Education, Skills and Learning
These are the world’s most spoken languages
More people are estimated to speak Chinese than Spanish, English and Arabic combined.
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El vínculo entre posesión de armas y homicidios
Más de 30,000 personas mueren por armas de fuego en los Estados Unidos cada año.
United States
Chart of day: The link between gun ownership and gun deaths
There are more than 30,000 firearms related deaths in the US every year, with data suggesting a link between higher ownership and a higher number of deaths.
The Digital Economy
Joseph Stiglitz: Bitcoin ought to be outlawed
Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has said the cryptocurrency 'doesn't serve any useful function'.
Education, Skills and Learning
These are the world’s most gender-equal countries
Nordic nations lead the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Gender Gap Report.
Education, Skills and Learning
Back to school: the best management programmes in 2017
These are the institutions offering the best executive education programmes, according to the latest Financial Times rankings.
United States
Anti-vaccine activists spark a US state’s worst measles outbreak in decades
The largest measles outbreak in nearly 30 years has hit Minnesota, with the spread of anti-vaccine attitudes being blamed.
Leadership
¿Qué título te convertirá en un mejor líder?
El informe sostiene que cuando se contrata a los empleados es importante dejar de lado los estereotipos asociados con las diferentes carreras.
Africa
Build a ‘human economy’, says Oxfam. It could help Africa to fight extreme inequality
A new Oxfam paper argues that Africa can tackle its inequality crisis by putting the interests of people first.
Middle East and North Africa
25 years and half a world apart: this is how mother and daughter were reunited
A non-profit tech organization is reuniting refugee families across the world with missing loved ones.
Cities and Urbanization
These are the top student cities
Research has looked at the cities with the most top universities.
Future of Work
Swearing on social media really could cost you your job
Think before you post: studies find that employers are watching you online - and around a fifth of them have fired for what they've found.
Digital Communications
The world’s most popular operating system? You might be surprised
Android is the world’s most popular operating system, overtaking Windows, according to new data.
Global Health
The amazing power of vaccines, explained in 6 seconds
Why it pays to be part of the herd.
Corruption
Which countries are worst affected by tax avoidance?
A report from the United Nations World Institute for Development Economics Research looks at the revenue being lost as a result of tax avoidance.