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What will it take for countries to reach a climate deal?

The greatest threat to the COP21 negotiations

What if robots learn to say no?

Does emigration boost the wages of those who stay home?

The fate of the EU, good news for investment bankers and shoppers descend on malls for Black Friday

Is this an alternative to foreign aid?

Could exports be the key to development?

This is what Elon Musk, Tony Hsieh and other successful business leaders ask job candidates

Where do your genes come from?

Why we may never see galaxies far, far away

Why bonuses should be given to teams, not individuals

How economic inclusion can prevent violent extremism

Why sanitation is also a gender issue

How can we maximize the benefits of FDI?

Can ISIS bring Europe closer together?

These technologies are shaping the future

Is this the future of the Internet of Things?

How do we make transport climate friendly?

Where do teachers earn the most?

Who is winning the cyber war?

The relationship between women’s education and fertility

Does opening financial markets lead to more inequality?

15 must-read stories for the weekend

Africa’s potash problem

Can digital financial services help close the gender gap?

How can we unlock Africa’s agricultural potential?

How robotic legs could give amputees better balance

Is concrete the solution for nuclear waste?

Could this breakthrough be the future of X-rays?

How gender affects monetary policy

Will interest rates be permanently lower?

What next after Iran’s nuclear deal?

Could mind-reading become a reality?

8 things that could “shift the trillions” to a low carbon economy

5 trends for the future of economic growth

5 regional views on gender parity

Which countries have the largest immigrant populations?

8 must-read economics stories of the week

How charitable giving changed Melinda Gates’ life

How much will climate change cost developing nations?

How can we tackle youth unemployment in the Middle East?

Which country has the most endangered animals?

These are the most expensive countries to be a student

Are you responsible for China’s pollution?

What does climate justice look like?

How can we improve access to healthcare in emerging countries?

Teenagers spending too much time online? No need to worry

How a breakthrough on nanoscale heat transfer could improve computer chips

Why is Einstein famous?

China’s most powerful weapon, the battle against Isis and the warmest year ever

Why Turkey and the EU must build a genuine partnership

Why a new trade deal must protect the land rights of indigenous people

How did corporate funding influence the public’s view of climate change?

What your brain activity can reveal about your attention span

Are ‘dispersed cities’ the future of urban life?

Why the Paris climate talks will be good for Africa

A history of economic freedom

Why we must leverage the economic benefits of cycling

Can China avoid the middle-income trap?

How are low oil prices affecting Central Asia?

Is the Earth’s geomagnetic field dropping?

How can schools help researchers understand earthquakes?

What is the future of money?

How can the tourism industry overcome disasters?

Will China become a global environment leader?

Will the world be malaria-free by 2040?

How gene editing is changing the world

Why international policy coordination may do more harm than good

How should we finance SMEs?

What is the future of deep sea exploration?

5 maps on the state of global inequality

What’s really happening to global violence rates?

Which countries have done the most to adapt to climate change?

Visualizing Europe’s refugee crisis

How technology can help cities become more sustainable

This new app could help aid workers map and predict famine

How can we help Africa withstand climate shocks?

How can more women become business leaders?

4 ways business leaders can rethink innovation

16 must-read gender stories of the week

The world’s fastest growing cities

Ending violence against women: how far have we come?

Is the world prepared for the next epidemic?

How will climate change affect the world’s children?

A bank account for everyone. How?

Is a gender equal cabinet good for Canada?

US growth, how Einstein changed everything and do bonuses really work?

How can we help Europe’s banks to lend more?

How do we help developing nations to cut emissions from agriculture?

What do Fed funds futures reveal about future rate rises?

How do we repair the financial system?

Are we neglecting global cancer care?

Why women should play a greater role in peace processes

Which US companies are bigger than entire stock markets?

Why access to proper toilets transforms children’s lives

Where did Mars’ missing carbon go?

How the brain can control prosthetic hand movements

Thanksgiving is a major holiday, but it has nothing on Chinese New Year

How can companies become ‘evergreen’?

Why we need to include indigenous peoples in climate plans

Can pigeons detect breast cancer?

