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Widening wealth disparities will drive populist voting

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Wealth is more unequal than incomes; countries with stable or falling income inequality will increasingly address wealth

Population trends pose development challenges

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Just 2% of global population gain in 2016-40 will be in advanced countries; 56% will be in Africa and the Middle East

Climate change GDP risk is high regardless of income

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A new study overrules past suggestions that poorer, tropical nations will lose more GDP to the impacts of climate change

Ireland's economy will suffer after Brexit

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Alongside the border and migration, trade is a key concern for Ireland

Climate change reversal technology is no magic bullet

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Climate change looks set to have catastrophic effects if drastic action is not taken to reduce global carbon emissions

Globalisation evolves as FDI and supply chains shift

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Friend-shoring is outstripping near-shoring in the remaking of supply chains

Artificial intelligence revolution needs deft steering

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INTERNATIONAL

The outcome of the artificial intelligence revolution depends on sober policies

Cities are at the forefront of global warming threats

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As cities become hotter, the threats they face are rapidly increasing, particularly for those near the coasts

Water demands of AI will elicit rising scrutiny

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Research into AI's ‘thirst’ for fresh water is proliferating

Some forms of social distancing may persist for years

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A growing body of research shows that only 5% of Western populations have had COVID-19