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• Saudi Arabia is paying some citizens to help them deal with the increasing cost of living
• Mark Zuckerberg is considering cryptocurrency for Facebook
• A battery-powered electric plane has just had its first test flight
• A solar powered car could be hitting the road next year
• These are the world's biggest coal producers
• Why we need a universal right to learn 
• The Future of Work - How Work Will Look Like by 2030
• 5 key trends for the future of healthcare
• Why playtime is key to raising successful children
• The digital supply chain revolution: A mountain worth climbing?
• This is what millennials want in 2018
• Davos 2018: Meet the Crystal Award winners
• Why things can only get better with a decentralised energy system
• Breaking the silence: why we should all take a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment and abuse
• Predictions for the US economy in 2018, from a leading economist
• How businesses can win at leapfrog
• 3 steps to happiness, according to a Buddhist monk
• India’s opportunity in a multiconceptual world
• Life in 2018, as predicted by people in 1918
• Who will pay for the 5G that will power self-driving cars?
• In a world of medical miracles, we need to go the last mile
• You can reverse decades of inactivity and protect your heart, finds new research
• What a Syrian accountant can teach us about the refugee crisis
• The gig economy could increase workplace sexism
• The lost Einsteins: Why children no longer want to invent
• Developing countries need to act on the risks posed by new technologies
• Kenneth Rogoff: This is how populism threatens economic growth
• Gaming addiction is now seen as a mental health condition by the WHO
• Collaboration: the sweet spot for customer-centricity
• Peter Sutherland, known as the 'father of globalisation', dies
• This is the secret to creativity, according to science
• These are the 20 safest airlines in the world
• California is almost becoming a different country
• Here's how Asia can resist the rise of the robots
• Why this tiny nut could be the future of fuel
• Scientists have printed bio solar panels that could be used as batteries
• Which countries are best prepared for the future of production?
• Scientists are creating hybrid coral to combat reef destruction
• This car will use your brain-waves to help you drive
• Human, flexible, adaptable: key trends for the future of retail
• Academia can be an important vanguard of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
• What’s the future of blockchain in China?
• The new world disorder, the missing ingredients of growth and other top economic stories of the week
• What a year of elections means for Latin America's economies
• GDP should be corrected, not replaced
• This Chinese city has more than 16,000 electric buses
• This is Mark Zuckerberg's New Years resolution
• 18 technology predictions for 2018 
• Why 2018 must be a pivotal year for climate action
• Eating fish is linked to better sleep and a higher I.Q. for kids
• The Dutch plan to build the world's biggest wind farm
• Why fasting could be the key to anti-ageing
• Diplomats and designers discuss: How can we protect our cities from terror attacks? 
• What are the alternative cryptocurrencies to Bitcoin?
• Here's how parents can raise successful children, according to a Stanford dean
• Why water is a women's issue
• The rise of perfectionism is negatively affecting young people
• The Volkswagen campervan is making an electric return
• Children born in 2018 will probably never experience these things
• Five communities that made the world a more resilient place in 2017
• Why 2017 broke another worrying temperature record
• The Fourth Industrial Revolution will bring a massive productivity boom
• Why mobiles could be key to solving humanitarian crises
• Is this the secret to happy and engaged employees?
• This country is the driving force when it comes to electric cars
• 5 reasons why we need to start talking about existential risks
• 4 ways the rise of the machines can work for humans
• #MeToo won’t end sexual harassment – but here’s what will, experts say
• How emerging economies can take advantage of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
• 5 reasons consumers will embrace artificial intelligence
• This is why failure is the key to success
• There could be no more chocolate by 2040
• ASEAN in the next 50 years: How the region can remake its future in manufacturing
• The forces that shaped technology in 2017
• President Macron plans a law to fight 'fake news' in 2018
• Solar powered robot taxis could change the face of travel
• 57 startups that became unicorns in 2017
• AI is learning from our encounters with nature - but that's a problem
• Being multilingual alters your experience of time
• China is using AI to tackle traffic jams
• This pop-up restaurant is helping London's homeless find their own homes
• A handful of Scottish cities are trialling UBI
• India added more rooftop solar power last year than the previous 4 years combined
• 7 ways the Internet of Things can help end world hunger
• Forgotten twice: the untold story of LGBT refugees 
• The key to a vibrant democracy may well lie in your workplace
• Governments, companies, workers: here's how to make AI inclusive
• As some major economies cut their corporate tax rates - what will happen next?
