Geneva, Switzerland -- Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis. After more than three years of talks and one last marathon session, weary delegates at the...

WHO members on Saturday reached agreement over how to tackle future pandemics after three years of discussions, the co-chair of the negotiating body told AFP.

Anticipatory governance is crucial in navigating today’s risks. While AI tools enhance forecasting, early warning does not always lead to early action. Bureaucratic inertia and political hesitation often delay responses. Governments, businesses, and NGOs must integrate risk intelligence into decision-making, ensuring proactive measures and resilience-building to prevent crises from escalating...

Oregon's tourism strategy focuses on year-round visitation, sustainability, and regenerative travel, aiming to optimize economic impact while preserving natural beauty and cultural heritage, Travel Oregon CEO Todd Davidson tells TRENDS in an interview.

"Financial stability benefits the whole economy and reduces the risk that the central bank becomes reluctant to raise interest rates for fear of causing a financial meltdown," she added.

Paris, France - A German man who deliberately got vaccinated for Covid-19 a whopping 217 times did not report any side effects from his many jabs, according to researchers studying possibly the "most vaccinated person in history".The immune system of the 62-year-old man from the central German city of Magdeburg --...

The engine maker swung to profit of $3bn from a loss of $1.64bn in 2022.

Its net profit dropped 13.2% to US$570 million.

EDF cut its large debt by increasing nuclear production.

The drugmaker's revenues fell 41 percent to $14.2 billion.

The F&B packaging industry in the region adapts to post-COVID consumer behaviors, emphasizing health, wellness, and sustainability, Abdelghany Eladib of SIG tells TRENDS.

Washington, US - US economic growth was stronger than expected in the final months of 2023, government data showed Thursday, offering a boost to President Joe Biden as he starts his reelection campaign.The world's biggest economy expanded at an annual rate of 3.3 percent in the fourth quarter, fueled by a...

Shaken by the Covid-19 pandemic, the WHO's 194 member states decided more than two years ago to start negotiating an international accord aimed at ensuring countries are better equipped to deal with the next health catastrophe, or to prevent it altogether. The plan was to seal the agreement at the...

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for November 2023 global air cargo markets indicating the strongest year-on-year growth in roughly two years.This is partly due to weakness in November 2022, but also reflects a fourth consecutive month of strengthening demand for air cargo.Global demand for...

DUBAI, UAE – For over 30 years, globalization has been the evergreen megatrend as global trade has helped lift some one billion people out of poverty, an expert has said.Yin Zou, the Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, DHL Group, wrote in the World Economic Forum that the COVID-19 pandemic...

Geneva, Switzerland - The head of the WHO said on Tuesday the world needs to properly prepare for future pandemics after finally ending three years of Covid "crisis, pain and loss."In his end-of-year message, World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said 2023 had marked a turning point in fighting major...

Stockholm, Sweden - Fine particle pollution caused the deaths of over 250,000 people in the European Union in 2021, according to a report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) published on Friday.Fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, is a term for fine particulates that are typically the by-product of car exhausts or...

Beijing, China - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday raised its 2023 economic growth forecast for China, citing stronger consumption and recent policy measures announced by Beijing.After a tough year for the world's number-two economy, there have been flickers of life in recent weeks, with third-quarter expansion coming in more than...

Berlin, Germany - Germany's BioNTech and US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Thursday announced "positive" results from initial trials of their combined mRNA vaccine against Covid-19 and influenza.Phase one and two trials of the vaccine had produced "robust immune responses" against both illnesses and showed a "safety profile consistent with the safety...

Geneva, Switzerland - Global trade growth will be sharply lower than forecast this year as stubborn inflation, high interest rates and the war in Ukraine pressure economies around the globe, the World Trade Organization said on Thursday.Strains in China's vast property market also prompted the WTO to cut its trade growth...

Kariko, 68, and Weissman, 64, longstanding colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania in the US, have won a slew of awards for their research, including the prestigious Lasker Award in 2021, often seen as a precursor to the Nobel. In honoring the duo this year, the Nobel committee in Stockholm...

Qatar Investment Authority, with a diversified $450 billion portfolio across 60 countries, is adeptly poised to tackle global economic hurdles and seize expansion prospects.

Dubai's skyline epitomizes modern development, with its appeal bolstered by strong property management and developers capitalizing on increasing sales.

The monarch is credited with effectively maintaining stability in a volatile region -- in part through suppressing criticism -- as well as modernising the economy and pursuing assertive diplomacy. But his efforts have fallen short in addressing the profound inequalities that continue to plague Moroccan society.

Business travel spending hit $23bn in 2022, nearing pre-pandemic levels as post-pandemic business trips get longer, supported by UAE's digital nomad and freelancer programs.

