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Technology offers hope in tackling water scarcity
Improvements in technology, and cooperation in using it, could help to address water shortage challenges worldwide
InternationalWealth shifts across ages will exacerbate inequalities
Huge wealth transfers from those currently over 60 to the under-60s in the coming decades will have broad implications
InternationalDecarbonising steel will be a long-term challenge
Steel output accounts for 7% of global carbon emissions and decarbonised steel production capacity remains minimal
InternationalSolid services activity may drive wage inflation
The services PMIs improved across Europe, keeping wage inflation a risk, while the manufacturing downturn stabilised
InternationalWTO meeting is reaching more stalemates than outcomes
The WTO Ministerial meeting has been extended by a day into March 1 as negotiators are struggling to reach agreement
InternationalSurvey reveals key hurdles to democratic performance
A large Pew survey has found that people favour democracy but are critical of how it is working
InternationalFuture climate scenarios highlight rising risks
Climate change impacts will not be avoided, but can be managed and eased to some extent
InternationalCybersecurity risks and costs of hospitals will rise
A major US hospital has suffered a cyberattack -- the latest in a series of such attacks
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