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UNESCO launches global media literacy week with concern over disinformation, elections and “lost generation” of youth

UNESCO’s Global Media and Information Literacy Week kicked off today with keynote speakers, students and citizens talking about a world at war between truth and disinformation, changing everything from education and governance to the shape of tomorrow’s cities.
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Developing Dubai — amid skyscrapers, a push for sustainability

The population of Dubai, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates, was approximately 2.5 million as of 2016. It is a city that has grown very rapidly since the 1990s, with skyscrapers rising out of nowhere. But how could it have grown so rapidly and still remain so organized? It retains a rigid city plan, with clear limits and regular shapes. But does this mean it is sustainable?
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Goodbye PyeongChang, hello Paris — city of light already working on 2024 Summer Olympics

If you were to go to most stadiums in the world today, you would expect thousands of people packed into a large, but cramped space.Now imagine a family excursion to the stadium of the future: Once the family goes through the front gates, Mom heads off to go shopping while Dad sits down to watch the nail-biting soccer game. Tomorrow’s stadium would be complete with wind turbines, reusable water storage and a complete ecosystem on the roof. 
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Here Today project quotes Trump on #RefugeeBan: ‘It’s not going to be pretty’

"Here Today," our just-finished digital storytelling project in Paris, gives a human backstory and predicts the chaos that erupted after an executive order on immigration signed by President Donald Trump last Friday.
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