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• Q&A: The Iran–U.S. crisis explained
• How fintech is making investment accessible
• 3 ways virtual reality is revolutionising teaching
• This hummingbird robot behaves exactly like the real thing 
• How Fiji is using built and natural infrastructure for climate adaptation
• When should a woman have children if she’s thinking about running for office?
• Scientists have created a new kind of plastic that could be infinitely recyclable
• Having children costs women's earnings, but the impact varies from country to country
• These artists created a huge open library – and their idea’s gone global
• How trade tariffs could help combat climate change
• Guardian of the Galaxy Zoe Saldana is raising her children in a gender-equal home
• This incredibly detailed map of Africa could help aid and development
• Scientists just got closer to making nuclear fusion work
• 3 ways voice technology will change your life
• What happened when NASA simulated an asteroid fragment hitting New York
• Europeans are living beyond Earth’s means
• This submarine diver found trash at the bottom in the Mariana Trench
• How a more integrated approach could help to end energy poverty
• Machine learning could help make antibiotics more effective
• Humble seagrass could play a crucial role in protecting our coasts
• Bank stress tests need to implement these 2 reforms in order to be effective
• How India is solving its cooling challenge
• This is how the creative arts can help people with dementia
• What do Renaissance paintings tell us about globalisation
• Researchers want you to play this game to understand the risks of nuclear conflict
• These are the most important skills you need to be successful in the modern workplace
• #MeToo has ignited a fire against sexual harassment in Namibia
• The global economy is being hit by higher uncertainty
• China is leading the meatless revolution with its vegetarian ‘mock meat’
• This country was built on coal, its future could be in carbon farming
• CO2 levels in the atmosphere just reached the highest level in human history
• Millions of people eat octopus- here's why we shouldn't
• Factory workers are facing a mental health crisis. Here's how to respond
• How water scarcity triggers the refugee crisis – and what tech can do to solve it
• Chinese sci-fi takes a giant leap towards global prominence 
• This credit card has a carbon-emission spending limit
• 9 categories of consumer products impacted by new US tariffs
• This is what 24 of the world's most iconic flags mean
• The next ‘climate strike’ – people are choosing not to have children due to climate change
• After men in Spain got paternity leave, they wanted fewer kids
• The British are the most positive in Europe on the benefits of immigration
• Marriage equality boosted employment of both partners in US gay and lesbian couples
• White Hot: how silver forged the world’s economy
• Why female entrepreneurs flourish in managing diverse teams
• Gangs to gardens: Kenyan youth shun crime to create green spaces
• The British royals have launched a mental health text service
• Why America’s rural areas are facing an irreversible decline
• Here's how we reboot digital trade for the 21st century
• Germany installs cables over a highway to power hybrid trucks 
• Just one-third of the world's longest rivers remain free-flowing
• Most US students aren’t learning about climate change. Parents and teachers think they should
• Humanity is ageing, cleaning up outer space and other top stories of the week
• Q&A: What the election of Volodymyr Zelensky means for Ukraine and the wider region
• 5 key themes for reforming the EU, as elections approach
• 3 ways to use digital identity systems in global supply chains 
• What a computer-science concept from 1976 can teach us about diversity
• The six biggest military budgets in Europe are controlled by women
• What if big-tech companies became non-profits?
• Honeybees are a hot commodity - and thieves are cashing in
• China is fast becoming the world leader in mobile payment
• The 10 biggest unicorns in the world – mapped
• These charts reveal 6 facts about motherhood in the US
• Companies that want to help the poor or homeless need to work directly with them
• These are the 4 secret triggers behind your smartphone addiction
• Could play be a game-changer for the world's forests?
