Covid and climate: Annual Davos report raises alarm over escalating, intertwined risks facing the global economy

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A pair of new reports on global economic risks and water shortages highlight the urgent need for coordinated action to tackle interlinked and worsening threats to global stability

Much of the world will today be breathing a sigh of relief as Joe Biden prepares to replace Donald Trump as US President. Gone is a President who wilfully rejected and exacerbated myriad global risks to...

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