Jul 18, 2017 · A banana positively glowing with added Vitamin A could improve nutrition for millions of Ugandans – and save thousands from dying – thanks to Australian scientists. Industries in Depth This golden banana could save thousands of lives

Jan 20, 2025 · Themes that have emerged over the week included the fact that we're beginning to see the full effects of climate change, and that we can expect worse in coming years and decades; the need to speed up climate activity, particularly mitigation but also in the short term, adaptation; the growing costs of inaction; the urgency to include indigenous knowledge as we …

Jan 21, 2025 · Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament; Karin Keller-Sutter, President of the Swiss Confederation: Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia; Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan; Alexander De Croo, Prime Minister of Belgium; Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic …

Nov 18, 2020 · Just over 20 years ago, the dotcom bubble burst, causing the stocks of many tech firms to tumble.Some companies, like Amazon, quickly recovered their value – but many others were left in ruins.

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Oct 10, 2023 · Today, in the private and public sectors, our leaders are becoming more diverse and less conventional. For these leaders, and those who aspire for the top spot one day, these 10 characteristics are where they should focus their development.

Jun 11, 2024 · The Global Gender Gap Index 2024 benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment). It is the longest-standing index tracking the progress of numerous countries’ efforts towards closing these gaps over time …

Aug 12, 2021 · Young people are also the best placed to lead this transformation. In the past 10 years of working with the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community, a network of people between the ages of 20 and 30 working to address problems in more than 450 cities around the world, I’ve seen first-hand that they are the ones with the most innovative ideas …

Jan 17, 2019 · While Britain was the country that benefited most from this globalization, as it had the most capital and technology, others did too, by exporting other goods. The invention of the refrigerated cargo ship or “reefer ship” in the 1870s, for example, allowed for countries like Argentina and Uruguay, to enter their golden age.

Nov 20, 2023 · One of the largest and most notable BRI projects to date is the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Launched in 2015, the CPEC is a trade corridor that connects Pakistan's Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea with Kashgar, a …