This technology is 100 times faster than Wi-Fi

Can a mutant mosquito eliminate malaria?

Why human rights is a shared responsibility

Are we ready for self-driving cars?

The Global Gender Gap Report in numbers

Which country has the most valuable national brand?

Could the European Stability Mechanism revive Greece’s economy?

How high can the US minimum wage go?

Why are China’s cities becoming less crowded?

Is Japan really in recession?

How do CEOs think we should boost inclusive growth in Asia?

Is Africa ageing?

How can we reduce child deaths from diarrhea?

How do we close banking’s gender gap?

What if business could be done in ‘real time’?

A history of well-being

French anti-terror plans, the year of debt defaults and China’s copycat cows

How solar is changing the Kenyan kitchen

3 reasons business leaders should care about the SDGs

How will the Paris attacks affect the UN climate talks?

After big data, big biodata?

Why countries are taking a new approach to fighting climate change

Why the world’s hungry are most at risk

How will India manage energy efficiency?

Why is global growth stuck in a rut?

Are you managing your time properly?

How can Africa improve sanitation?

How is politics affected by financial crises?

How the internet is connecting the elderly

Why Turkish growth ended

Will China change the world’s financial institutions?

‘If men were angels, no government would be necessary’

How can we improve touch screens?

How do we sustain structural reforms in Africa?

4 things to know about Argentina’s economy

Why we shouldn’t confuse refugees with terrorists

Social justice: a casualty of the financial crisis

17 business leaders on integrating work and life

Is the world keeping its promise to protect forests?

5 strategies for reimagining finance

Mark Zuckerberg and 5 other men who put family first

Who will win – robot, man or woman?

How can India get women back in the boardroom?

How tracking calls and texts can help identify those in need

How financially literate is your country?

How do we stop the repression of women by extremists?

5 challenges that will make or break the Paris climate talks

How do we rebuild countries after Ebola?

How does climate change affect migration?

How can we create employment in post-conflict states?

Do women have decision making power?

Does competition create or kill jobs?

How does unemployment change as the workforce becomes better educated?

How a UN climate deal will create jobs and growth

Gender gap calculator - are you earning less than you should be?

Should a stronger dollar delay an interest rate rise?

5 charts that show global warming is off the scale

What are the consequences of habitat loss?

12 ways ISIS gets funding

How can we clean up cooking fuels?

Where are the world’s tallest buildings?

Why the EU needs macro-prudential policies

How much retirement income is enough in your country?

Brussels on lockdown, Argentina’s new president and a time for technologists

5 ways to build more effective teams

What can ancient ocean temperatures tell us about the climate?

Why we should empower children to be innovative

The long-term benefits of investing in our children’s future

How to beat procrastination

What did the Sahara look like 5,000 years ago?

These 79 CEOs believe in global climate action

Why does Africa need more pharmaceutical professionals?

10 years of the Global Gender Gap Report

3 ways to defeat ISIS

Which countries use the most antibiotics?

What governments need to do to ensure justice for girls everywhere

How do we build global partnerships to tackle climate change?

How conflict increases countries’ climate change risk

Have your smartphone apps got something to hide?

Why your Twitter followers are probably more interesting than you

What has caused an increase in climate change investment?

7 lessons for effective leadership

4 forces that are holding women back

5 facts about child marriage

Where are the world’s child brides?

4 common misconceptions about disruption from Clay Christensen

Should China’s renminbi be added to the IMF’s currency basket?

Is economic policy sexist?

Iceland vs Greece: Why such different results from IMF programmes?

How can we reduce child deaths from pneumonia?

What does middle class mean in China?

22 must-read stories for the weekend

Will we see a ‘rise of the robots’?

7 myths about antibiotics

Could we send humanoid robots into space?

ECB considered boosting QE, US cracks down on tax inversions and US-Malaysia relations

Can Facebook help you have better quality friendships?

What can your mobile phone records reveal about your creditworthiness?

Why is cancer so hard to cure?

Understanding microbes can help farmers manage Africa’s soil crisis

Should monetary policy respond to financial conditions?