• These were the 7 most important scientific breakthroughs in 2017
• Is this the secret to surviving in a fractured world?
• Some pharmacies are dispensing fruit and veg as well as drugs
• How better infrastructure could ensure more Americans prosper
• Neurologists may have discovered a key ally in the fight against brain ageing
• Is California turning into a Scandinavian country?
• There is a global race to build even taller skyscrapers
• Scientists have created a drug that mimicks some of the health benefits of exercise
• Machines can't dream
• These are the environmental costs of fast fashion
• The key trends that will shape renewable energy in the future
• Why sleepless nights could leave you more prone to Alzheimer's disease
• Climate change is going to make the refugee crisis much worse
• It will take 217 years to close the gender gap at this rate. How can we change that?
• China's digital economy is a world leader, but it still faces challenges
• These futuristic buildings are at one with nature
• Why do Americans die younger than people in other rich nations?
• The next AI frontier – software that writes software
• Millennial fathers are rejecting the 'bad dad' stereotypes
• 350 million people suffer from rare diseases. Here's how tech can help
• 3 challenges to getting the world ready for retirement - and 3 solutions
• Why partnership is the business trend to watch
• A new report says we should tax meat-eaters like smokers
• These are the US states where cannabis is legal
• How to fix modernity’s Godzilla problem
• 4 ways technology can help us respond to disasters
• How can we teach our children to be moral?
• 2017 was the safest year on record for commercial passenger air travel
• Boys and girls are taught different things about violence
• How to heal the fractured world of 2018
• Why the future of shipping is looking green and autonomous
• This is why economists are increasingly studying sports
• Sesame Street is going to use Muppets to reach war-hit children in the Middle East
• Google has created an AI that sounds indistinguishable from humans
• For the first time ever, more women than men are going to med school in the US
• This implant heals broken bones while transforming into natural bone
• Why we urgently need a Digital Geneva Convention
• Economics of bitcoin; the dark side of empathy and other top stories of the week
• And the winner of the international statistic of the year is...
• This Japanese company has an unusual way to stop employees from working too hard
• Why it's vital we close the tech gender gap
• Same-sex marriage and rights for Saudi women: why 2017 wasn't all that bad
• How 5G could speed up global growth
• These countries have the highest quality of life 
• The latest, shiniest new technology isn't always the best
• Why the future of consumption is circular
• How sexual harassment in Hollywood sparked a workplace revolution
• North Korea may be behind a massive cyber attack on a South Korean bitcoin exchange
• 3 ways to stop the housing crisis killing our cities
• Humanitarian crises cost more than ever. But businesses can help
• What to expect for the global economy in 2018
• How new tech can propel Africa to the forefront of healthcare 
• Bitcoin v the climate, when text bots go to war and other top stories of the week
• How coming clean on environmental impact helps companies grow
• Bill Gates shared 7 reasons to feel optimistic about humanity in 2017
• This is one thing you can do to combat gender inequality at work
• Religion may alter your psychology, even if you’re a non-believer
• Japan has pledged $2.9 billion to universal health care in developing nations
• Forget globalization, welcome to the age of internetization
• Microsoft just handed #MeToo a major victory
• This self-healing glass means your smashed phone screen will repair itself
• This tech can help diagnose deadly blood infections
• Our 10 most-read articles of 2017
• Doing good the right way can grow your business. Here’s how
• Africans need the freedom to travel in their own continent. Here’s why
• China has just launched the world's largest carbon market. Here's what you need to know
• These are the 5 books Bill Gates thinks you should read
• Tesla's giant battery is proving its worth
• Belgium is the first country to send a female ambassador to Saudi Arabia
• The small, silent revolution that could change your commute 
• Our brains sometimes create 'false memories'
