Editorials Dec 23, 2022
Some 188 governments agreed to a sweeping deal to protect the Earth’s biodiversity at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference: COP15 that convened earlier this month in Montreal, Canada.
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Some 188 governments agreed to a sweeping deal to protect the Earth’s biodiversity at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference: COP15 that convened earlier this month in Montreal, Canada.
China’s reopening poses new challenges for itself and the world
The situation in China is likely to get worse with the ending of the "zero-COVID" policy before it gets better, slowing its economy even more.