Global economy projected to grow 1.9% in 2023: UN report
Amid high inflation, aggressive monetary tightening and heightened uncertainties, the current downturn has slowed the pace of economic recovery.
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COP28: Asking a fox to guard the hen house
The writer says it will be foolish to expect the fossil fuel industry to sign its own death sentence.
Microsoft’s services resume after cloud outage hits users around the world
An outage of Azure can impact multiple services and create a domino effect as almost all of the world’s largest companies use the platform.
Fukushima plan worries spark appeal from Pacific islands
Japan said last week that water from the plant could be released into the sea "around this spring or summer", raising concerns from island nations.
askST: Is it safe to skip the bivalent Covid-19 booster?
The protection from a vaccine against severe disease also wanes over time but much more slowly, an expert offers.
Covid-19 pandemic far from over, says public health expert on Davos panel
Professor Williams highlighted the impact of long Covid – the long-term effects of a Covid-19 infection – on not just individuals, but also the economy.
World population growth to slow down
The population of East and South-east Asia will be in decline by 2050, while growth will continue in Africa and Central and South Asia.
Davos 2023: Climate change litigation set to grow, says WEF panel
There have been nearly 2,000 ligation cases globally, with around a quarter of them in the past two years alone, the panel mentioned.
Davos panellists call for cooperation among countries to stave off cyber threats
The WEF had flagged widespread cybercrime and cyber insecurity as one of its top 10 global risks in the 2023 edition of its Global Risks Report released last week.
2022 was a big year for AI development. In 2023, we must decide how best to use it
The fundamental question for AI in 2023 remains on how should the technology be used, and to what degree.