• Why working from your mobile could destroy your work-life balance
• These solar sails are powering a cruise ship
• The economics of how Bitcoin works
• To save dying languages, use ‘evolutionary trees’
• How to civilize the Dark Web economy
• These are the world’s most visited cities
• Good intentions alone won’t create opportunities for every child. Here’s what needs to be done
• Quangos for equality, the pensions pay gap and other top gender stories of the week
• Estonia just revealed three uses for its proposed national cryptocurrency
• Swarms of miniature robots could map the ocean floor
• The price of this element has surged in 2017
• Why business is the best partner in the fight against modern slavery
• We can stop children falling through the cracks of our fractured world
• The things intuitive people do differently
• This video game is helping doctors to recognise serious injury
• What makes a successful CEO? We analyzed 5 million leaders to find out
• We must ensure everyone has fair access to the sharing economy
• Why self-driving cars must become the ultimate defensive drivers
• These designs show the world's first floating city
• The hidden cost of Bitcoin? Our environment
• Why another debt crisis might be looming
• How Latin America bucked the trend of rising inequality
• That novelty Christmas sweater might be harming the planet
• An algorithm wrote a new Harry Potter chapter
• Earth will likely warm way beyond the crucial tipping point that the Paris agreement was meant to avoid
• China and the US publish half of the worlds books
• The mysterious alien cigar ‘asteroid’ is actually an interstellar lump of ice
• How to catch a criminal using only milliseconds of audio
• It costs trillions of dollars to settle commercial conflicts. It's time for Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Some of the best career advice from 2017
• How technology could help to trace the exact origins of your cup of tea
• The books you should read in 2018, according to Harvard professors
• People in these 5 cities are embracing sharing
• To fight child obesity, engage the whole family
• Psychologists think taking selfies all the time could be a sign of a mental illness
• This is what happens when you stop speaking your native language
• Why AI is entering its golden age
• Here’s how AI can make you better at winning arguments
• Why it might be too late to return the Arctic to how it was
• A possible solution to antibiotic resistance? Reprogramme bacteria, don't kill them
• Good-bye, GDP. Hello, six-part balance sheet?
• From apartheid township to tech entrepreneur
• 6 ways the Internet of Things is improving our lives
• How the world can help Rohingya refugees
• SpaceX employees are instructed to hire people 'better than themselves'
• No more leaky boats. We need to make safe travel a right for all
• These charts will change how you see the rise of artificial intelligence
• These are the books Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg think everyone should read
• Calestous Juma's legacy will be his support of innovation in Africa
• Scientists have found the Holy Grail of genetic engineering
• Alibaba is building vending machines to sell cars
• What warring Wikipedia bots tell us about our robot future
• These are the countries leading the clean energy race
• Gender discrimination at work comes in many forms. Here's why
• You know the world has a problem with waste, but you probably haven't thought of this
• This robot can print you a house in as little as 8 hours
• Germany recycles more than any other country
• Death of management, corruption's real cause and other top stories of the week
• The robots are coming – for as many as 800 million jobs
• One solution to global hunger could be at the bottom of the ocean
• Saudi Arabia has lifted a 35-year ban on cinemas
• Why introverts make very capable leaders
• This animation charts the spectacular rise of cryptocurrency
• Is buying your child an AI doll a good idea?
• These are the charts that defined the global economy in 2017
• This country is making tourists promise not to harm the environment
• Why Bitcoin might be the most perfect bubble possible
• Why your smartphone is contributing to climate change
• Getting to Yes with China in cyberspace: is it possible?
• Why your pension fund may be causing climate change
• Will China’s crackdown on ‘foreign garbage’ force wealthy countries to recycle more of their own waste?
