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• 6 charts from the IMF on China's economic transition
• Unconventional monetary policy: Lessons from history
• Boosting innovation: The role of tax incentives
• 5 ways running can make you a better leader
• The secret to a successful career? One tech mogul shares his story
• Two skills to unlock future jobs, robotonomics and other must-read stories of the week
• The number of people aged over 60 is set to double by 2050. Are we prepared?
• Could drones protect India’s women from rapists?
• A 3-point plan to restore US growth and opportunity
• Negotiation tactics differ around the world. These charts will show you how to adapt your style
• How to overcome your aversion to networking
• The most powerful speech on LGBT rights, immigration and tolerance you'll hear all year
• Why should we care about cyber resilience? Because $445 billion is at stake
• After 15 years of war on terror, are we any safer?
• 15 years after 9/11, this is how the US has changed
• What does a central bank actually do?
• Child refugee numbers have soared, according to a new Unicef report
• 7 things you didn’t know about CERN and the strange world of particle physics
• On World Literacy Day, the good news is that more people than ever before can read
• This woman spent a year reading a book from every country in the world. What did she learn?
• Should the Fed keep its balance sheet large, asks Ben Bernanke
• This is what a trip to an Earth-like planet might be like, according to an MIT astrophysicist
• 5 career tips from a CEO to his millennial children
• Half of the world's refugees come from just three countries
• Why we should be looking at happiness inequality
• The factors driving changing inflation expectations
• We've found Philae - this is why it still matters
• Universal secondary education is still a long way off, finds new UNESCO report
• Why your smartphone doesn't belong in meetings
• The make-up dividend, gender equality at the UN and other must-read gender stories of the week
• This is what entrepreneurs need to thrive
• 8 digital life skills all children need – and a plan for teaching them
• When a woman asks for a pay rise, she’s more likely to be rejected
• 8 apps to train your brain
• These are the world’s top universities
• 8 new books to read this autumn
• The multiple boss dilemma: Can you please more than one?
• Kenneth Rogoff: Why we need a 'less-cash society'
• These photos of Jupiter look 'like nothing we have seen or imagined before'
• A four-day work week might not be as good for your health as you think
• Here's what 180 years of prices in Sweden tell us about globalization
• The "social justice issue of our time": The challenge of non-communicable diseases
• If we could regenerate the brains of the clinically dead, would we want to?
• Should we build robots that feel human emotions?
• What the G20 leaders had to say about Brexit
• There's a global youth unemployment crisis. Here's what we can do about it
• Asia's population is ageing fast. Here's what we can learn
• Delegation dilemma: Are you passing the baton or passing the buck?
• Which countries have ratified the Paris climate deal so far?
• Pandas are no longer considered endangered
• 6 skills that take time to master but pay off for ever
• Feedforward: It might make you a better leader
• Brexit and the future of the European single market
• The long-term outlook for the economy probably isn't as bad as you think, says J. Bradford DeLong
• Mock-up spacesuits, freeze-dried food and learning Russian: A Martian environment on Earth
• Why the brain remembers amputated limbs, even decades later
• Why you're probably wrong about levels of immigration in your country
• Why helicopter money should be kept on the ground
• 500 years ago the Renaissance reshaped European society. Is it happening again?
• The Malaria Box: an unusual approach to scientific research
• This animation shows how our planet is getting hotter every year
• Want a job in 2025? These are the sectors to focus on
• Christine Lagarde: The policies we need to avoid a low-growth trap
• The jobs of the future – and two skills you need to get them
• 5 insights to help you become a better leader
• 6 things holding millennials back at work
• London is Europe's most educated city. This is how the rest of the continent compares
• 10 must-read economics stories of the week
• From robotics vet to holoportation specialist, 5 jobs that could exist by 2030
• What is the G20 and why does it matter?
• This is the impact of corruption on taxation and growth
• Why space weather poses a risk to the finance industry
• Two economists have developed a new measure that could be an improvement on GDP
• This is how computers know where we're looking
• Why China is central to global growth
• Is online learning the future of education?