• Sexist attitudes mean female leaders have to outperform men, a study finds
• Here are 4 steps we need to take in order to create a ‘good-jobs’ economy
• Australian homes are turning to solar power in record numbers
• These are the 4 most likely scenarios for the future of energy
• 5 things to know about African migration
• 3 ways to fight stress at work
• The clean hydrogen future has already begun
• Seven key misconceptions about economic sanctions
• This is what Europeans want from the EU
• Emmanuel Macron’s 3 ways to renew Europe
• Global Trade Identity can be the cornerstone of paperless trade
• This is what Belgium’s traffic-choked capital is doing about emissions
• Britain has gone coal-free for a week for the first time since the Industrial Revolution
• Why the future of work will be shaped by older workers
• Robotic health care is coming to a hospital near you
• The internet of (medical) things moment is here
• Missing wombs: the health scandal enslaving families in rural India
• Could mobile money help end global poverty?
• Wireless movement-tracking system could collect health and behavioral data
• This is what is still holding social entrepreneurs back
• This ‘wonder material’ could herald a new age in electronics
• Social media is empowering Sudanese women to become entrepreneurs
• Climate change is creating catastrophic wildfires
• How the US can tackle unemployment
• Why social support is a crucial strategy for empowering women
• Tax rises don't always stifle growth, economists argue
• 9 bad habits you must break to scale productivity
• The digital divide continues in the US as lower-income Americans fall behind
• Why universal basic income is not the silver bullet its advocates claim
• This is the one question managers should ask themselves every day — especially when things go wrong
• Why capitalism needs populism
• The UN came of age with the nuclear bomb. Time for it to step up to the AI era
• These EU countries have the most government debt
• These are 7 of the most exciting breakthroughs in healthcare today
• The world's first vaccine for humans and livestock is being developed
• Think creativity is only for the young? Think again
• Ghana is losing its rainforest faster than any other country in the world
• In Sweden you can roam anywhere you like, without the landowner's permission
• Humane leadership must be the Fourth Industrial Revolution's real innovation
• Stretchy 'nano-forest' might power future wearbles
• South Africa's economy in 5 charts
• 'BioSolar Leaves' are better at cleaning the air than trees, say the technology’s developers
• Earlier hurricanes are increasing the spread of mosquito-borne diseases 
• The number of internally displaced people is at a record high. Here's why
• Want to get better at your job? Learn to embrace boredom
• To regulate digital platforms in the future, we should look to the past
• Six ways robots are used today that you probably didn’t know about
• Why female innovators need a new deal
• Economists explain why books build peace
• How understanding the five motivators of humankind will help us to improve the world and ourselves
• South Africa's young people are shunning their country's election
• Could carbon pricing be the secret to meeting the Paris Agreement?
• How Rwanda could be the first country to wipe out cervical cancer
• This is Leonardo da Vinci's design for a 'smart city' that was centuries ahead of its time
• These rules could save humanity from the threat of rogue AI
• Architects are turning to a surprising source for inspiration – termites
• What does a good digital ID look like?
• This South African lawyer is reading while running marathons - for book donations
• Mentors are great, but coaches are better. This is why
• UK activists are inspiring a 'climate spring' of action across the world
• The cost of generating renewable energy has fallen - a lot
• Japan just changed the way it uses its military overseas. Here’s why it matters
• London is becoming the world’s first National Park City
• It's time to end the stigma around mental health in the workplace
• A shocking new report reveals what we've done to the natural world  
• It's people, not technology, that will decide the future of work
• Nanoparticles take a fantastic, magnetic voyage
• 6 things to know about press freedom around the world
• The next US recession is likely to be around the corner
• Solar tracking bracelets protect nomadic Kenyan mothers and babies
• Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue to feature model in burkini
• Is co-living an answer to the affordable housing crisis?
• Where robots will come fastest, the 4IR for NGOs and other top stories of the week
• Biblioburro: The amazing donkey libraries of Colombia
• Helping small businesses fight cybercrime benefits the global ecosystem
• This chart shows the 21st century rise of Apple
• Female leaders are taking non-traditional career paths to succeed
• Which US jobs are disappearing fastest?
