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United Kingdom

Half of all mental illness begins by the age of 14

This year’s World Mental Health Day focuses on young people, with the aim of helping them to build mental resilience.

10 Oct 2018

International Security

Terrorist attacks are in decline for the third year running

Fewer deadly attacks in Iraq have caused global numbers to fall by 23%, according to the US State Department.

05 Oct 2018

Education and Skills

The giraffe puppet changing the world

An Ethiopian school teacher created Africa's answer to Sesame Street to spread a love of learning.

27 Sep 2018

Workforce and Employment

A vacation from work could be a lifesaver

New research suggests that an extended holiday is an important factor in promoting a healthy heart.

31 Aug 2018

Global Economic Imbalances

プラスチックごみ削減の取り組み

プラスチックと我々の関係は、新たな時代を迎えています。

21 Aug 2018

Workforce and Employment

Travailler moins d'heures vous rend plus efficace. En voici la preuve

Quand un employeur néo-zélandais a testé la semaine de quatre jours, le résultat a été un « succès absolu ».

20 Aug 2018

Workforce and Employment

New Zealand firm adopts its four-day working week permanently

The firm’s decision to experiment with a four-day working week has kicked off a global conversation about productivity and working patterns.

20 Jul 2018

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

One in three fish caught never gets eaten

Fish in the human diet is crucial to overcoming malnutrition and feeding a growing population, according to the UN. Its potential could be even greater if we find new ways of preventing w...

12 Jul 2018

Future of Economic Progress

IKEA will take back your old furniture, resell it and give you the money

In an initiative to give used furniture a second life and prevent it ending up in landfill, IKEA customers in Sydney will be able to take their unwanted furniture back to the store to be ...

26 Jun 2018

China

China’s cities are rapidly becoming more competitive. Here's why

A deliberate effort by the Chinese authorities to invest in every aspect of urban life has led to a significant rise in prosperity.

15 Jun 2018

Climate Change

Antarctica has lost a staggering amount of ice over the last 25 years

A study of satellite imagery of the Antarctic ice sheet reveals it is melting much faster than previously thought.

14 Jun 2018

Environment and Natural Resource Security

The latest weapons in the fight against ocean plastic? Drones and an algorithm

A staggering amount of plastic debris is flowing into our oceans. This citizen-science project aims to map the extent of the problem using drones and machine learning.

12 Jun 2018

Global Economic Imbalances

This is what countries are doing to fight plastic waste 

A new report from the UN shows the progress each country is making to limit plastic pollution, in order to give governments a benchmark for effective policy making.

08 Jun 2018

Education and Skills

Some schools in the US are switching to a four-day week. Here's why

Four-day school weeks are becoming popular in some parts of the United States as a cost-saving measure and to reduce teacher workloads. But is everyone happy with the schedule change?

17 May 2018

Climate Change

A city in Pakistan may have endured the hottest April day ever recorded

Extremely hot days are occurring more frequently and citizens must now find strategies to adapt to the rising heat.

09 May 2018