• AI everywhere, skills for jobs that don't yet exist and other must-read stories for the weekend
• These 9 charts show the importance of the G20 to energy and climate
• Crops or carats? The unattended tensions between miners and farmers
• Astronomers have discovered a galaxy made almost entirely of dark matter
• This could be very good news – international trade is growing again after two years of decline
• Economic models say we make rational choices. Do we?
• Why Europe needs its leaders to act boldly and creatively
• The economic cost of homophobia, Italian same-sex unions and other must-read LGBT stories
• A group of citizen scientists have cracked a 300 year old mystery
• The impact of inequality on the Great Recession
• Turning water into hydrogen isn't easy. This could change that
• Could social media improve the health of older people?
• The economic impact of distrust
• Michael Spence: How to fight secular stagnation
• We need an education revolution – and it starts in your local community
• A message to G20 leaders: economic growth and human rights aren’t mutually exclusive
• Are you ready for the jobs revolution?
• Why data is key to business action on the SDGs
• This is what successful and happy people focus on
• 10 questions to find real meaning at work
• 3 things world leaders must do at the G20 Summit
• How long will your skills last? Depends on your job
• What makes a modern saint?
• The link between public debt and taxation
• What is the Anthropocene? And why does it matter?
• Antibiotics, childbirth, and maternal and infant mortality
• Female foreign policy, equality day, burkini bans and other must-read gender stories of the week
• Household income growth is lagging behind GDP per capita. This is why
• The hidden benefit of energy-saving technology
• Virtual reality can 'transport' audiences to poor countries. But can it persuade them to give more aid?
• How India can become a new Silicon Valley
• Bill Gates thinks this should be the future of education
• China's economic transformation is underway - here's why it's good news for the global economy
• Are ride-sharing apps promoting or restricting competition?
• How do you get a job that doesn't exist yet?
• A CEO's best investment? More women leaders
• This skill could save your job – and your company
• Older and wiser: how to hold on to your experienced workforce
• How to close the skills gap: lessons from emerging economies
• 10 movies that changed the world
• A Harvard psychologist reveals why you're not achieving your goals
• 9 remarkable facts about water
• We’re heading for a water crisis. Could Denmark save the day?
• Why a 'strong signal' from space has got scientists very excited
• The best and worst performing commodities of 2016 so far
• 10 habits of utterly authentic people
• This man is virtually cycling the length of Britain
• The three-day weekend? It isn't just a nice idea, it's good for the planet
• What countries could learn from cities about integrating immigrants
• How brain-eating parasites could help us fight cancer
• Why the world needs an 'OPEC' for migrant workers
• The US is better at coping with economic shocks than the Eurozone. Here's why
• This little-known pioneering educator put coding in the classroom
• We should plan for helicopter money now – it might save the economy
• Justin Trudeau says poverty is sexist. These 5 charts show why he’s right
• Think the world is overcrowded? These 10 maps show why you’re wrong
• These are the most innovative companies in the world
• From pizza to life-saving medicines – delivered by drone
• Career advice from some of the world's most successful people
• Womenomics, maternity leave, the feminist Olympics, and other must-read gender stories of the week
• This map tells you everything you need to know about innovation in Europe
• Your morning coffee is destroying the planet
• The AI revolution is coming fast. But without a revolution in trust, it will fail
• No fishing, and minimal human activity – these are the 10 biggest marine reserves on the planet
• How virtual reality can manipulate our minds
• People are more worried by government debt than taxation
• Poor countries have the least-developed financial systems – that has to change
• Flexible work schedules benefit men more than women
• These are the best degrees for the jobs of the future
• The latest cyber security threat? Brainjacking
• Meet 'Octobot', the world's first entirely soft and autonomous robot
• 10 must-read economics stories of the week
• Big data could have saved ancient civilizations, and it could save us
• Why interest rate cuts are contagious