The number of new COVID-19 cases reported worldwide rose by 80 percent in the last month, the World Health Organization said, days after designating a new "variant of interest". The WHO declared in May that Covid is no longer a global health emergency, but warned the virus will continue to...

The drop in exports was bigger than expected and the heaviest since a 17.2 percent plunge in January-February 2020, when the economy came to a standstill in the early weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic. Apart from a brief rebound in March and April, exports have been in constant decline since...

Revenue from operations was US$7.2 billion.

Copenhagen, Denmark - The World Health Organization's European office on Tuesday warned the risk of Covid-19 has not gone away, saying it was still responsible for nearly 1,000 deaths a week in the region.The global health body on May 5 announced that the Covid-19 pandemic was no longer deemed a "global...

The 55-year-old Harvard graduate, who steered Greece from the coronavirus pandemic back to two consecutive years of strong growth, had already scored a thumping win in an election just a month ago. But having fallen short of five seats in parliament to be able to form a single-party government, Mitsotakis...

Mecca, Saudi Arabia - The annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, will start on Sunday with more than two million Muslims from around the world expected to take part this year.It will be the largest pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic forced Saudi authorities to dramatically downsize...

“The threat of another variant emerging that causes new surges of disease and death remains, and the threat of another pathogen emerging with even deadlier potential remains,” he adds, underscoring the need for effective global mechanisms that address and respond to emergencies of all kinds.

The World Health Organization launched a global network to help swiftly detect the threat from infectious diseases, like COVID-19, and share the information to prevent their spread. The International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN) will provide a platform for connecting countries and regions, improving systems for collecting and analyzing samples, the...

Geneva, Switzerland - The 14th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting of the New Champions is scheduled to take place between 27-29 June in Tianjin, China.The WEF meeting is happening when the global economy is going through the process of transformation. COVID-19 pandemic as well as fast-changing, macro-economic landscape are...

Its turnover fell by 36.6 percent to $9.9 in the Ocean division.

Profit fell on declining COVID-19 vaccine revenues.

More than 10,500 Emiratis have joined the private sector since the beginning of 2023, bringing the total number of Emiratis employed in the private sector to over 66,000.

Sustainable Aviation urged the UK government to take "urgent" action to support investment in carbon-cutting innovations, pointing to the provision of significant US and EU subsidies and incentives. According to Monday's report, SAF could provide three-quarters of UK jet fuel by 2050.

Local deals account for 51% of total M&A volume with technology sector at 25% as improved market conditions and pro-business reforms boost investor confidence in the region.

The expansion of infrastructure investment and medical insurance coverage will continue to drive premiums in 2023, albeit at a slower pace than in 2022, reports suggest.

UNCTAD’s Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan and Deputy Secretary-General Pedro Manuel Moreno will lead the organization’s delegation to the fifth UN conference on LDCs (LDC5) taking place in Doha, Qatar from 5 to 9 March.

PARIS, FRANCE -  Governments should urgently adapt their health systems to better respond to future shocks, given the huge impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people and the global economy.Major investment is needed in the health workforce, alongside increased spending on prevention and digital infrastructure, according to a new Organization...

In terms of monitoring how the virus is evolving, surveillance and genetic sequencing has dropped sharply, making it harder to track the myriad variants and detect new ones in good time.

"There's no doubt that our 53rd annual meeting in Davos will happen against the most complex geopolitical and geoeconomic backdrop in decades. So much is at stake," said Borge Brende, a former Norwegian foreign minister who is now president of the meeting.

Hospitals across China have been overwhelmed by an explosion of infections following Beijing's decision to lift strict rules that had largely kept the virus at bay but tanked the economy and sparked widespread protests. China said this week it would end mandatory quarantine on arrival, prompting many Chinese to make...

The World Health Organization called for more funds to help overcome towering challenges in the battle against malaria, which continues to kill hundreds of thousands of mainly African children each year. It warned that the world was currently "off track" to reach its goal of reducing malaria cases and deaths...

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Member states of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday agreed to develop the first draft of a legally binding agreement designed to protect the world from future pandemics. This zero draft of the pandemic accord, rooted in the WHO Constitution, will be discussed by member states in...

The curbs in Zhengzhou are part of China's national zero-tolerance approach to Covid, which involves grueling lockdowns, travel restrictions and mass testing. However, nearly three years into the pandemic, Covid cases are now higher than they have ever been in China. There were 31,444 domestic cases on Wednesday, the National...

It has brought back former CEO Bob Iger to take back the reins.

It is Tencent's second consecutive quarterly decline in revenue.