Governance could be the key to toppling ISIS in Syria

Could we monitor our vital signs from inside the body?

A galaxy made of dark matter?

Is the commodity price roller-coaster ride over yet?

Could digital media build up Africa’s economies?

Does internal devaluation work?

How does the brain get stronger?

4 ways to close the gender gap in the private sector

Which freedoms are most important to you?

Is the world on the brink of a ‘post-antibiotic’ age?

Which is Europe’s best-performing economy?

These are the world’s most densely populated countries

What is the economic impact of terrorism?

How has seaweed affected Caribbean economies?

10 most gender equal countries in sub-Saharan Africa

What can we learn from El Niño?

8 must-read economics stories of the week

Top 10 most gender equal countries in Asia-Pacific

Do great leaders really need self-awareness?

Mobile subscriptions now outnumber people in the world

4 myths about refugees – debunked

6 things to know about the gender gap

Top 10 most gender equal countries in Latin America and the Caribbean

What do parasitic worms and allergies have in common?

What is space dust, and can it create life?

Women only earn now what men did a decade ago

Top 10 most gender equal countries in Europe and Central Asia

Why improving refugees’ access to energy is crucial

Why aged care needs an Uber moment

Why coordination is key in protecting fishermen’s legal rights

How can we stop crowdphishers?

Top 10 most gender equal countries in the Middle East and North Africa

What is the impact of improved cellular factories?

A rate rise for Christmas, Obama chats with Jack Ma and a century away from equality

Why gene research could help control MS

Do batteries hold the key to the future of renewables?

Can the G20 fill the global leadership gap?

What’s happening to inequality in Latin America?

Is the term ‘developing world’ outdated?

Why are human-like robots so creepy?

This is how to get more girls into school in Afghanistan

Will the EU change the way we use hyperlinks?

Why scientists are searching the Antarctic ice for neutrinos

6 video highlights on gender equality in 2015

How can we clean up space debris?

How can we increase productivity in developing countries?

10 quotes from leaders on gender equality

These are the 10 most gender equal countries in the world

These are the cities that will be most affected by rising sea levels

Could Ethiopia’s new airport rival Heathrow?

Where is the world’s hidden groundwater?

What impact will the Paris climate talks have on low-carbon energy technologies?

Why poor sanitation is no laughing matter

What’s the future of Bitcoin?

Will South Korea share Japan’s economic fate?

Is our memory and comprehension better if we read on paper?

The new African gas producers

Can we 3D print human tissue?

3 ways for Africa to tackle inequality and boost growth

What these famous failures can teach you about entrepreneurship

How can we speed up complex computer modelling?

Will the Paris negotiations reduce global warming?

17 must-read gender stories of the week

3 tips for women to excel at investment

Is drought-resistant maize the key to food security?

Melinda Gates: This is how contraception is changing women’s lives

How worried should we be about a rising dollar?

Why the Paris attacks must not stop Europe accepting migrants

How can we contain the next pandemic?

Paris manhunt widens, Greek bailout and China’s $15bn Argentine nuclear deal

What’s the future of Schengen after the Paris attacks?

Why engineers are increasingly important

What is the relationship between governance and economic growth?

“Suddenly it strikes me. I’m the only woman in the room”

Can shockwaves desalinate water?

How do economies recover after terrorist attacks?

Why investors should look at Africa’s high-growth SMEs

What does age reveal about the personalities of social media users?

How should southern Africa prepare for El Niño?

What are the hard disk drives of the future?

Is the internet making us lonely?

Does switching jobs really help your career?

Why cities are the key to innovation

Which countries have had the most terrorist attacks?

The world’s biggest consumers of antidepressants

Europe’s misconceptions about its Muslim population

These countries lead the global biofuel production

Can we end female genital cutting in a generation?

India slows progress on climate deal, Uber not ‘genuinely disruptive’ and China’s expat experiment

The importance of clean tech in combating climate change

Could shaming poachers save Africa’s rhinos and elephants?