• Jackson Hole: what the world needs from the Fed
• The world’s first ‘self-driving’ cab service hits the streets of Singapore
• Everything you need to know about Proxima b, the Earth-like planet within our reach
• These countries lead the world in 'soft power'
• This is how to cope with a bad boss
• 11 hours a day in front of a screen. This is what it's doing to your eyes
• Amazing things happen when you give equal funding to women in sports
• The price of money has tumbled. Here's why the world should be worried
• 6 ways to stem growing hostility towards migrants
• Girls perform better at school, but they're not as happy as boys
• There's a link between the number of universities in a country and economic growth
• An ageing population is about to have a big impact on Europe's economy
• The Rio Olympics medal table, adjusted for the size of each country's economy
• One simple exercise could help women break through the glass ceiling
• 4 key challenges for the global economy this autumn
• Immigrants don't harm economies. In fact, the opposite may be true
• Why we shouldn't turn our backs on globalization
• The 23 best business books to read before the end of summer
• There's something we can do to ease the burden of an ageing population
• 7 science-backed skills that will make you better at your job
• These 10 countries have the best parental leave policies in the world
• This is how we can tackle global educational inequalities
• Researchers used 3D printing to reconstruct the face of an Egyptian mummy
• The things we really need are getting more expensive. Other stuff is getting cheaper. Why?
• Back to the future: here's what we can learn from the past about labour markets
• These four questions could save thousands of children from dehydration
• From flying shuttles to rolling robots, automated supply chains are almost here
• We measure oil barrels and corn harvests. So why not justice?
• The gender pay gap gets even wider once women have children
• Want to be happier at work? Don’t quit your day job – get a creative side project
• When women are the breadwinners they are far happier. More surprisingly, so are their partners
• Europe outperforms the US on this economic measure
• Jackson Hole: These are the issues central bankers will be discussing
• Why forecasters disagree on monetary policy
• The 17th Sustainable Development Goal could help us achieve the other 16
• Africa needs to count its invisible workers – starting now
• Why male-dominated workplaces hold women back
• Understanding the prehistoric brain could help us create better buildings
• Only one European country would be better off without its capital city
• Why you’re right to feel guilty about your love of cheap clothes
• Refugees don’t want handouts: they want jobs
• Millennials aren’t lazy – they’re workaholics
• 'Ships will sail over the North Pole by 2017'
• These inspirational athletes remind us that Olympians are human too
• Mark Zuckerberg: CEOs should take risks
• Incredible images from Rio 2016
• Emerging markets are more financially integrated than ever. This is what it means for the global economy
• The average American family had the same amount of wealth in 2013 as it did in 1989
• Kemal Derviş: Why we need to restore faith in global governance
• Why globalization is the only way forward
• What would alien life look like? Evolution could offer a clue
• Window panes made of transparent wood – it's not as crazy as it sounds
• This team of amateurs wants to send a human into space
• Democracy sold out to corruption and greed. But it’s not too late to save it
• 10 must-read economics stories of the week
• 9 must-read leadership stories of the week
• Uber is rolling out its first self-driving cars (with humans behind the wheel)
• Foreign aid: These countries are the most generous
• Why you should do things that make you feel 'stupid'
• Factories in space: the future of extra-terrestrial industry
• This is how the brain represents words and sentences
• 7 questions – and answers – on the global oil market
• 4 pillars to support Africa's future
• The longer your parents live the more likely you are to live longer
• Javier Solana: The economic grievances behind the rise of populism
• This is why GDP will always favour products over people
• The visible universe might be smaller than we thought
• Even slight dehydration can have an impact on your brain, finds new study
• 10 skills you need to thrive tomorrow – and the universities that will help you get them
• A powerful and corrupt elite is robbing Africa of its riches
• Dump globalization: the word, not the idea
• Plastic pollution: which two oceans contain the most?