• Chart of the Day: How Americans view Christmas
• ‘Feminism’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year
• Healthcare costs are pushing millions into extreme poverty. This outrage must end 
• There’s even a gender gap in internet usage
• Greek myths could create future leadership legends
• This brand new prosthetic arm means this amputee can play the piano again
• How tech can fight corruption in Latin America and the Caribbean
• Lying about Santa to your kids may be good for them
• This AI can spot epilepsy seizures before they happen
• This is the only country where fathers spend more time with their children
• An economic solution to Europe’s immigration woes
• Most people around the world are overly pessimistic
• 3 things every company can do to benefit from digital disruption
• Parents, it's time to embrace your kid's obsession with dinosaurs
• You may have heard data is the new oil. It's not
• A former gambler is helping others to kick the addiction
• 15 powerful women share their best career advice
• Two myths about automation, debunked
• How India's rooftops are leading a solar revolution
• From predictive analytics to mining virtual markets: the tech that offers hope for wildlife
• In a first for the United States, there will be a private, high-speed train service
• This Google AI created a ‘child’ AI to help it solve problems
• Why robots could replace teachers as soon as 2027
• Facebook’s new Messenger Kids app could benefit children's development
• The World Bank will no longer support oil and gas exploration
• Electric car range could be about to get a lot better
• The hottest cryptocurrency in China is not Bitcoin
• Here's what is in store for the meat industry in India
• Can 'soft skills' save your job from the robots? Your best comments on the future of work
• 2017's Global Malaria Report shows little improvement in the last two years
• Businesses need to think biologically. Here's 6 ways they can
• Why the books you read your baby could be critical to their learning
• The countries where people are working beyond 65
• This entrepreneur with 700 patents says this is how to fire your imagination
• France is banning mobile phones in schools
• Here's how you can spot fake news online
• This scientist believes we can cure ageing, if only we had the funding
• Agripreneurs are hunting for green gold on top of Johannesburg's buildings
• How a WhatsApp group is fighting child marriage and FGM in Kenya
• Why people are deciding to attend classes via a robot
• Northern Ireland has a reversed gender pay gap
• In times of political polarization, progressive policymaking suffers
• A leading economist has a plan to heal our fractured societies
• One of America's Ivy League schools is eliminating student loans
• This map shows extreme weather events in places influenced by human-made climate change
• Fourth Industrial Revolution technology patents are flourishing
• Tesla’s electric truck ‘needs the energy of 4,000 homes to recharge’, say researchers
• Advancements in AI are rewriting our entire economy
• More countries are now democratic than at any point since World War Two
• This index measures the value of a currency by using the price of a cup of coffee
• Could artificial intelligence soon become conscious?
• Facebook is rolling out a messaging app just for kids
• 6 bits of advice that Bill Gates has given students over the years
• Google’s AI has mastered all the chess knowledge in history - in just 4 hours
• We’re getting closer to completing the energy transition
• France's war on waste makes it the world's most sustainable country
• Disney is working on a gravity-defying robot that can scale walls
• Why Europe should lead the way on AI and robotics
• Exchanges can't keep up with Bitcoin's surging prices
• Gentle nudges teach robots to better assist us
• An artificial language may explain common linguistic features
• This virtual cocktail smells, tastes and looks like the real thing
• Fixing the foundations: how the IMF aims to tackle corruption
• Why the next breed of dog will be robotic
• Being married is good for your brain
• This start-up is growing sustainable seafood
• David Attenborough: The world’s oceans are under the greatest threat in human history
• Asia is growing rich, but it is also becoming unhealthier
• A history of payment: the 1000-year journey from paper to plastic
• The revolution will be boring, the future of work and other top stories of the week
• Global Compacts on Migration and on Refugees: how they should intersect
• Four myths about corruption
• Insecure and open to attack: holding up the "black mirror" to the Internet of Things
• Sir Elton John: 5 leadership lessons from my darkest hours
• Leadership lessons for a fractured world
• Artificial intelligence could hardwire sexism into our future. Unless we stop it
• Is the era of management over?
• 5 ways to make global e-commerce easier for everyone
• Chart of the Day: America’s richest 1% own 40% of the country’s wealth
• This app lets you share your leftovers with other people
• Why these trees could be our next big biofuel source
• This is how successful people think differently
• How to fight fast fashion, by a Filipino social entrepreneur
• Chernobyl's nuclear disaster site is being transformed into a solar energy farm
• Trading up: how developing countries can streamline import/export
• These researchers have created shape-shifting pasta
• Why science wants us to ban glitter
• These ‘soft robots’ are set to narrow the gap between man and machine
• Lessons on rolling out an HIV prevention pill in South Africa
• The gender pay gap stretches to minimum wage workers too
• These hexagonal pods could provide shelter for the homeless in New York
• Gray zone coercion: challenges to the US – Japan alliance
• This animal went extinct twice
• 5 Amazing facts about Finland on its 100th birthday
• The US is to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel - why is this so controversial?
