A worn open book spread like wings — Shakespeare's Wings

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Systems Change·15 April 2020

White Arkitekter + ReGen Villages Create First Circular, Self-Sufficient Communities for Sweden

Written by Christele Harrouk White Arkitekter, in collaboration with Silicon Valley-based ReGen Villages , have joined forces to create fully circular, self-sufficient and resilient communities in Sweden. Inspired by computer games, the pro

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Global Crises·14 April 2020

Foreveryone.net

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Kids·13 April 2020

World's Largest Lesson: Animated Films - Parts 1, 2 and 3

End extreme poverty. Fight inequality and in

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Charities·13 April 2020

UN chief calls on religious leaders to unite in the fight against COVID-19

UN Photo/Mark Garten -UN Secretary-General António Guterres meets religious leaders at Gurdwara Kartapur Sahib in Punjab province in Pakistan.

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Arts & Culture·8 April 2020

Among the Trees: A virtual tour | Hayward Gallery

Ever wondered what it would be like to see a 30-metre-high tree inside Hayward Gallery? Our new exhibition Among the Trees brings together artworks by 38 artists who explore our relationship with trees and forests. Here are five things to…

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Global Crises·7 April 2020

What does COVID-19 have to do with nature? These 5 articles explain

Apr 1, 2020 By Kiley Price Editor’s no

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Education·6 April 2020

'The impossible has already happened': what coronavirus can teach us about hope

In the midst of fear and isolation, we are learning that profound, positive change is possible. By Rebecca Solnit Tue 7 Apr 2020 06.00 BST D isasters begin suddenly and never really end. The future will not, in crucial ways, be anything like the past, even the very recent past of a month or two ago.

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Arts & Culture·5 April 2020

Hauser & Wirth Has Pledged to Donate 10 Percent of All Sales From Its Online Shows to the World Health Organization

Hauser & Wirth presidents Iwan and Manuela Wirth and Marc Payot. Photo courtesy of Hauser & Wirth.

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Climate Crisis·4 April 2020

Will the coronavirus kill the oil industry and help save the climate?

A flame from a Saudi Aramco oil installation in the des

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Global Crises·4 April 2020

The world before this coronavirus and after cannot be the same

Authors Ian Goldin, Professor of G

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Economics·4 April 2020

Mark Carney on Bloomberg

Mark Carney, the outgoing Bank of England governor, talks about his successes, challenges and Brexit in a wide-ranging conversation with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua.

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Climate·4 April 2020

COVID-19 is not a silver lining for the climate, says UN Environment chief

Greenhouse gas emissions are down and air quality has gone up, as governments react to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, has cautioned against viewing this as a boon for the…

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Global Crises·3 April 2020

UN secretary general: recovery from the coronavirus crisis must lead to a better world

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Global Crises·28 March 2020

The web can help more in the fight against Covid-19. Here’s what we must do.

Web Foundation · March 26, 2020

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Global Crises·26 March 2020

Covid-19 is nature's wake-up call to complacent civilisation

St Paul’s cathedral, in London. Photograph: Viann

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Economics·26 March 2020

A sustainable global economy must arise once COVID-19 pandemic is reversed, UN chief tells G-20 summit

World leaders at the G-20 virtual summit held on Thursday committed to inject over $5 trillion into the global economy to counteract the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Arts & Culture·25 March 2020

Why a pilgrimage was good practice for lockdown

Pilgrims’ progress … Adrian, with Dom Joly, Edwina Currie, Mim Shaikh, Pauline McLynn, Fatima Whitbread and Amar Latif. Photograph: Oliver Rose/BBC/CTVC

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Kids·20 March 2020

Jeremy Deller - Wir haben die Schnauze voll

Jeremy Deller - Wir haben die Schnauze voll (We‘re fed Up)

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