• Let’s stop feeling sorry for refugees and start helping them rebuild their lives
• How do you anchor a giant wind turbine? With a giant suction cup, of course
• These are the world’s most liveable cities
• They're not glamorous, but it's time the world talked about toilets
• Fail fast, fail often, learn quickly: that’s the secret to winning the fight against climate change
• Don't try to balance work and life. Integrate the two
• 11 ways nudge theory works in the real world
• The paradoxical qualities of successful leaders
• Brexit and wage inequality: before and after
• Putting off tasks you don't enjoy? Wait until you're at your happiest
• When it comes to global health, there's a group we're ignoring
• This smart tattoo can turn into a touchpad
• Workforces are getting older. Here's how this will impact productivity and growth
• We might be wrong about the origins of life on earth
• Artificial intelligence could transform healthcare, but we need to accept it first
• Sexual harassment, women peace-makers and 11 other must-read gender stories of the week
• Mum, what is a combustion engine?
• The free movement of people: what it is and why it matters
• These are the 5 women in the running to be head of the UN
• This coach improved everything by 1%, putting Britain on the road to Rio Olympic glory
• Outdoor air pollution will cause up to 9 million premature deaths a year by 2060, says the OECD
• A possible solution to the US's infrastructure problems
• A scientist might have just provided evidence for one of Stephen Hawking's most famous theories
• Advice on dealing with pressure from a sports psychologist who trains Olympians
• Our obsession with data could start to hold us back
• Globalization and technology need saving from themselves. Business could have the answers
• Soon you might know your phone's favourite colour, name, or its thoughts while you're away
• Our childhood might be less important for our lifespans than we previously thought
• This well-known economist asked people to flip a coin on important life decisions
• Forget natural resources: it’s science and tech that will transform Africa
• Meet the young woman who helped end child marriage in Tanzania
• Endangered species wait an average of 12 years to get on the list
• 4 steps needed to help the world's refugees
• What is the marine heatwave - the so-called 'blob' - that is causing global climate chaos?
• These are the world’s most innovative economies
• Here’s why the green bond market is set to keep growing
• How disruptive technology could improve real estate transparency
• Why climate change could be making some sea levels fall
• What makes people happy in Europe’s most desirable countries?
• Climate change could have a major impact on future Olympic Games. This is why
• 3 steps to achieving your goals
• It's not just answering emails out-of-hours that's exhausting. Worrying about them is a major problem
• This is what the Olympics tell us about human emotion
• The 5 hottest emerging technologies in 2016
• Even before you can read, your brain is ready to learn
• The impact of monetary policy on risk, stability and financial crises
• We've discovered over 3000 planets orbiting other stars. This is how we learn more about them
• The economic and human cost of America’s worst natural disasters
• Affordable financial services for all: these countries are doing the most to get there
• This top Fed official thinks interest rates should rise
• How will self-driving cars make life or death decisions?
• Autonomy could be the key to workplace happiness
• This is the secret to leading a good life
• 5000 robots are being assembled to look billions of years back in time
• Businesses aren't ready for the digital age, suggests research
• These EU countries buy the most from Britain
• This is what happens in your brain when you don't sleep for two days
• Why creating more jobs isn't enough
• The reason we have bigger brains than other primates
• These are the countries with the highest risk of modern slavery
• There is a third pole on earth, and it's melting quickly
• 10 must-read economics stories of the week
• A small- and medium-sized way to build climate resilience
• This is what Brexit could mean for the free movement of EU citizens
• This is why time seems to go by more quickly as we get older
• It's not a new drug, new technology or a lifestyle change, but it could have major health benefits
• Nearly a third of millennials plan to leave their company within a year. Here’s what employers can do about it
• The ECB's negative interest rate policy has been effective, says IMF
• These simple interventions could make a big difference in your workplace
• These robots are part animal, part machine
• 17 must-read leadership stories for the weekend
• The simple, cheap way to help refugees? Give them cash
• 3.1 billion reasons to help young people fulfil their potential
• Why blockchain is central to the future of finance - and why that’s more exciting than it sounds
• Should all roads and buildings make clean fuel from sunlight, water, and air?
