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First Women's Amateur sends welcome ripples through the Masters

How AI could dramatically improve your healthcare

Why securing the Internet of Things is crucial to the Fourth Industrial Revolution

3 charts to help you understand the American shale boom

Why museums should have a ‘cool’ quotient

Why children must emit eight times less CO2 than their grandparents

This is where people in the OECD pay the most tax

How digital remittances can help drive sustainable development

These are the world’s most fragile states in 2019

Don't underestimate the power of the fintech revolution

Thailand gave healthcare to its entire population and the results were dramatic

Meet the man who drove from the Netherlands to Australia without visiting a gas station

This neural implant could radically improve the lives of disabled people

From Australia to Africa, fences are stopping Earth’s great animal migrations

Globalization isn't in decline - but it is changing

Why being efficient is bad for your creativity

Is Game of Thrones an allegory about the horror of fossil fuels?

This is how China and the US can have a peaceful trading relationship

The UK has just introduced a new law to protect women

6 pressing questions about beef and climate change, answered

We need a reskilling revolution. Here's how to make it happen

Old ideas about nuclear arms control no longer work. We need a fresh approach for the New Nuclear Age

Scientists are growing meat on blades of grass

In the United States, there aren't enough hours in the week to make rent

Is this 3D-printed building the future home for astronauts on Mars?

South Korea once recycled 2% of its food waste. Now it recycles 95%

This AI can learn from its 'memories'

This museum shows how humans have changed the natural world in ways you might not expect

How long have humans been causing extinctions?

50 years of US wages, in one chart

What stops us cooperating?

How Finland is tackling homelessness

In the midst of a measles outbreak, New York City is planning fines for unvaccinated people

What does AI mean for gender equality?

Scientists are trying to figure out how to grow grapes on Mars

Aid that actually aids, your future money and other top stories of the week

This is why mountains matter more than you think

Drones are saving lives in Tanzania's remote communities

4 key ways countries can finance their SDG ambitions

An economist explains the pros and cons of globalization

3 reasons we should all care about biodiversity

5 facts about Buddhists around the world

Hemingway centre opens in Cuba to preserve writer's work

This is how much veg people in the EU are really eating

The true cost of corruption is higher than you might realise

In South Africa, informal workers helped redesign a market to save it

One of the scientists behind the black hole picture explains why it matters

New Zealand's parliament has voted 119-1 to change its gun laws

How Algeria can boost its economy

Melting glaciers could be causing 25 to 30% of sea level rise

How Americans see automation and the workplace in 7 charts

The world is facing a $15 trillion infrastructure gap by 2040. Here's how to bridge it

Q&A: How the global energy transition is set to disrupt the geopolitical landscape

India is failing 175 million of its young people. Here's the solution

This is what a planet-wide network of ocean sanctuaries could look like

This is the first ever photo of a black hole

Data and the future of financial services

Was Leonardo da Vinci an environmentalist ahead of his time?

This theory is inspiring a new way to think about language

Heisei to Reiwa – Japan enters a new age

Why sleeping at work could actually make you better at your job

What cities can learn from Cape Town about managing climate crises

This new HIV therapy could save millions of lives

This map shows how new words spread along trade routes

By 2060, six of the world's 10 largest Christian countries will be in Africa

Gita Gopinath: Why this is a delicate moment for the global economy

The IMF has cut its global growth forecast for the fourth time in nine months

These challenges are set to shape the global economy for years to come

The Arctic has entered an ‘unprecedented state,’ researchers warn

New quantum device can “generate all possible futures”

Beer seems better if we think a guy made it

Which countries get the most sleep – and how much do we really need?

This is where US immigrants send their money

Across the world, women outlive men. This is why

What could a no-deal Brexit mean for developing countries?

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?

How Leonardo da Vinci's sketches showed humans as complex machines

This is the skill students need to bounce back from failure

3D printing is transforming how we understand history

It’s a dangerous job – but does someone have to do It?

Light pollution: the dark side of keeping the lights on

Artificial Intelligence is making pesto even more delicious

The HPV vaccine is already having a major impact on young women's health in Scotland

This deadly fungus is wiping out amphibians around the world

Evolution and economics: How natural selection helped kick start industrialisation

This is Africa's ambitious free trade plan, mapped

Exercise makes you happier than having money, according to Yale and Oxford research

Welfare systems and immigration: How are they linked in Europe?

Gravity lightens the load for Nepal's hard-working rural women

Climate change threatens one-in-three Bangladeshi children

Why this company wants to make reading an ebook more like a video game

Can other economies avoid 'Japanification'?

