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AI helps in the fight against marine litter.

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Fight against marine litter and reduced under-five mortality

The two pieces of good news this month are about an underwater robot the removes litter from the sea and the succesful fight against under-five mortality in India.additional two paid days off for female employees experiencing menstrual pain.

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The operation of generative AI data centres requires huge amounts of natural resources.

AI infrastructure

How AI firms are appropriating Latin America’s resources

US AI firms need tremendous amounts of energy, water and land for their new generation of data centres. They are finding the resources they require in Argentina, Mexico and other Latin American countries.

Nigerian youth in Lagos during prayers.

Poverty reduction

When poverty is your family legacy

Nigeria must address youth unemployment in order to fulfil its development potential.

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The Asian tiger mosquito can transmit dengue – and is also spreading in Europe.

Neglected tropical diseases

The exception of dengue

Tests to check for schistosomiasis parasites, a worm disease, in Zimbabwe in 2023.

Neglected tropical diseases

Overshadowed by the “Big Three”

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In the Digital Monthly Edition 4/2026

AI is here. Are we ready?

The operation of generative AI data centres requires huge amounts of natural resources.
AI infrastructure

How AI firms are appropriating Latin America’s resources

US AI firms need tremendous amounts of energy, water and land for their new generation of data centres. They are finding the resources they require in Argentina, Mexico and other Latin American countries.

Political parties use AI to create posters and leaflets.
Politics

How artificial intelligence is transforming democracy

AI is changing the electoral process. Voters may receive calls from digital avatars, and even the deceased can deliver endorsements. At the same time, disinformation and hate speech are on the rise. Can democracy survive in the age of AI?

AI can boost participation, but it can also facilitate manipulation and threaten democracies.
Artificial Intelligence

The future is still ours to shape

Humanity is entering a new reality. The question is no longer whether artificial intelligence will change our lives but how – and who will be in charge.

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