After South African scientists sounded the alarm about the new omicron variant, countries around the world closed their borders.
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Uyghurs in Turkey protest against the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Uyghurs and other Muslims pray at a mosque in Kashgar in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region during a state-organised visit by foreign journalists in April 2021.
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Where does our love of sugar come from?
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Going digital: Nigeria launched the eNaira central bank digital currency in October 2021.
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Banking on bitcoin: El Salvador announced plans to build a Bitcoin City in November 2021.
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mRNA vaccines: not just for COVID.
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Huddling: John Kerry, US climate negotiator is surrounding at the COP26 Glasgow summit.
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What effect does youth climate activism have on negotiations such as COP26 in Glasgow?
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How to make sure the shift away from coal is part of a just transition?
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What needs to happen to get the world to net zero?
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Boundary Dam coal-fired power station, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Climate finance: where does the money go?
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Listen to the first episode of a new series from The Anthill Podcast ahead of the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow.
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