• Israeli–Gulf relations: will the détente deepen or dry up?
• How we can embrace the electrical vehicle transition by adopting smart charging 
• Searching for superpowers? Chefs look to forgotten ingredients
• Africa is creating one of the world's largest single markets. What does this mean for entrepreneurs?
• The US constitution doesn’t guarantee equal rights for women – this law could change that
• The simplest way to rebuild America? Bring all the smart people together
• Why multilateral trade policies are the most efficient way to economic growth
• Working when sick is rising and harms you and your employer. This is why
• Fighting fire with fire – the best way to preserve forests in the US
• When biodegradable plastic is not biodegradable
• In most Western countries, only a minority of people pray every day. The US is the exception
• Here are 4 significant ways that Leonardo da Vinci changed the world
• This underwater restaurant teaches you about the ocean while you eat
• This start-up is making a palm oil alternative from used coffee grounds
• These are the pitfalls of a cash-free society
• In parched South Africa, water-storing football fields give drought the boot
• The UK has declared a state of emergency on climate change
• These are Europe’s most innovative universities in 2019
• Biodiesel from cotton waste – how Kenyan farmers are fighting drought
• Exercise may not fight depression as well for women
• Longer lifespans are changing the shape of the world’s population pyramid
• 'Ice cream' method could create lifetime flu vaccine
• Here are 6 signs that the future for our oceans is not all bad
• Climate change has influenced global drought risk for ‘more than a century’
• The world’s next big growth challenge, according to a Nobel laureate
• 10 ways to spot a truly exceptional employee
• 'Don't hire people who are just like yourself' - Q&A with author Beth Comstock
• From DIY editing to matchmaking by DNA: how human genomics is changing society
• After the Baby Boom: the cost of America's ageing population
• 6 charts that show how Japan’s economy stacks up as it enters a new era
• Just 16 minutes of sleep loss can harm work concentration the next day
• These are the surprising candidates to be the solar energy superpowers in the 21st century
• To solve the gender pay gap, we need to radically rethink what a job looks like
• Cold comfort: exposure to chilly temperatures may help fight anxiety
• Pink for girls: Does toy marketing affect girls' career choices?
• How the world’s largest democracy casts its vote
• These countries have the biggest military budgets as a percentage of GDP
• How traditional Islamic giving can play a role in the future of aid
• The world is getting angrier, according to a new poll
• Quiz: How future-proof are your skills?
• 3 ways activists are being targeted by cyberattacks
• Where labour costs the most (and least) in the European Union
• Indonesia is planning to move its capital city
• What is fuelling the global revolt against democracy?
• 400 Ivy League university courses you can try online for free in 2019
• From robo-wars to mindfulness: What Bill Gates is reading to understand modern technology
• Global defence spending is at a record high – 4 charts that show where the money goes
• Explainer: what is quantum machine learning and how can it help us?
• Homes like parkas? Shivering Arctic dwellers may need housing rethink
• Is toxic masculinity driving climate change? These artists think so
• What role will technology play in the creation of high-paying jobs?
• These countries have the most robot workers
• To prevent the apocalypse, MIT says to study 'machine behavior'
• As rain grows patchier, Andaman and Nicobar island farmers adapt
• Making history, UK's new feminist party leader aims to popularise 'f-word' politics
• World trade volumes fall for first time since financial crisis
• France wants to rebuild Notre-Dame in just 5 years. Here’s how new technology can help
• These are the countries best prepared for the fight against cancer
• Chart of the day: Aid spending fell in 2018, for the second year in a row
• This AI just invented a new sport
• 'Our call is to lift women up' - an excerpt from Melinda Gates' new book
• The growing cyber-risk to our electricity grids - and what to do about it 
• We need to measure innovation better. Here's how 
• To beat Starbucks, Luckin Coffee plans to open a store in China every 3.5 hours
• How will climate change’s warming pattern look in the future?
