Economic Growth
Boy Scouts will allow girls to join. But not everyone's happy
A decision by the Boy Scouts of America to admit girls to its troops has provoked a mixed response.
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Alex Gray is a Senior Writer at Formative Content. Recoded to Forum Agenda on 29/05/24.
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Education and Skills
The Middle East's biggest ride-hailing firm is hiring women drivers in Saudi Arabia
This ride-hailing company is looking for female drivers in Saudi Arabia.
Civil Society
现代奴隶贸易背后的惊人数字
我们也许会认为奴隶制早已经是过去时了，但事实上并非如此。据一个新报告称，全球至少有四千万人被卷入现今的奴隶贸易。奴隶贸易就发生在我们身边，发生在全球的每个角落。
Nature and Biodiversity
The Dutch have built a cycle lane from used toilet paper
Can you imagine cycling on a road made from used toilet paper? The Dutch – known for their love of two-wheeled transport – are doing just that, thanks to an innovative waste recycling sch...
Geographies in Depth
“未富先老”，中国应该怎么办？
在过去的几十年中，如果我们要讨论全球经济增长，中国是无法避开的话题。尽管最近几年中国经济增长放缓，但中国经济仍然是全球GDP增长最大的贡献者。
Voici le montant de la dette de votre pays par habitant
Découvrez les pays de l'OCDE qui ont la dette publique par habitant la plus élevée.
Civil Society
The shocking numbers behind the modern slave trade
Slavery is more common than you might think, and here are the figures to prove it.
Economic Growth
These are the 10 most innovative countries in the world
The World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report ranks the world’s most innovative economies.
Climate Action
This is how airlines are coping with extreme weather
Changing rainfall, temperature and wind patterns are having a major impact on aviation, and the industry needs to respond quickly, says a new report.
Education and Skills
A short history of banned books
To mark Banned Books Week, here's a look at bestsellers from Harry Potter to The Da Vinci Code that have been banned around the world.
Health and Healthcare Systems
India will take over from China to drive the third great wave of Asian growth - Deloitte
A new analysis on the future of the global economy puts India at the centre.
Treinta años atrás el mundo prometió reparar la capa de ozono. Y lo hizo
¿Podría ser el Protocolo de Montreal el tratado más exitoso del mundo?
Nature and Biodiversity
Ships are triggering intense lightning storms
A team of scientists has concluded that some lightning storms are man-made.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
How the Internet travels under the sea in super-fast cables
Facebook and Microsoft just laid a new cable underneath the Atlantic.
Economic Growth
This is how much debt your country has per person
Here are the OECD countries with the highest government debt per person.