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    As the world looks forward to Expo 2020 in Dubai, CNN explores the ideas and innovations that are creating new opportunities for tomorrow.

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    • Dubai's Expo 2020 site hopes to live on after the close of the six-month long event as it transitions into an ambitious new urban district for Dubai.

      District 2020 and the legacy of Dubai's Expo

    • People visit the UAE pavilion at the Expo 2020, in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, on December 2, 2021. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)

      UAE's stunning Expo pavilion is topped by 'falcon wings'

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    • Eating your way around the world at Expo

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