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Amazon rainforest faces existential climate risk

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LATIN AMERICA

The situation, which began in northern regions, quickly spread, affecting the entire basin by September. Since January, large areas of the basin have been in a state of…

Venezuelan migrants could boost host countries' growth

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LATIN AMERICA

Millions of Venezuelans have fled their homeland in recent years as living standards have deteriorated rapidly, with the vast majority settling in other South American nations…

Cleaner GDP as nations grow helps to cut CO2 emissions

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INTERNATIONAL

The energy intensity of production declines as economies become more prosperous, and since 2000 emissions from energy production have fallen. The extent to which these trends will…

Latin American politicians will court evangelical vote

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LATIN AMERICA

However, academic research shows no regional pattern in terms of their political identity or voting behaviour. This is also the case among Catholics. Studies also show that the…

Global internet governance faces strain not severance

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INT

Since the internet’s inception as a military and research tool through to its development as a global platform for communication, commerce and collaboration, its governance has…

Gaza war and GenAI test anti-disinformation efforts

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INT

Experienced journalists have labelled this the worst disinformation event they have experienced. The spread of inaccurate information online has made monitoring the unfolding…

Hurricane Otis will have lasting impact in Mexico

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MEXICO

It was the most formidable Pacific storm to hit Mexico in at least 30 years, and took both the government and the population largely by surprise. Disaster risk analysis firm Enki…

Social media fragmentation raises disinformation risks

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INT

One driving factor of this risk is that in 2024 over 4 billion people -- around half the world's population -- will be able to vote in elections. These polls will take place at a…

Fast fashion industry growth diminishes ESG gains

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INT

Post-pandemic, UFF companies have further increased the speed of production and distribution cycles to achieve record sales, while the main fast fashion brands are trying to…

Competition in the AI value chain will be fierce

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INT

This follows a similar launch by Databricks, a cloud-based AI data management platform. Companies along the AI value chain are increasingly launching new GenAI models to funnel…