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How countries and aid organizations are using logos to get clout – and money
From tents to toilets to bags of food, there’s one thing much of humanitarian aid has in common: logos. But as organizations fight for funding and countries vie for international clout, some are pushing back against the “soft power” move behind branded aid.
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State lawmakers are concerned about Chinese ownership of US land, but other countries own much more American acreage
As of 2021, China owned less than 1% of all foreign-held land in the U.S. Canada, by contrast, held more than the entire area of Vermont and New Hampshire combined.
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1 in 5 young people around the world are NEETs. What are NEETs?
From the United Kingdom to China, youth unemployment has been a point of concern. But across the world there is also a growing number of young people who aren’t in school, don’t have a job, and aren’t in any sort of vocational training.
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From oil to Ikea furniture: Red Sea conflict and Panama Canal drought delay shipments and could increase emissions
Over 90% of the world's traded goods are transported by ship.
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Providing electricity to 750 million people could help fight climate change, not exacerbate it
After decades of steady progress, the number of people without access to electricity increased in 2022. About 80% of people worldwide who don’t have electricity live in sub-Saharan Africa.
4 minute read
Multiple countries have tested a universal basic income – and it works
England is the latest in a string of countries to test giving its residents a guaranteed amount of money every month, also known as a universal basic income (UBI).
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