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What the Paris Agreement actually commits countries to

The Paris Agreement is the closest the world has come to a shared climate contract, but how it works, and what it does not require, is widely misunderstood.

By The Daily World · 7 January 2026

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How artificial intelligence is reshaping the global economy

AI is moving from a research curiosity to an infrastructure technology, and the economic shifts it is triggering will play out over decades.

By The Daily World · 5 January 2026

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The global race for lithium, and why Australia sits on a goldmine

Lithium is the element at the heart of rechargeable batteries, and the countries that control its supply are shaping the energy transition and global geopolitics.

By The Daily World · 1 January 2026

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Why the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decisions reach Australian mortgages

When the world's most powerful central bank moves its benchmark rate, Australian borrowers eventually feel it, even though Washington has no authority over the Reserve Bank of Australia.

By The Daily World · 30 December 2025