• A new AI can spot art forgeries 
• These test formats favour different genders
• The key ceremonies in Japan's imperial succession, explained
• Franco’s invisible legacy: books across the hispanic world are still scarred by his censorship
• I have a rare disease. This is my hope for the future of medicine
• How civil society can adapt to the Fourth Industrial Revolution
• On South America's largest solar farm, Chinese power radiates
• Notre Dame has been a crucial part of Parisian life for 800 years
• This sensor uses a newly-discovered protein to hunt for rare-earth metals
• This wireless sensor would give epilepsy patients more freedom
• Ocean wind speeds and wave heights are growing
• Global inequality is 25% higher than it would have been in a climate-stable world
• 5 ways to champion vulnerable languages
• The autonomous vehicle is coming – and people must be ready
• Free sanitary products now available for female prisoners in the UK
• These are the world’s most positive countries
• This Japanese town has banned urban sprawl
• Chart of the day: The EU's trading partners
• AI-assisted recruitment is biased. Here’s how to make it more fair
• This chart shows the shift in global purchasing power
• You use less information to make decisions than you might think
• The military or the people – who will lead Sudan?
• Data is the oil of the digital world. What if tech giants had to buy it from us?
• How US firms are driving Europe’s economic growth
• Trade, tariffs and politics: Evidence from the US, EU and China
• Why economic growth depends on closing the interview gap
• 3 ways firms can master the digital challenges of the 4IR
• Our relationship with water isn't gender neutral. Here's why that matters
• Insect wings inspire drone that can handle serious wind
• From drone swarms to modified E. Coli: say hello to a new wave of cyberattacks
• Drones are helping Ghana’s mothers fight yellow fever
• New York City passes a green new deal, requiring 'green roofs' on new buildings
• These charts show just how much forest we're losing every year
• What is digital equality? An interview with Nanjira Sambuli
• Why ministers of finance are critical in the fight against climate change
• US airports will scan 97% of outbound flyers' faces within 4 years 
• Newly discovered Du Maurier poems shed light on a talented writer honing her craft
• The Peter Principle, or why the best workers don't always make the best managers
• More than 20 million children a year miss out on the measles vaccine around the world 
• These robots can sort recycling
• This is how much screen time under-5s should have, according to the WHO
• This colourful picture is like an invisibility cloak for AI
• Britain must boost support for modern slaves, court rules
• What school finances tell us about intergenerational mobility 
• These vending machines are giving out free short stories to London commuters
• Quiz: How much sleep, play and screen time does your child need?
• World Malaria Day: 7 things to know about the deadly disease
• Everything you thought you knew about sticking to deadlines might be wrong
• Security and the genetics revolution – why governments worldwide need to talk about regulation
• How electrification can supercharge the energy transition
• Meal kits beat groceries in emissions head-to-head
• Arctic's melting permafrost will cost nearly $70 trillion, study finds
• Finland and Uganda are the world's fittest countries
• 3 ways blockchain can revolutionize global supply chains
• France is about to start giving free breakfasts to disadvantaged schoolchildren
• Scientists have made melanin a billion-times more conductive. This is why that matters
• State of the climate: Heat across Earth’s surface and oceans mark early 2019
• NASA is testing a ‘hive’ of drones to monitor the weather
• Philanthropy is at a turning point. Here are 6 ways it could go
• South Korea steps up shift to cleaner energy, sets long-term renewable power targets
• The global economy must learn to balance competition and cooperation
• What Leonardo's depiction of Virgin Mary and Jesus tells us about his religious beliefs
• Is this is the answer to California's water problem? 