• Wealth inequality keeps widening. But it's nothing new
• Google's new London headquarters will be as long as a skyscraper is tall
• Canada’s household debt levels are the highest in the world
• These will be the most powerful economies in the world by 2050
• Now you can set up a business in space
• What the world would look like if there were only 100 people
• One chart from Bill Gates shows how far we've come in tackling AIDS
• Science says holiday music is bad for your mental health
• Why getting the most out of your employees means coaching them
• Why waves could be the solution to powering our world
• Who owns the work that AI creates?
• Germany has come up with the best solution to single-use coffee cups
• Would you write your will on your phone?
• Democratic, innovative and secure: how India can shape the future of the internet 
• These 9 charts will tell you everything you need to know about global migration
• The US and North Korea: a brief history
• Which countries buy the most groceries online?
• The most stunning images NASA has ever taken of our planet
• These 5 big ideas could secure Europe’s future
• A Nobel laureate explains why we don't have trust in economists anymore
• An international cricket match is halted by India's toxic smog
• How local knowledge can save endangered and rare animals
• How the Great Barrier Reef is trying to heal itself
• These homes of the future will bring nature indoors
• Parents spend twice as much time with their kids than they did in the 1960s
• Why being addicted to your phone could change your brain
• Some people have no visual imagery. Here's why
• These are the most (and least) expensive countries for broadband
• This is the biggest challenge to our health
• The rise of intangible assets, China's new era and other top economic stories of the week
• This supermarket chain is selling food past its best before date to cut waste
• Microsoft has a big idea to build a mini-city
• Kids perform better during boring tasks when dressed as Batman, new research finds
• Meet the Co-Chairs for Davos 2018
• Venezuela is launching an oil-backed cryptocurrency
• Chart of the Day: What happens in an internet minute
• These famous people made a radical career change after turning 30
• Bitcoin's surge adds urgency to calls for global regulation of cryptocurrencies
• Harvard researchers say more than half of US children will be obese by age 35
• Does air pollution make you worse at your job?
• Why empowering robots is the key to working with them
• These countries are best at preparing kids for the jobs of the future
• The world’s first 'negative emissions' plant has begun operation
• Irregular bedtimes could be damaging children's health and development. Here's how
• This tiny robot made of algae could swim through your body and kill cancer cells
• Amazon is recycling waste energy to heat its headquarters
• Scientists have created a silicon beating heart
• How Dungeons and Dragons transformed LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman into a business wizard
• How virtual reality is making people 'well' again
• Here's why poorer countries aren't investing in R&D
• Why faith leads to philanthropy
• Depression affects the brains of males and females differently
• This is the most expensive city to rent an office - and no, it's not London
• India's women are choosing to go to worse colleges than men
• Why keeping track of your social media followers can make you miserable
• Mind hunters: how neurotech can solve our brain-health crisis
• How green is your Christmas tree?
• Saving the forests could have the same carbon cutting effect as taking every car in the world off the roads
• Europe's HIV problem is growing at an alarming pace
• Four big insights into HIV/AIDS that provide hope of finding a vaccine
• What destroys start-ups, electric cars aren't green (yet) and other top stories of the week
• What exactly is the sharing economy?
• This frightening animation shows the impact of climate change in the last 20 years
• Photos of maximum-security prisons in Norway and the US reveal the extremes of prison life
• Joseph Stiglitz: Bitcoin ought to be outlawed
• Women make up less than a quarter of the world's politicians - but these countries are bucking the trend
• These are the world's best young universities
• Are European banks too big to value?
• Flying cars are closer than you think
• Amputees could soon use a brain implant to move robotic limbs
• Here’s how AI is subtly powering your life
• Chart of the day: How life expectancy has changed over 200 years
• The global economy in 2018, according to a Nobel laureate
• This brain training program could help to keep your mind active
• The biggest threat to your cybersecurity is hiding in plain sight
• This company is turning waste water into wine
• These are the books Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk think everyone should read
• Understanding how plants keep time could have impacts for our health
• In 2020 Bitcoin will consume more power than the world does today
• Should laptops be banned from meetings?
