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World leaders outline bold visions for future at Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos

US President Donald Trump announces “largest tax cut in American history” in Davos speech and signals plans for a major intervention to lower oil prices and interest rates.

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US$400 million ADB loan to boost Philippines’ revenue mobilisation

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$400 million loan to help the Philippines achieve its medium-term …

SEATCA says new WHO technical manual on tobacco taxation is vital for Covid-19 recovery response

Tobacco use costs the world over USD 1.4 trillion annually from health expenditures and lost productivity, says the …

Is the world sleepwalking into a climate crisis?

As world leaders meet this month to talk about the state of the global economy, climate change should …

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Brazil’s fossil fuel roadmap could strengthen COP31 push against blockers, say advocates

Ahead of COP31’s opening on Monday, Brazil’s voluntary roadmap faces fossil fuel expansion and transition disputes, as rising …
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Toxic air threatens wildlife in Pakistan’s Punjab as monitoring lags

In Pakistan’s Punjab province, November typically brings a blanket of air pollution that exceeds global health guidelines and …
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Philippines eyes blended finance to bridge estimated US$1 billion nature funding gap after COP17

The Southeast Asian nation secured up to US$200,000 in technical support to strengthen biodiversity financing at the summit, …
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Developing countries ‘missing out’ on COP31’s climate delivery push, UN climate chief warns

Simon Stiell acknowledged that many developing countries have struggled to engage with the summit’s Action Agenda and called …
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Global safeguards needed to assess health risks of novel chemicals: experts

Research is ongoing into the health effects of the world’s roughly 350,000 synthetic chemicals, but what we know …
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Analysis: How many times will Nepal resettle its disaster-affected?

A resettlement village set up after the 2015 earthquake was washed away in the August floods. Khalte’s destruction …