World Economic Forum Why Modi 2.0 means a boost for India’s relations with China and the Arab worldweforum.org This article is part of the World Economic Forum's Geostrategy platform Every election shifts the paradigm that little bit, not only when the …
Microfiber What are microfibers and how can you avoid them?weforum.org - Sophie Hirsh As if statistics about the fast fashion industry weren't horrifying enough, microfibers had to come along and make us feel bad about wearing …
World Economic Forum These are the world's best universities by subjectweforum.org - Charlotte Edmond If you want to pick the the best university for your chosen field of study, go to the U.S. The QS World University Rankings show U.S. universities …
Ghana Ghana will grow faster than any other economy this year, the IMF says whyweforum.org - Charlotte Edmond Just three decades ago, Ghana was in crisis; impoverished and suffering famine, it was on the verge of economic collapse. Fast-forward to the present …
Starlink Watch the launch of Space X's first Starlink satellitesweforum.org - Joey Roulette SpaceX, the private rocket company of high-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, launched the first batch of 60 small satellites into low-Earth orbit on …
Taiwan Taiwan celebrates Asia's first same-sex marriages as couples tie knotweforum.org - Yimou Lee Same-sex couples tied the knot in emotional scenes in Taiwan on Friday, the first legal marriages in Asia hailed by activists as a social revolution …
World Economic Forum Across the world, children are stepping up global calls to fight climate changeweforum.org - Sonali Paul Thousands of young activists in Australia and New Zealand launched a global protest on Friday demanding that politicians and business leaders move …
Poverty The UN went to one of the world's richest countries to look at poverty – this is what it foundweforum.org - Charlotte Edmond Picture a country where a fifth of the population lives in poverty. People have to choose between eating or heating their homes and children go to …
World Economic Forum This is the key to boosting economic growth in Africaweforum.org - Carl Manlan African leaders continue to discuss their countries’ health-care systems in terms of funding gaps. In fact, those gaps will close only when Africa is …
World Economic Forum Chinese sci-fi takes a giant leap towards global prominenceweforum.org For 40 years, Science Fiction World has been the center of the Chinese sci-fi universe. By shining a light on works from a wide range of innovative …
Martial Arts Women in Cairo are using martial arts to combat harassmentweforum.org - Mohamed Zaki In the heart of Egypt's capital, an ancient Indonesian martial arts sport is helping dozens of women stand up to harassment. With the help of …
World Economic Forum Time to measure up: 5 ways the fashion industry can be made more sustainableweforum.org - Antonia Gawel Clothing is a reflection of our cultural and personal identity. It has helped historians track societal progress, and anthropologists understand …
Fourth Industrial Revolution This VR game allows you to experience racial prejudiceweforum.org - Suzanne Day Video games that use virtual reality to create immersive experiences have become increasingly popular for entertainment and for research. However, …
Fourth Industrial Revolution These are the jobs robots can't doweforum.org - J. Bradford DeLong Not a week goes by without some new report, book, or commentary sounding the alarm about technological unemployment and the "future of work." Yet in …
World Economic Forum How pollution has caused monsoon rain to declineweforum.org - Mari Jensen Rainfall from the Asian summer monsoon has been decreasing for the past 80 years, a decline unprecedented in the last 448 years, the researchers …
World Economic Forum Baboons are one of the most resilient species at risk from climate changeweforum.org - Isabelle Catherine Winder Baboons are large, smart, ground-dwelling monkeys. They are found across sub-Saharan Africa in various habitats and eat a flexible diet including …
World Economic Forum The number of female CEOs in the Fortune 500 has hit a new recordweforum.org - Claire Zillman In the latest Fortune 500 list, published Thursday, you’ll find a new record: As of June 1, 33 of the companies on the ranking of highest-grossing …
Finland This is how Finland's economy has changed since 1969weforum.org - Christophe André On a cold, dark Helsinki winter’s day in 2014, I was waiting for OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría and my other colleagues in a black limousine in …
World Economic Forum Why Africa's economic future lies in its smaller citiesweforum.org With Africa urbanizing faster than any other world region, governments there urgently need to craft national development strategies for harnessing …
Bank of Japan What could the trade war do to Japan's economy?weforum.org - Leika Kihara Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Tuesday warned that escalating U.S.-China trade tensions could hurt business sentiment and inflict …
World Economic Forum Corporations must help shape a better world – or risk being left behindweforum.org - Elisabeth Andvig Corporations are powerful actors in society. They have the opportunity to shape the world around them and to influence global agendas. They have a …
Chernobyl Life in Chernobyl, blockchain saves lunch and other top stories of the weekweforum.org - Adrian Monck After the world’s worst nuclear accident. Life in Chernobyl today. ⇒ Explore: Nuclear Security The universities with the most impact? Look to New …
World Economic Forum This is how global warming is reshaping Greenlandweforum.org - Maria Caspani Nestled between icy peaks and lapped in frozen ocean waters, the tiny town of Tasiilaq in southeastern Greenland is home to some 2,000 …
Play buttonThe Arctic As Arctic ship traffic increases, walruses and other unique animals are at riskweforum.org - Donna Hauser Most Americans associate fall with football and raking leaves, but in the Arctic this season is about ice. Every year, floating sea ice in the Arctic …
World Economic Forum Climate change: sea level rise could displace millions of people within two generationsweforum.org - Jonathan Bamber Antarctica is further from civilisation than any other place on Earth. The Greenland ice sheet is closer to home but around one-tenth the size of its …
Play buttonWorld Economic Forum Morse code has an amazing 175-year history, and is still used in the digital ageweforum.org - Eddie King The first message sent by Morse code’s dots and dashes across a long distance traveled from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore on Friday, May 24, 1844 – …
Fertility Is U.S. fertility at an all-time low? Two of three measures point to yesweforum.org - Gretchen M. Livingston For the fourth year running, a key U.S. fertility rate has reached a record low, according to the most recent government figures. To some, this is …
World Economic Forum Air pollution affects happiness, Chinese study findsweforum.org - Helen Knight For many years, China has been struggling to tackle high pollution levels that are crippling its major cities. Indeed, a recent study by researchers …
European Union The challenges facing the EU aren't a surprise, so why haven't leaders tackled them?weforum.org - Ana Palacio This year’s European Parliament election has spurred months of nail biting. Will the pro-European center hold? Will the body be too fractured to …
Play buttonCulture These are the books Bill Gates thinks you should read this summerweforum.org - Bill Gates I always like to pick out a bunch of books to bring with me whenever I get ready to go on vacation. More often than not, I end up taking more books …
