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          Due to falling birth rates and people living longer, the Middle East has one of the fastest-ageing populations in the world. Getty

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          The UAE team won with a biopreservation system to protect endangered species such as the Ghaf tree. Photo: First Global Challenge

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          World leaders pose ahead of the Cop30 UN climate conference in Belem, Brazil on Friday. Dozens of countries have failed to update pledges on cutting emissions. AFP

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          Omar Yaghi is one of three scientists awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Photo: University of California, Berkeley via AP

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          Solar-powered e-trees at the Cop28 climate conference at Expo City in Dubai, 2023. The UAE has been investing in renewable energy for years. Bloomberg

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