Arctic warming is causing a 60-fold increase in permafrost landslides

How to close the gender pay gap in three steps

This is what the gender pay gap looks like in eight countries

Hong Kong plans to house 1 million people on artificial islands

This is what a genderless AI voice sounds like - and why it matters

Are we heading the same way as the dinosaurs?

5 steps to changing the way we grow our food

How fish slime could spawn a new kind of antibiotics

How this Turkish city went from dumping ground to destination

10 things the Equality Act would mean for LGBT+ Americans and its supporters

The organ shortage will soon get worse. Could animals help?

How leaders can deal with uncertainty: Lessons from Amazon's early days

Rwanda honours those killed in genocide 25 years ago

London’s new charge on polluting vehicles. Here’s everything you need to know

Is it time for a 'true global currency'?

3 things business leaders should do to make a renewed case for multilateralism

UK companies urged to boost efforts to close gender pay gap

Scottish 'Holocaust heroine' who saved Jewish girls lauded in book

Will self-driving cars will be “unthinkable” in 50 years?

A new Welsh curriculum aims to make education more holistic. Will it work?

CO2 levels are now at a 3 million-year high

7 highlights from our meeting on the Middle East and North Africa

The key to sustainable growth in MENA? Getting more women into work

5G will drive Industry 4.0 in the Middle East and Africa

How women in MENA are taking on the status quo - and winning

We have the tools to beat climate change. Now we need to legislate

These are the best universities in the MENA region

This new form of currency could transform the way we see money

Between war and peace. Why nations need to learn to navigate the grey zone

How the Middle East is suffering on the front lines of climate change

3 things you need to know about securing a blockchain

A new generation of women leaders is making waves in the Arab world

Five ways to increase gender parity in the MENA region

How companies are embracing autistic employees

Beth Comstock's Imagine It Forward: An excerpt

10 start-ups that are helping to change the Arab world

Norway’s electric car market has overtaken traditional vehicle sales

7.5 billion people, 100 Arab start-ups and other top stories of the week

How women venture capitalists invest says a lot about the inequality in their field

This simple act could make you feel happier, more empathetic and less anxious

To feel happier at work, share 'the real you'

Why pay transparency alone won't eliminate the persistent wage gap between men and women

Jellyfish-inspired electronic skin can heal itself while wet

What zombie firms tell us about Europe's productivity problem

Pad Women - the all-female business easing period poverty in Sri Lanka

Are floating-cities the solution to rising sea levels? The UN thinks so

These are the biggest risks facing the Middle East and North Africa

What the future of trust looks like

Chinese tech investors are turning towards MENA. Here's why

The latest technology isn't enough – you need the business model to go with it

5 ways cities can use emerging technologies to fight climate change

AI raises the risk of cyberattack – and the best defence is more AI

From social entrepreneurship to systems entrepreneurship: how to create lasting change

Mosquito-borne diseases could spread to a billion more people as climate warms

5 ways the private sector can help towards universal healthcare in Africa

4 bold new ways New York is going clean and green

An economist explains how to go carbon neutral in our lifetime

4 radical shifts required to achieve universal health coverage worldwide

These countries give the most aid - and are the most principled about it

How technology can revolutionise healthcare across the MENA region

Norway is returning Easter Island artefacts to Chile

MENA’s growing young population is a huge opportunity – if we get it right

How Africa and Asia are joining forces on universal healthcare

5 key challenges facing the MENA region

Impostor syndrome, glass ceilings and glass cliffs. What every working woman needs to know

Abu Dhabi just switched on the world's largest 'virtual battery plant'

In 2019, women still bear the brunt of domestic chores

What Fukushima's cherry trees tell us about Japan's reinvention

Emissions inequality: there is a gulf between global rich and poor

New 'metallic wood' could lead to super-light cars

What’s really driving disruption? (Clue: it’s not technology)

What lessons can we learn from 200 years of public debt?