How sleep and mental health are linked in the brain

How being genuine affects your career success

Why is the world neglecting these diseases?

What will the English language be like in 100 years?

What makes cities successful?

Should we be worried by advanced AI?

How can we reignite South Africa’s growth?

Religion holds women back. Or does it?

15 quotes about leadership from great leaders

Why social inclusion is necessary for morality and development

Why are charities still necessary?

What ISIS has done to the lives of women

Will organic solar cells power the Internet of Things?

Could this be the answer to improving water supply and sanitation?

Why is empowering women important for rural development?

Can music really improve your sleep?

Could this device identify the risk of a premature birth?

13 women who transformed the world of economics

What set the earth’s plate tectonics into motion?

20 books by the most influential thinkers in business

Why men get all the credit when they work with women

How have refugees boosted Uganda’s economy?

Could a smartphone app help stop the next polio outbreak?

Does the world need an International Court Against Terrorism?

Why are maternal death rates still high?

How can we ensure financial inclusion?

The email habits of successful people

Can social entrepreneurs drive inclusive growth in India?

What are the economic consequences of climate change?

Why Europe can’t afford to ignore China’s New Silk Road

3 ways companies can attract millennials

5 Arctic myths that need busting

Are major terrorist attacks becoming more common?

An attack on culture

What is the theme of Davos 2016?

Why the Fourth Industrial Revolution needs to be global

How will Europe respond to the Paris attacks?

Which languages rule the internet?

3 tips for dealing with stress at work

How can we encourage private funding for forests?

Is a water crisis about to hit 2 billion people?

Can the developed world keep its climate funding promise?

How can India make smart cities a reality?

Which working benefits do millennials value most?

How can Africa make the most of its demographic dividend?

5 ways of understanding the Fourth Industrial Revolution

How will the G20 address terrorism and other major issues confronting the world?

What can we do to protect education in war zones?

The life and legacy of Helmut Schmidt

Why the Eurozone faces serious financial instability

These 2 maps will change the way you understand population

France launches air strikes on Isis stronghold, Syria high on G20 leaders’ agenda and put your phone to bed

Which countries will be most affected by rising sea levels?

What is the cheapest city for students?

How technology could help indigenous people protect their land

How can Europe rebalance finance?

Why West Africa needs to build resilience

Is Greece more indebted than Portugal or Ireland?

Can Guatemala curb child marriage?

How tourism hotspots can bounce back after terrorist attacks

Is banking about to have an Uber moment?

Why efficient cities are crucial to Vietnam’s transformation

What is the cost of Indonesia’s haze fires?

Why does the rate of premature births vary so widely across the US?

How to take charge of your career

Do state benefits affect personality?

The consequences of Europe’s fiscal consolidation

A new treatment for Parkinson’s?

How does the gender gap affect cardiologists?

Why do Americans work ‘strange hours’?

Do tax evaders really blow the whistle on themselves?

The surprising links between Barbie and the Fed

The 20 most influential books in history

Are you sending your kids to school too early?

When do children learn merit?

Which parts of the body can we 3D print?

Can governments make us happier?

Statement on the Paris attacks: “Sympathy and solidarity”

6 things policy-makers need to know about children and the internet

In which country do people wait the longest to marry?

8 of the most powerful road-safety adverts

How are millennials leading the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

To prevent the SDGs from failing, think of them as one cause

What are your digital rights?

Beyond the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Drink driving: what are the laws around the world?

This is what major cities will look like under water

Why are people migrating to countries with little to offer?

The new challenge with solar power lighting

Who is the most influential business thinker?

Can businesses help fight humanitarian crises?

COP21: What did the major economies pledge to cut?

What is hot and cold fundraising?

These are the most attractive cities for investment

The 19 college degrees that lead to the most satisfying careers

Where is gay marriage legal?

Is climate change reducing birth rates?

10 must-read economics stories of the week

How can we address loneliness?

How can Africa prepare for El Niño?

How should the world manage migration?

What is it like to do Ebola field work?

Celebrating 100 years of relativity

Fresh pressure on commodities, extraterrestrial mining and Obama writes about the global economy

Which countries have had a female leader?

