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Business
International tourism not much better-off in 2021 despite a 19% revenue growth
Revenue from international tourism grew by 19% in 2021. But the industry doesn't expect a return to pre-pandemic volume before 2024.
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Business
102 millionaires ask leaders at the World Economic Forum to tax the rich
Some millionaires ask world leaders to create a wealth tax. A study estimates it could provide healthcare to 3.6 billion individuals, lift 70% of people below the poverty line and make enough Covid-19 vaccines for the world.
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Society
Modern Human fossils in Ethiopia 33,000 years older than thought
Oldest proof of Homo Sapiens in Eastern Africa is older than thought. Fossils are older than a volcanic eruption 233,000 years ago.
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Culture
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: 43 new inscriptions in 2021
Arabic calligraphy, rumba or truffle hunting are some of the elements inscribed to UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2021.
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Society
European Commission wants zero-emission buildings and no more natural gas heating
The European Commission plans that all new buildings will be zero-emission by 2030. Any financial incentive for gas boilers should stop by 2027.
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Business
Free mobile roaming in the EU to be extended until 2032
The agreement for using a mobile phone at no extra cost when traveling within the European Union expires in 2022
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Business
First Facebook threat report: antivax brigade from France and Italy; Belarus KGB accounts
In November, Facebook removed an antivax campaigns from France and Italy, Facebook accounts from the Belarusian KGB as well as fake account from a Chinese cybersecurity company.
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Science
Davemaoite, the mineral from deep Earth stuck in a diamond observed for the first time
The discovery of davemaoite in a tiny diamond from Botswana offers an unprecedented view of the earth's lower mantle and opens new areas of research.
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Politics
Indonesian official didn’t say COP26 deforestation pledge was unfair
The nuance lies in the difference between deforestation and net zero deforestation. But the statement nor Indonesia is without any ambiguity.
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Politics
Jair Bolsonaro, the least popular of 13 world leaders
Out of 13 world leaders, Narendra Modi is the most popular. For several months, the French President Emmanuel Macron was the most unpopular of all.
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Sport
Horse jumping removed from modern pentathlon
The international federation of modern pentathlon decided to remove horse jumping from the 5 traditional disciplines of the sport.
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Science
Scientists ask for renaming species of modern human ancestors
Scientists want to change the taxonomy of some human species by suppressing two denominations and creating a new one that would become our direct ancestor: the Homo bodoensis.
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Society
In Japan, 14% homes vacant, more than 42 million empty places in the world
While cities in Japan are overcrowded, rural areas are empty. Overall, about 10% of homes remain vacant among 20 OECD countries.
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Health
In Singapore, eye tissue can be stored for future use
A company in Singapore can store eye tissue to reuse it later when vision degrades getting older. The technology is not ready for clinical use yet. But it might prove to be an alternative in some cases of cornea transplantation from dead donors.
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Business
The IMF finally decides to maintain its president
The IMF president Kristalina Georgieva was suspected to have pressured her team when she worked at the World Bank so that China would get a favorable ranking in the 2018 Business Report.
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Society
Net Zero Climate Targets, Dangerous Distractions for Oxfam
Oxfam considers net zero goals to be dangerous distractions. Carbon neutral emission targets with afforestation would be unachievable globally.
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