Pandemic, climate change threaten global stability: WEF
By DW
21 January 2021 |
7:00 am
Economic and social fallout from COVID-19 are among the most imminent threats to the world, a new report shows. The pandemic will leave deep scars on young people, already reeling from financial and environmental crises.
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