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The World in 2021 will start to look beyond covid-19: to the launch of an asteroid-smashing space probe, the next step in the fight against climate change and China’s supremacy at the box office. Here are five stories to watch out for.
00:00 – Top five stories for 2021
00:39 – Democracy under threat
04:17 – The electric revolution revs up
06:55 – A chance to turn a corner on climate change
10:39 – China v Hollywood: battle of the box offices
14:40 – Defending the planet
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Read our latest coverage of covid-19: https://econ.st/3abooL1
Find all our climate-change coverage: https://econ.st/3oBoLSX
2020: the year when everything changed: https://econ.st/2Kytkyy
The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human rights: https://econ.st/3oIb0BI
How would-be autocrats used covid-19 as an excuse to grab more power: https://econ.st/3qJ29l8
Why democracy failed in the Middle East: https://econ.st/2Wl9pps
Electric vehicles: who will rule the Teslaverse? https://econ.st/3qK0ITG
Countries should seize the moment to flatten the climate curve: https://econ.st/2JICCYY
Paris-anniversary climate pledges bring progress but fall short: https://econ.st/3nxNB60
The world’s energy system must be transformed completely: https://econ.st/37V83Y5
Why it’s time to make coal history: https://econ.st/39YIvf9
The World in 2021: the pandemic has shaken up the movie business: https://econ.st/39YGWxS
Daily chart: Hollywood is losing ground in China: https://econ.st/39ZvUIs
How Hollywood should deal with Chinese censors: https://econ.st/2VYlocv
Why easier access to space imposes new environmental responsibilities on humanity: https://econ.st/340i8Sp
A new moon race has begun: https://econ.st/3qMu7fM”
