 16 organizations awarded by the Schwab Foundation today are leading the way in advancing...
WMO confirms 2023 as warmest year on record ‘by a huge margin’
With the annual average global temperature fast approaching the critical threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, last year officially smashed the global temperature record,...
Climate Crisis May Cause 14.5 Million Deaths by 2050
A new World Economic Forum report, published today, warns that by 2050 climate change may cause an additional 14.5 million deaths and $12.5 trillion...
Because of the US, the World is entering ‘the Voldemort of years’
"Politically, 2024 is the Voldemort of years," reads the latest report issued by Eurasia Group, a US-based global political risk research and consulting firm,...
UN chief reiterates Gaza ceasefire call, condemns ‘collective punishment’ of Palestinians
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasized the imperative of establishing “basic conditions” to facilitate safe and full-scale aid delivery to civilians in Gaza while...
Why Biden Ordered the Attack on the Houthis
Since mid-November the Houthis have been launching attacks against shipping in the Red Sea. The US sent a number of AEGIS destroyers to help...
Global economy headed for worst half-decade in 30 years
Slowing growth enters third year, putting development goals at risk, notes ‘The Washington Post’. The global economy will slow in 2024 for the third...
Must ‘Western Civilization’ be synonymous with ‘Decline’?
History shows that we are unlikely to accept decline as a permanent state. If our current ruling class won't stop it, sooner or later,...
Sudan government rejects East African mediation move
Sudan's army-aligned government on Saturday spurned an invitation to an East African summit and rebuked the United Nations for engaging with the commander of...