• New data shows that bumblebees are in big trouble – with grave consequences
• A study reveals that female managers are having no impact on the gender pay gap
• How drones can help rural Africa take flight
• Life after death: Sherpa widows eye Everest to fight taboo
• We are making robots more capable of handling objects in the real world
• How young people are shaping the future of sustainable fashion 
• Why we should formalize our shared humanity into a Global Constitution
• Sand mining is close to being an environmental crisis. Here's why – and what can be done about it
• These 3 countries are global offshore wind powerhouses
• Data protection is not just about protecting our personal information
• Asia has become the dumping ground for the world’s plastic – with serious consequences
• Japan’s holiest shrine is pulled down and rebuilt every 20 years – on purpose
• The modern workplace is hopelessly distracting. And it's costing us time and money
• Why every nation must now be part of the effort to make space safer
• Kenya is set to suffer from worsening food shortages and water scarcity 
• This astronaut is set to break the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman
• For video games to reach the next level we need more women coders
• The World Economic Forum Book Club – 12 months, 12 great books
• 6 inspiring books for children and young readers
• This is the million-year history of the Australian continent
• To solve climate change and biodiversity loss, we need a 'Global Deal for Nature'
• How higher temperatures and pollution are affecting mosquitoes
• What companies gain by including persons with disabilities
• This tiny new grain could save the planet
• The middle-class dream is moving beyond millennials' reach
• These countries have the most expensive childcare
• Meditation could make your brain much younger, according to this research
• New York City is about to pass its own Green New Deal
• This is how the way the world measures success in education is changing
• These are the industries most likely to be taken over by robots
• The three 'nightmare traits' at the heart of bad leadership
• India will soon overtake China to become the most populous country in the world
• Conflict in Libya threatens to turn into a devastating regional proxy war. Here's how it can be stopped
• Why we need to rethink the purpose of economic sanctions
• Unprecedented change in the energy sector: a response to the Forum's SWF report
• 5 things you need to know about creativity
• Why vaccines are not just for children
• This Californian city has just launched a basic income trial
• Food insecurity in India may be damaging children’s ability to learn – and the future economy
• The quest to save the banana from extinction
• This new data compression technique could create the technology of tomorrow
• EU lawmakers okay minimum rights for gig economy workers
• How the world can gear up for the fight against cancer
• Celebrating Gaston Ramon – the vet who discovered vaccinology's secret weapon
• In the age of automation, we need to rethink well-being after work
• UK to offer free sanitary products to primary school pupils
• This is how an African free trade area could impact people's health
• This is what great leadership looks like in the digital age
• Why we need a holistic way to measure the planet’s most ‘liveable cities’
• What Cameroon can teach others about managing forests
• The secret weapon to making you more active? Your smartphone
• Pacific island cities call for a rethink of climate resilience for the most vulnerable
• The opioid epidemic may have cost the US $38 billion in tax revenue
• How society’s gender expectations could be changing our brains
• A low-cost, high-speed algorithm could put an end to needless animal testing
• What can this 17th century philosopher teach us about tolerance?
• It's not just the protests. Here's how young people are helping the planet
• Scientists have revived basic cellular activity pigs' brains hours after death 
• Doctors say they've cured 10 infants of 'bubble boy' disease
• Japan's population is shrinking by a quarter of a million people every year
• A US judge sentenced teenage vandals to read books. This is what happened next 
• People were asked which leadership traits are most important. What they said matters for gender equality
• 5 historic building that were rebuilt to be just as spectacular
• Better sanitation for India is in the pipeline
• What Keynes can teach us about government debt today
• These amazing microbes could eat electricity and produce bioplastics
• Smaller, faster, better: Nanoscale batteries may power future technology
• Three ways pollution can be turned into something useful
• Chicago just became the largest US city to commit to 100% clean energy
• US teen girls at risk in dating violence, study says
• How the law can boost recession recovery
• What the Corn Laws tell us about Brexit Britain
• Chile gets tough on sexual harassment in the streets
• Why we need a new and global approach to taxing big companies
• Chart of the day: Why marine protected sites matter more than ever
• How much data is generated each day? 
• Does Indonesia have the world’s most complicated elections?