Our efforts to moderate extreme weather are fueling a climate change ‘feedback loop’

Most CEOs don’t have a global health strategy. That needs to change

One in five deaths worldwide linked to unhealthy diet

What China’s period of rapid growth means for the rest of the world

Cameroon farmers spice up earnings with forest-friendly foods

Bottlenose dolphin numbers declined by ‘12%’ following marine heatwave

Women from elite colleges earn more because they work more

Digital technology is changing how we deal with cost management

7 skills every leader needs in times of disruption

Eliminating waste at scale – opportunities for blockchain

Cash-based cities must look to private partners

Why globalization needs an upgraded operating system

AI has the potential to enrich our lives in so many ways – if we use it properly

10 ways central banks are experimenting with blockchain

'Being open about my mental health created a better work culture'

The revolution need not be automated

Chicago makes history electing Lori Lightfoot as first black woman mayor

What Mary Poppins teaches us about behavioural economics

These countries have the most powerful passports

How the United States is falling in love with secondhand clothes

How 5G can advance the SDGs

How challenging masculine stereotypes is good for men

This is what we need to do to build healthy, happy cities

Toddlers engage more with print books than ebooks, developmental researchers say

From the bronze age to food cans, here's how tin changed humanity

10 Middle Eastern authors you should know

Why is it so hard to predict stock market trends?

Did a censored female writer inspire Hemingway’s famous style?

Climate change and conflicts are set to plunge millions into food crisis

What if zero interest rates are the new normal?

How this Chinese boxer delivered a knockout blow to gender stereotypes

New York's new congestion charge will be a first for the United States

Scotland wants to create an ethical stock exchange

How to create more jobs in a fast-changing Middle East

We underestimate the power of data at our peril. This is why

The world’s 7.5 billion people, in one chart

The clothes of the future could be made from pineapples and bananas

MENA’s start-up scene is taking off. Here’s how investors can join in

Beyond diversity: How firms are cultivating a sense of belonging

World Autism Day: Let’s allow disability to change our societies for the better

Our healthcare systems are ailing. Here's how to make them better

The average person in Europe loses two years of their life due to air pollution

This is how plant protein start-ups are tapping into China’s hungry market

Here’s how rising sea levels could affect our health

Stress is severely affecting the lives of university students - here's what we need to do

Why the diversity of insects is crucial for maintaining crop yields

US milk sales drop by more than $1 billion as plant-based alternatives take off

Europe needs a global strategy

Why women rarely hold the top spots in hedge funds

Renewable power generation in the UK has hit a record high

Public investment banks could be a powerful tool for growth

The gender pay gap for UK graduates has widened significantly

Four lessons from sub-Saharan Africa on building effective business ecosystems

5 factors driving the Chinese lawtech boom

Technology can help us end the scourge of modern slavery. Here's how

Can fighting climate change bring the Arab world closer together?

This is how we inspire young people in the Middle East to join the fight against climate change

This is how Middle Eastern retailers can keep up with e-commerce

How to build a more resilient and inclusive global system

The Middle East needs a technological revolution. Start-ups can lead the way

Forward Agenda - April 2019

Why the vision of European strategic autonomy remains a mirage

What slums can teach us about building the cities of the future

Innovative urban financing can make our cities stronger

Earth Hour 2019: switch off your lights, and become an innovator

In Germany, consumers are embracing a shift to home batteries

Climate change helped destroy these four ancient civilisations

This AI trash can is designed to stop you wasting food

Public space for recreation is good for cities. Here's why

This is how 5G will trump the capabilities of 4G

5 surprising ways major cities are going green

What my transgender child can teach us about the workforce of the future

Religion worldwide, 1 billion guns and other top stories of the week

Using a company’s own words to assess its risks

Are our cities effectively planning for climate change?

This 50 year-old drug can tackle the leading cause of maternal death

This device can diagnose a genetic disease in 15 minutes

Would AI be better at governing than politicians?

How robot swarms are learning new tricks from nature

How this scholar is restoring a beautiful Chinese village

These robo fire-fighters tackle blazes too dangerous for humans

The Chinese economy is slowing down – but that’s not necessarily a bad thing

UK to put mothers' names on marriage certificates, in a major win for women’s rights

Water scarcity is a growing problem across the Middle East. Is this how we solve it?

These 4 scenarios show how we might be working in the future

Women's work faces the greatest risk of automation, says new research

In the age of the tourism backlash, we need 'destination stewards'

This project is turning abandoned fishing gear into volleyball nets

13 things mentally strong people won't do

Saudi women are going to college, running for office and changing the conservative country

Not all coral reefs mind warm water

This map reveals the world’s busiest air routes

How we can reimagine our cities through art

How 'robot eyes' can help people with motor impairments

How the young in developing countries are excluded from work

Why humanitarian aid should support markets, never replace them

The media must do more to cover the positive impact made by women

Ugandan farmers test big-data solutions to climate challenges

Six steps that can help us to tackle homelessness

How emerging technologies increase the threat from biological weapons

The dirty secret of electric vehicles

80 million Chinese people no longer pay income tax

Humans have derailed the Earth's climate in just 160 years. Here's how

Poor access to finance is holding back businesses in MENA. This is how we can help them

How MENA’s universities can transform the region into the world’s next tech hub

Hackers are causing blackouts. It's time to boost our cyber resilience

The recipe for creativity involves a lot of ideas, and a short break

What happened to all the hype about Universal Basic Income?

