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Which Countries Are Meeting Their Paris Agreement Goals?
When it comes to emission reductions, some countries aim high but miss the mark by a long shot…
Paris to Berlin in an hour by train? Here’s how it could happen.
In November of 2020 two people were shooting through an airless tube at 160 km/h in the desert…
Super Bowl Pales In Comparison To The Biggest Game In Soccer
While Americans are getting ready for what they consider the biggest sporting event of the year, the 55th…
Paris and New Orleans – The Two Cities that Helped Roulette Become a Global Phenomenon
Roulette is one of the world’s most popular and fascinating games. It is also among the few offerings…
Why Are Businesses Using Comparison Apps For Shipping?
Many modern businesses depend, to some extent or other, on being able to send packages from place to…
Finding The Right Online Websites Using Comparison Sites
To keep things simple, here is a summary of what comparison sites do: They compare various sites that…
As Trump Dumps Paris Accord, U.S Cities Must Now Take Its Own Lead
Build dense. Build near transit. Rinse and repeat. President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate…
Which City Do You Think Is More Dense: Paris Or New York City?
It’s not just because they’re old. Which city do you think is more dense: Paris or New York…
How Can Climate Talks In Paris Impact The Rest Of Us
Drought has been deadly for indigenous people in Colombia’s desert peninsula, underscoring a global crisis: People will be…
How Paris Attacks May (Not) Change The Fight Against IS
The brutal, co-ordinated attacks in Paris show that Islamic State (IS) retains its potency abroad. But will it…
Three Ancient Cities To Rival London, Paris And New York
London, Paris and New York are global cities: modern hubs for travel, technology and trade, their names and…
Plans For A Seine Reinvention In Paris
Mayor Anne Hidalgo has announced an “almost philosophical project” to take the famed river’s quayside back from cars.…
Futuristic Smart City Models of Paris
Inhabitat favorite Vincent Callebaut just unveiled plans to transform Paris into a futuristic “smart” city that looks more…
13 Things The World Needs To Thank Paris For
Paris has been through a lot in the past few days, months, years, and centuries — and out…
Paris : Modern Classic Views
1 – Louvre Museum 2 – Paris Kiss 3 – Vintage Citroën Car 4 –…
Secret Libraries Of Paris
From majestic medieval towers and chandelier-lined 17th-century reading rooms, to medical collections that will make your skin crawl,…
Paris’ Eiffel Tower Is Going Green
When the Eiffel Tower was built in 1889 it was only intended to last for 20 years. The…
World’s Most Expensive Cities – 2015 – Singapore … Paris … Oslo …
The world’s ten most expensive cities are all found in Australia, Asia and Western Europe, according to the bi-annual…
Paris’s P’tit Vélib’
Vélib’, the world’s third largest bike share service, has expanded into uncharted territory last 2014: the toddler market. The…
Don’t Applaud The Climate Summit’s Loss And Damage Fund Deal Just Yet – It Might Not Warrant That Standing Ovation
Some countries like the Philippines have been hit by repeated climate change-fueled disasters. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images Shannon Gibson,…
As disasters and heat intensify, can the world meet the urgency of the moment at the COP28 climate talks?
Shutterstock Brendan Mackey, Griffith University Eight years ago, the world agreed to an ambitious target in the Paris…
How worried should we be about the pneumonia outbreak in China?
C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Sydney; Ashley Quigley, UNSW Sydney; Haley Stone, UNSW Sydney, and Rebecca Dawson, UNSW Sydney…
Bridging Virtual and Physical Worlds: From payment to property mapping (part 2)
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What The Booms In Electricity And Internet Show About AI
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2023 Capgemini World Payments Report: Finding the value in cash management
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From fraud management to customer relationship management: An AI revolution
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Generative AI: Are you ready to start reimagining the future of financial services?
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Resource Realism: The Geopolitics Of Critical Mineral Supply Chains
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. Executive summary Introduction Competition between…
Are We Writing Green Financial Rules In The Dark?
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. Sustainable finance regulations are booming…
How Much Does A US Government Shutdown Cost The Economy?
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The Art, Science And Philosophy Of Digital Banking Engagement
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. For most people, interaction with…
Who’s Only Looking Busy at Work?
Every employee probably knows the difference between productive work and what a new report by software company Slack calls performative…
The Datasets That Enable AI Advances
Training large AI models and systems require vast amounts of data. Data sources can be both publicly available…
Major Shake-Up in World’s Passport Power Ranking
Japan has been knocked off the top spot on the Henley Passport Index for the first time in five years…
Behind The AI Revolution – Then, Now, And The Future – Are People.
Typical Corporate Organisational Hierarchy. Level 1. Board of Directors. The highest level in an organisational structure. The board…
Japan Hits a New Era of Growth
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. A rise in the country’s…
How Much Aid Has the U.S. Sent Ukraine? Here Are Six Charts.
Six graphics illustrate the extraordinary level of support the United States has provided Ukraine in its war against…
Quenching Thirst. Real Thirst.
In a world increasingly characterized by abundance and technological advancement, it is a harsh reality that many of…
The International Booker Prize longlist is out. Where are the authors from?
If you want to follow an ex-Soviet security officer and an ageing hippy around the Ukrainian city of…
What We Talk About When We Talk About “Payments To Grow Your World”
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Electric Vehicles Are Forecast To Be Half Of Global Car Sales By 2035
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. The adoption of electric vehicles…
The World’s Next Megacities
By 2050, 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, up from 54 percent in 2020,…
Spare – Prince Harry’s Tell-All Memoir Shows The Royal Family In A Different Light
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex is not sparing any details in his upcoming memoir. The revelations made…
Pope Benedict XVI: A man at odds with the modern world who leaves a legacy of intellectual brilliance and controversy
Benedict XVI leaves behind a complex legacy as a Pope and theologian. To many observers, Benedict, who died…
Pelé: A global superstar and cultural icon who put passion at the heart of soccer
Pelé, soccer’s first global superstar, has died at the age of 82. To many fans, the Brazilian will…
The World’s Most Expensive Cities
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has recently published its Worldwide Cost of Living Index for 2022. In this edition, New…
Top 10 Cities With The Best Public Transport
Hong Kong has been named the world’s top city for public transit, according to a new study by consulting firm…
COP27: A year on from the Glasgow climate pact, the world is burning more fossil fuels than ever
The burning of fossil fuels caused 86% of all CO₂ emissions during the past ten years. Despite being…
COP27: Why it matters and 5 key areas for action
COP27 is the next meeting of the group of 198 countries that have signed the UN Framework Convention…
Climate Change – Always Following The Sun
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees requires the energy system to be restructured as quickly as possible. But…