• Researchers have found a link between air pollution and crime
• How AI could dramatically improve your healthcare
• First Women's Amateur sends welcome ripples through the Masters
• Portugal is betting on artificial intelligence to boost exports
• Microplastics have even been blown into a remote corner of the Pyrenees
• Digital technology is changing how we deal with cost management
• Women from elite colleges earn more because they work more
• Some of the world’s happiest people have a surprisingly simple way to tackle loneliness
• We need to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. This is how we can do it
• This chart shows the fall in coal-power plants being planned around the world
• The 10 most common types of plastic choking Europe’s rivers
• The 5 things you need to make your teams more effective, according to Google
• Flying cars could cut emissions, replace planes, and free up roads – but not soon enough
• Linguists looked for the world's weirdest languages – and English is one of them
• Economics needs to stop treating people as atomic particles 
• Transparency is key to inclusive employment and government integrity
• 16 foods that are good for you - and the planet
• Researchers have 3D-printed a heart using human tissue
• These are some of the treasures thought to be inside Notre Dame
• California declared totally drought free for first time in seven years
• 6 pressing questions about beef and climate change, answered
• The UK has just introduced a new law to protect women
• This is how China and the US can have a peaceful trading relationship
• New York's new congestion charge will be a first for the United States
• How this Chinese boxer delivered a knockout blow to gender stereotypes
• What if zero interest rates are the new normal?
• The gender pay gap for UK graduates has widened significantly
• Public investment banks could be a powerful tool for growth
• This is where people in the OECD pay the most tax
• The world's largest plane has made its first flight
• Oil-eating microbes found in the deepest part of the ocean could help clean up man-made oil spills
• These are the most popular social networks in the US
• What CEOs can learn from Roman emperors
• 5 charts on the vulnerabilities in the global economy - and why we should worry about them 
• To survive climate change we have to transform both economics and design
• Leonardo da Vinci saw in animals the ‘image of the world’
• Professor Robot – why AI could soon be teaching in university classrooms
• These are the world’s most fragile states in 2019
• Is Game of Thrones an allegory about the horror of fossil fuels? 
• Why a sense of humor is an essential life skill
• Meet the man who drove from the Netherlands to Australia without visiting a gas station
• Three charts that explain - and could help solve - our global debt problem
• If 75 is the new 65, we need to rethink what it means to be old
• Thailand gave healthcare to its entire population and the results were dramatic
• How failing banks paved Hitler's path to power
• Why being efficient is bad for your creativity
• Old ideas about nuclear arms control no longer work. We need a fresh approach for the New Nuclear Age
• We need a reskilling revolution. Here's how to make it happen
• Why global collaboration is needed to protect against a new generation of cyber threats
• This groundbreaking treatment is giving hope to stroke victims
• AI is going to change journalism – here’s how
• Scientists are trying to figure out how to grow grapes on Mars
• What does AI mean for gender equality? 
• Don't underestimate the power of the fintech revolution
• Scientists are growing meat on blades of grass
• How digital remittances can help drive sustainable development
• In the midst of a measles outbreak, New York City is planning fines for unvaccinated people
• South Korea once recycled 2% of its food waste. Now it recycles 95%
• Aid that actually aids, your future money and other top stories of the week
• Is this 3D-printed building the future home for astronauts on Mars?
• How Finland is tackling homelessness
• The business case for diversity in the workplace is now overwhelming
• What stops us cooperating? 
• 50 years of US wages, in one chart
• Beer seems better if we think a guy made it
• 5 reasons infrastructure projects fail - and what we can do about it
• Arctic warming is causing a 60-fold increase in permafrost landslides
• How Americans see automation and the workplace in 7 charts
• Melting glaciers could be causing 25 to 30% of sea level rise
• Can other economies avoid 'Japanification'? 
