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(Circular Economy) Successful circular economy ‘trailblazers’ do these 5 things: Report (Liselore Havermans, Menno van Dijk, WEF)

Building a circular economy requires that innovative circular solutions become the standard across industries. Only a small group of organizations are well positioned...

(Trade) 12 trade tasks to prioritize in 2021 (Sean Doherty, Kimberley Botwright, WEF)

The new director-general at the WTO will have a raft of challenges on their desk – here are our suggestions for one task...

(Resilient Countries) How to build more resilient countries after the COVID-19 pandemic (Saadia Zahidi, Time, WEF)

In 2020, the world witnessed what happens when a global risk becomes reality. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have now passed 95 million globally, with more...

(Global Cooperation) Principles for Strengthening Global Cooperation (WEF)

For the world to achieve a sustainable, equitable recovery, governments, businesses and civil society groups must come together. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic...

(Australia) Medically vulnerable refugees in Australia hotels finally freed (Ali MC, Al Jazeera)

Dozens of men held in hotels as part of Australia’s controversial offshore immigration policy have been freed. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/22/medically-vulnerable-refugees-in-australia-hotels-finally-freed

(Indonesia) Sriwijaya crash puts Indonesian transport safety in the spotlight (Al Jazeera)

While flying has become a lot safer, issues over maintenance and regulatory failure continue to affect transport networks at road and sea. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/22/sriwijaya-crash-puts-indonesian-transport-safety-in-the-spotlight

(Google/Australia) Google’s threat to block Australia over content fees sparks anger (Al Jazeera)

Proposed law will force Google and Facebook to pay local media for their news content or face millions of dollars in fines. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/22/google-threatens-to-block-australia-over-law-on-content-fees

(Brazil) Brazil’s most vulnerable communities face COVID food crisis (Al Jazeera)

The coronavirus has killed about 212,000 people in Brazil and wreaked havoc on what was an already-shaky economy. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/1/21/coronavirus-hits-brazils-isolated-poor-hardest

(Venezuela/USA) Venezuela’s Maduro hopes for ‘better relations’ with US (Al Jazeera)

The Venezuelan president urges the country’s parliament to ‘take initiatives’ towards a ‘new beginning’ with Washington. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/21/venezuela-maduro-hopes-for-better-relations-with-us

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