Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
0:14 – Young adults are unhappier than their parents, for the first time in generations: For generations, life’s happiness curve has looked the same. People were happiest as young adults, became progressively less happy until the age of 50, and then began to grow happier again.But that’s no longer the case, according to a new study. What’s behind this reversal?
1:52 – Spain is now the fastest-growing economy in Europe: Spain is the fastest-growing economy in the Eurozone today. Spain’s green industry is fuelling its economic engine. As the 14th member of the First Movers Coalition (FMC), the World Economic Forum’s decarbonization initiative, Spain is now throwing its economic success behind the coalition’s efforts to accelerate the global phasing out of fossil fuels.
3:37 – This medication could help prevent heart attacks: For decades, doctors have been prescribing aspirin to patients with cardiovascular disease. It thins the blood by preventing the formation of clots – reducing the risk of blockages and reduced blood flow. A new study found that a drug called Clopidogrel reduces patients’ risk of a heart attack or stroke by 14% compared with aspirin, and with no added risk. Here’s how it works.
5:20 – This trade deal ends support for overfishing to help rebuild ocean health: The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies is the first binding set of global rules designed to curb subsidies that fuel overfishing, threatening the health of the ocean. The deal, brokered by the World Trade Organization, has been decades in the making. Here, Santiago Wills talks through its implications, and who is set to benefit.
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