Does Africa need more local business?

19 must-read stories for the weekend

Will banks survive digital disruption?

How to tackle anxiety at work

How can we fight back against cyber criminals?

What problem does crowdfunding venture capital solve?

5 ways to use mindfulness to manage your emails

How can we promote sustainable infrastructure?

This device can help the blind navigate

How do we make the most of data on natural resources?

How will the TPP affect the auto industry?

How will big data change the world?

What’s happened to world trade?

How can we eliminate malaria in Asia Pacific?

Have we underestimated global hunger?

How has Ebola led to an increase in teenage pregnancy?

What does the world think about the SDGs?

How will the Paris climate negotiations determine the future of the planet?

Which is the world’s most generous country?

What will digitalization do to the future?

How will your city be affected by rising sea levels?

The importance of environmental justice

Europe’s refugee crisis explained

How faith can help eradicate poverty

In which countries do workers take all of their holiday leave?

3 things you need to succeed in China’s start-up world

Life expectancy in parts of China exceeds the US. How does your country compare?

Should Britain leave the EU?

9 habits everyone should master before turning 30

How can Europe help migrants send money home?

What’s wrong with current US monetary policy?

Divisions over enforcing a climate deal, China loses its top voice at World Bank and the office fear factor

How will artificial intelligence change your business?

How can solar power transform lives?

Is it time to introduce a global currency?

Is this the future of transport systems?

What’s holding back China’s consumers?

How we can use the Internet to track flu outbreaks

How can we harness more energy from the sun?

The biggest economic change the world has ever seen?

What do Europeans think about the future of the welfare state?

How can we build on the success of the new meningitis A vaccine?

How will Africa’s falling birth rates affect education?

What determines the growth of bank credit?

3 ways to crowdsource ideas for business

Can Africa become the next global growth engine?

How does the brain process what we see?

How should we define poverty?

Which emerging economies have had the biggest increases in credit?

Does brain training work?

At what age does happiness peak?

How can solar power become part of the grid?

Is this the secret to learning a new language?

Why our personalities pose a challenge for economists

How do we convince the world to use less water?

Why we need ‘2 Europes in 1’

Alternative investment firms need to adapt or die

The future of investing is here – how institutional investors are responding

What do people really think about capitalism?

Where is LGBT support strongest in the EU?

In which country is your boss more likely to be a woman?

3 nightmares keeping CEOs up at night

How digital is unleashing Africa’s creativity

47 quotes on leadership worth repeating

What are the world’s top climate concerns?

Why studying abroad could help you get hired

Which country just had the biggest online shopping day in history?

Which jobs are most damaging to your health?

15 must-read gender stories of the week

The top 10 traits of successful leaders

What is the IMF’s currency basket?

Why we must act on climate change now

7 steps to solving climate change with clean technology

What will it take to make the next technological leap?

Do exchange rates still matter for trade?

What a smart fridge tells us about the Fourth Industrial Revolution

What was the Great Moderation, and was it really great?

In memory of Soraya and Jumana Salti

How climate change forces more people into poverty

How should the world deal with sovereign debt crises?

Which top business schools have the most female students?

How can analytics help businesses become successful?

How can bedtime stories help your child learn maths?

What can we learn from caves about climate?

Oil glut to last until 2020, blocks on road to Paris climate deal and is a new tech bubble upon us?

How can we control locust swarms?

Can social media influence financial markets?

Is this the key to preventing deafness in old age?

Is this what’s holding US economic growth back?

How do we connect fledgling enterprises with angel investors?

Is this the solution to delivering chemotherapy drugs painlessly?

How can India achieve an inclusive digital future?

Is this personality type more successful in the workplace?

Which countries consume the most calories?

Why we need better social safety nets in cities

Can we achieve quality education for all children by 2030?

How community rights can prevent deforestation

How does climate change make people poorer?

How can cities encourage climate smart growth?

Why is the U.S. economy not growing fast enough?

Migrant or refugee: what’s the difference?

These are the world’s critically endangered animals

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