• The map of languages, tech giants battle ISIS and other must-read stories of the week
• The 5 youngest CEOs of Fortune 500 companies
• 7 ways millennials are different from their grandparents 50 years ago
• Technology could be the best or worst thing that happened to inequality
• The return of the blimp
• The Black Lives Matter movement explained
• A plan that could help you solve big problems in just 5 days
• This is what Brexit could mean for banking
• Could an algorithm save people’s eyesight? Google thinks so
• Adair Turner: Making sense of 'helicopter money'
• The one thing both Republicans and Democrats agree on
• The benefits of being bilingual - it's more than just useful
• Are immigrants more entrepreneurial?
• Who owns the internet? And who should control it?
• The connection between a microwave oven and a NASA mission
• Scientists might have found the Higgs Boson, but there's another particle they're still looking for
• The unexpected influence on your house-buying decisions? Your friends
• 52% of British women have been sexually harassed at work – and most of it goes unreported
• Here’s how your career can survive automation
• 6 sources of power, and advice on how to use it
• Ben Bernanke: The Fed's shifting economic perspective
• This breakthrough could help 20 million people every year
• No good at physics? Not true, say brain researchers
• These could be the building blocks for the cities of the future
• 5 things you need to know about guaranteed basic income
• 12 books recommended by Bill Gates
• 2 charts that might give you a new perspective on US income inequality
• Robot companions are coming into our homes. How human should they be?
• The next UN chief, Olympic hijabs and bikinis and other must-read gender stories of the week
• Indigenous peoples have a right to quality education. But so far, we’ve failed them
• These are the world's fintech hubs
• Is it true that what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger?
• Migration: Fact versus fiction
• These are the world's most expensive cities to start a business
• This could be what's holding back eurozone investment
• Leaders need to adjust their thinking. They've forgotten to put you first
• This is the surprising impact of starting school in the afternoon
• If two countries fought a cyber war, what might it look like?
• This is what a single neuron looks like as it dies
• 10 inspiring quotes from Olympic athletes
• Your smartphone could soon be learning from other smartphones
• Which languages do most people want to learn?
• Lessons on breaking the leadership glass ceiling
• Why complaining rewires your brain to be negative
• These are the crucial ingredients for successful leadership
• 5 charts that explain Greece's economic crisis
• Joseph Stiglitz: Why we need new rules to tame globalization
• The longer you're unemployed, the less likely you are to find a job. Why?
• Trouble learning a second language? It could be the way your brain is organized
• Was Brexit a vote against globalization?
• Is rising student debt affecting the rest of the economy?
• Why AI still has less common sense than a toddler
• If you're addicted to your phone, you might be one of these personality types
• A lesson from golf to make you more productive
• Tech giants have found a way to fight extremism online. Is it working?
• Can community schools ensure a quality education for all in Latin America?
• The rejuvenation of insurance – this is why it matters
• This is the Impossible Burger, a beefburger but without the beef
• These 21 sites have been deemed worthy of preservation
• In this measure of economic well-being, Europe and the US are flatlining
• 4 maps that will change how you see migration in Europe
• What is negative wealth, and who does it affect?
• This is what European countries think about Brexit
• The skills you'll need in the workplace of the future? Why not ask a robot
• These are the surprising benefits of music training on our brains
• Crocodile blood, cow stomachs and cockroaches could help fight a major global threat
• It's been over 4 decades since the UK was in charge of trade negotiations, so what now?
• The next leader of global development? China
• Space submarines are being developed to explore Saturn's and Jupiter's moons
• A powerful story of hope. But unless the world acts, it won't be repeated
• 10 must-read economics stories of the week
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• Towards peace and security: priorities for the next UN Secretary-General
• From zero to 1 billion in 15 years: the extraordinary growth of marriage equality
• Does adding a carbon price make good business sense?
