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Fixing wage inequality, fake news is a human rights issue, and other stories of the week

Visitors walk past fields of seasonal wild flowers near Clamwilliam, September 8, 2008.

Image: REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

Adrian Monck


Fixing wage inequality. We need decent work for globalization to survive.

Image: International Labour Organization

Most children use social media by age 10. Help them stay safe online.

Jack Ma on trade and globalization. A conversation with Alibaba’s founder.

Not all is well in the West. Can the EU, UK, and US stay aligned?

Scaling social good. How the Fourth Industrial Revolution will change NGOs.

America isn’t as wealthy as it appears. Time to redefine economic success.

What do your neighbours think? A new algorithm succeeds by asking about the wisdom of others.

If the US and China clash, will the EU be caught in the middle?

Is global equality the enemy of national equality? Globalization’s paradox -- and remedies.

The long shadow of the past. How historical events impact economics today.

Your sportswriter is a robot. AI has already come to journalism in China.

,China is ready to lead the global economy. Repercussions from President Xi Jinping’s speech in Davos continue. (Wall Street Journal)

Fake news is a human rights issue. The Forum’s Global Future Council on Human Rights is looking at governance in Internet companies. (Quartz)

Man plus machine. One participant’s Davos takeaway. (Economic Times)

India is getting rid of fossil fuels. Coverage of a Forum report. (Swarajya)

Toward a multipolar world. A Turkish take on Davos. (Hurriyet)

This robot can detect your mood. SARA’s debut at Davos. (Tech Facts Live)

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