• #OrangeTheWorld, China's tech women and other top gender stories of the week
• Here's how we can boost research and development
• North Korea says it tested a new ICBM
• 3 ways companies should think differently about their products
• Black Friday in numbers
• An Italian architect has designed an eco-friendly flat-pack home
• One day these tiny robots made from algae could be sent into your body to treat disease
• Chart of the day: Bitcoin price passes $10,000 mark 
• This bird has evolved into a new species right in front of our eyes
• We could soon turn power plant emissions into fuel
• Mexico has created a massive marine park to protect endangered species
• One of Qatar's World Cup stadiums will be made from shipping containers
• Robots still lack this basic human talent
• This vending machine is exclusively for homeless people
• These artificial muscles help robots lift 1,000 times their own weight
• Why we are still convinced robots will take our jobs
• These CEOs and top executives reveal their best leadership secrets
• Are emerging economies deindustrializing too quickly?
• California is now the world’s sixth largest economy
• Five things emerging economies can do to attract the best talent
• These elements could disappear from the world
• How can we find out what people really want from energy? Technology can help
• Why you might not be in control of your own decisions
• Black Friday might be dying - and it's getting replaced by something much bigger
• Apple's brand-new $5 billion campus is now open
• Takeaway food boxes are destroying our environment
• This Chinese police station is staffed by artificial intelligence
• London is powering its buses with coffee
• What does machine learning actually mean?
• Here's what 140 successful people had in common
• Here's why napping is good for you, according to science
• Drones are now being used in the battle against malaria
• Watch the world's ships sailing the ocean in real time
• How trade chokepoints pose a growing threat to global food security
• This is the hidden risk of automation that no one is talking about
• This Indonesian startup wages war on plastic with edible seaweed cups
• Cities are struggling under the strain of their own popularity
• Germany is getting hydrogen powered trains
• This graphic shows how the US population is ageing
• This is why businesses should be spending money to keep their staff happy
• Why adults need fairy stories
• These are the tech companies people most want to work for
• These two countries are asking the rest of the world to stop using coal
• Moving to cities has lifted nearly 400,000 South Africans out of poverty
• The job market is booming for older workers
• We're not running out of good ideas. We just need to get better at implementing them
• People who seek solitude are more creative, according to research
• Egypt's terrorist violence is a reminder of the new normal
• Three new initiatives to help you make sense of migration
• Why is the anti-global backlash happening now?
• Walmart is using robot cleaners
• These floating buildings could help save us from flooding - and they're made from recycled plastic bottles
• How new technology will help blind people ‘see’ at the cinema
• Three or four cups of coffee a day might be good for your health
• Three-quarters of antibiotics are used on animals. Here's why that's a major problem
• This is how our brains form memories
• Space could become the battleground of the future
• The European Commission is attempting to get more women on corporate boards
• Jack Ma says that this one mistake could destroy your start-up
• Venezuela's last glacier is about to disappear
• Too smart to lead; cryptocurrencies need banks and other top stories of the week
• Asia in the “Second Nuclear Age” – assessing the risks of a nuclear exchange
• Asia in the “Second Nuclear Age” – assessing the risks of a nuclear exchange
• Costa Rica has run on green energy for 300 days
• Batteries can be part of the fight against climate change - if we do these five things 
• Since 2010 sad songs have become less common
• This company wants to build a giant indoor farm next to every major city in the world
• Quantum computing could be a major challenge for bitcoin
• This robot has passed a medical licensing exam with flying colours
• This start-up is tackling poaching by 3D-printing rhino horns
• This CEO has one interview question he'd use to hire someone on the spot
• This is where all the plastic in the ocean is going
• Taking a sabbatical changed my life. Here's why you should do it too 
• EU quotas, the widening gap and other top gender stories of the week
• In the battle against fake news, the bots may be winning 
• These charts show the economic challenges facing Zimbabwe post-Mugabe
• This is the first time we've seen a visitor to our solar system from afar
• This pop-up shop is selling Christmas gifts for refugees
• Tweaking the design of electronic goods could reduce poverty. Here’s how
• Seattle is building the world's first floating passenger train

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