• The biggest threat to democracy? Your social media feed
• As trade slows, what's next for global supply chains?
• Millions of internet users have taken a digital detox – do you need one?
• Chernobyl could be turned into a solar energy farm
• Would a US exit from the WTO unravel global trade?
• Ricardo Hausmann: Why governments adopt harmful policies. And why we go along with them
• This is what millennials can do for businesses
• They're some of the world's most successful CEOs. Here's what they're reading this summer
• The number of days Europeans have to work to pay off their annual tax bills
• What school lunches tell us about educational achievement and inequality
• What economists didn't know before Brexit – and still don't
• The UN secretary-general should be a woman. More than that, a feminist
• Chess, card fraud and what we need to do about it
• Two options for Brexit: hard or soft
• Here’s why men in Iran are wearing hijabs
• Barack Obama: 5 standout moments from his presidency
• This could be the key to a truly sustainable business
• Think you understand healthy eating? Here’s why you might be wrong
• US wage growth has now returned to pre-recession levels
• Why you shouldn't hide your weaknesses in a job interview
• NASA is getting ready to send a spacecraft closer to the sun than ever before
• These tiny robots could transform modern medicine
• This is how to recharge your brain, according to science
• There's a growing divide between experts and society
• Which experts are men much more likely to quote to back up an argument? Themselves
• This investment has an average 10% return
• Why workplace anxiety costs us more than you think
• Japan has launched a $45bn stimulus package - including money for businesses hit by Brexit uncertainty
• Presidential nomination, breast-feeding selfies and other must-read gender stories of the week
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• After Brexit: what business wants the UK to do next
• Is this the key to successful global trade?
• Forget corporate social responsibility: doing good should be a core part of your business model
• Watch a year in the life of the Earth. From a million miles away
• These tips could help make you more productive
• One area leads the world in filing tech patents - and it's no longer Silicon Valley
• 2016 might seem like the year of AI, but we could be getting ahead of ourselves
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• What does Brexit mean for the future of Europe-US trade?
• Hillary Clinton v Donald Trump: who's winning on Twitter?
• Nouriel Roubini: Muddling through isn't enough, a new vision is needed for Europe
• This is a fight for the future of the world's children
• 5 of Einstein's thought experiments that changed science
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• Negative real interest rates are nothing new, so why the fuss?
• This stem cell gene is called Nanog and it could reverse ageing
• Why do we still make it so hard to be women entrepreneurs?
• Which is the greenest, happiest country in the world?
• This is what passionate people do differently
• This is what happens in your brain when you take a risk
• If someone gave you $10 right now, what would you do with it?
• This is how minimum wages compare across Western economies
• 6 books Emma Watson thinks you should read
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• Michael Spence: There are major obstacles to economic growth, but there's still hope
• Single market access: lessons from 4 non-EU countries
• The cost of hosting every Olympics since 1964
• Youth's digital divide, why states fail and other must-read stories of the week
• Despite headwinds, Africa's economy is still strong
• Sitting at your desk could be killing you, but there's a solution
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• Watch how cities spread across the world over 6,000 years
• A strategy for reversing Brexit. Should the EU use it?
• A brief history of modern inequality
• 4 Brexit trends that global CEOs must manage now
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• This is how Solar Impulse could change your life
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• Purpose or profit: which would give you more job satisfaction?
• These countries have suffered the biggest fall in wages since the financial crisis
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• What we thought we knew about the formation of Earth's continents has been disproved
• The Great Recession ended 7 years ago, but its impact on US productivity still isn't clear
• This is how the IMF thinks we can boost global growth
• This is why we can't rely on trees to prevent global warming
• Credit is surging: this is what history tells us about the risk
• Brexit and China: these could be the economic consequences
• Mozart, Beethoven and why happiness can get in the way of creativity
• Are family dynamics holding you back at work?
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