• How Algeria can boost its economy
• 3 charts to help you understand the American shale boom
• 3 reasons we should all care about biodiversity
• How going hungry can affect children for the rest of their lives
• Why children must emit eight times less CO2 than their grandparents
• New Zealand's parliament has voted 119-1 to change its gun laws
• Drones are saving lives in Tanzania's remote communities
• One of the scientists behind the black hole picture explains why it matters
• Q&A: How the global energy transition is set to disrupt the geopolitical landscape
• New quantum device can “generate all possible futures”
• The Arctic has entered an ‘unprecedented state,’ researchers warn
• These challenges are set to shape the global economy for years to come
• 4 key ways countries can finance their SDG ambitions
• This is the first ever photo of a black hole
• Globalization isn't in decline - but it is changing
• This is why mountains matter more than you think
• This is what a planet-wide network of ocean sanctuaries could look like
• Which countries get the most sleep – and how much do we really need?
• How long have humans been causing extinctions? 
• This museum shows how humans have changed the natural world in ways you might not expect
• 3 ways Africa can improve the health of women and children
• The IMF has cut its global growth forecast for the fourth time in nine months
• Gita Gopinath: Why this is a delicate moment for the global economy
• In South Africa, informal workers helped redesign a market to save it
• The true cost of corruption is higher than you might realise
• From Australia to Africa, fences are stopping Earth’s great animal migrations
• Data and the future of financial services
• This is how much veg people in the EU are really eating
• This is where US immigrants send their money
• Hemingway centre opens in Cuba to preserve writer's work
• What could a no-deal Brexit mean for developing countries?
• Why this company wants to make reading an ebook more like a video game
• Climate change threatens one-in-three Bangladeshi children
• Gravity lightens the load for Nepal's hard-working rural women
• Across the world, women outlive men. This is why
• Welfare systems and immigration: How are they linked in Europe? 
• 3 charts that show how global carbon emissions hit a record high in 2018
• What happens when you toss your water bottle in the trash?
• CO2 levels are now at a 3 million-year high
• A new Welsh curriculum aims to make education more holistic. Will it work? 
• Will self-driving cars will be “unthinkable” in 50 years? 
• Scottish 'Holocaust heroine' who saved Jewish girls lauded in book
• UK companies urged to boost efforts to close gender pay gap
• 3 things business leaders should do to make a renewed case for multilateralism
• Is it time for a 'true global currency'?
• India is failing 175 million of its young people. Here's the solution
• The world is facing a $15 trillion infrastructure gap by 2040. Here's how to bridge it
• This is what the gender pay gap looks like in eight countries
• By 2060, six of the world's 10 largest Christian countries will be in Africa
• An economist explains what happens if there’s another financial crisis
• Exercise makes you happier than having money, according to Yale and Oxford research
• This is Africa's ambitious free trade plan, mapped
• This map shows how new words spread along trade routes
• 5 facts about Buddhists around the world
• This neural implant could radically improve the lives of disabled people
• This new HIV therapy could save millions of lives
• Why museums should have a ‘cool’ quotient
• In the United States, there aren't enough hours in the week to make rent 
• Evolution and economics: How natural selection helped kick start industrialisation
• The role of China's state-owned companies explained
• London’s new charge on polluting vehicles. Here’s everything you need to know
• This deadly fungus is wiping out amphibians around the world
• What cities can learn from Cape Town about managing climate crises
• Why sleeping at work could actually make you better at your job 
• Heisei to Reiwa – Japan enters a new age
• This theory is inspiring a new way to think about language
• The first new university in the UK for 40 years is taking a very different approach to education
• Hong Kong plans to house 1 million people on artificial islands
• Rwanda honours those killed in genocide 25 years ago
• 5G will drive Industry 4.0 in the Middle East and Africa
• 7 highlights from our meeting on the Middle East and North Africa
• Between war and peace. Why nations need to learn to navigate the grey zone
• This new form of currency could transform the way we see money
• Are floating-cities the solution to rising sea levels? The UN thinks so
• Pad Women - the all-female business easing period poverty in Sri Lanka
• Why securing the Internet of Things is crucial to the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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