3 reasons we need a major overhaul of corporate tax, by Christine Lagarde

The EU just passed a major new law that will change the rules of the internet

These are the real threats to the global economy in 2019

The tree helping Kenyan farmers beat drought and poverty

How Dubai can solve its lack of affordable housing

Video: New Zealand wants a politics of well-being

5 leadership lessons I learned from doing my own 'undercover boss'

What an Indian monsoon 130,000 years ago tells us about climate change today

This is how our changing climate could increase the risk we face from hurricanes

Plant more trees: Young forests use carbon most effectively

How solar is powering the Middle East towards renewables

Peter Tabichi - world’s best teacher is changing lives in Africa

A call for a new crop of innovators

Here’s how cities are tackling the risks of climate change

Can bringing young and old under one roof solve the world's housing crisis?

Your future coworkers could be a swarm of robots

These are all the world's major religions in one map

'Hybrid jobs' are on the rise. This is how you can prepare

Citizen science can help solve our data crisis

What the rest of the world can learn from Norway's prison system

Data bias: the dangers of being female in a world designed for men

Estonia is building a 'robot judge' to help clear a legal backlog

Inequality is intolerable. The wealthy should call out an unfair system

This is the massive impact women’s liberation had on economic growth

How tree rings could help us gather crucial data on climate change

5 ways governments can unleash the power of young entrepreneurs

Tourism is damaging the ocean. Here’s what we can do to protect it

Does it pay for cities to be green?

Climate change is a security threat. We must act now

How do we design an inclusive energy transition?

The countries most ready for the global energy transition

Spaceflight reactivates dormant viruses. This could be a problem if we want to go to Mars

The Wandering Earth: why you need to see China’s latest sci-fi blockbuster

6 beautiful scientific visualisations, explained

US teens have less face time with their friends – and are lonelier than ever

This is how AI is putting stress on workers

1 billion people are going to polls in Asia. Here are the main issues at stake

African cyclone survivors face 'second wave' of loss from disease

This Mexican company is making biofuel from cactus plants

Five ways to increase trust in e-commerce

Why carbon capture and storage could be the game-changer the world needs

How incomplete privacy laws build echo chambers

How Japan became the world leader in floating solar power

This app uses augmented reality to rewrite ‘herstory’

We can build an inclusive workplace, and it starts with empathy

There is a mental health crisis in entrepreneurship. Here’s how to tackle it

Bold climate action could create millions of jobs - but we need to make sure women benefit too

This see-through film could help save the planet - and you money

Water scarcity is one of the greatest challenges of our time

Universal moral rules, the myth of flexible jobs and other top stories of the week

Your morning cup of coffee contains 140 litres of water

What it’s like to raise children in the world’s most polluted capital

7 key findings about mobile phone and social media use in emerging economies

This is why economics needs to go back to the drawing board

In war, dirty water is more dangerous to children than violence

New Zealand women don headscarves to support Muslims after shootings

Why gender lens investing is expanding rapidly

This is what the trade war overlooks

In Japan, if you're 76 you're biologically 65

Our most powerful, high-tech climate solution? Our forests

Don't compare data to oil – digitization needs a new mindset

Is al Qaeda about to reclaim its role as the world's leading jihadist terror movement?

There are more than 1 billion guns in the world and this is who owns them

4 ways to cyberproof your business during mergers & acquisitions

5 things you need to know about water

Why we need a new social contract for data in healthcare

What the car industry has done to help fight climate change – and what it needs to do next

Manufacturing is finally entering a new era

These are the economies adding the most to global growth in 2019

What you need to know about trade in Brazil - in one map

Poor people are having to pay more for clean water

Thinking local could be the key to helping countries develop

127 countries now regulate plastic bags. Why aren't we seeing less pollution?

England is set to run out of water in just 25 years

A 'national service for the environment'? It could be the key to fighting climate change

The share of women in legislatures around the world is growing, but they are still underrepresented

The problem with capitalism’s magic number

The AI governance challenge

We must look after forests so they look after us

What the Christchurch attacks show us about the global spread of Islamophobia

Boys’ attention and prosocial behaviour linked to earnings 30 years later

Central US states have been hit by record flooding

These countries have the highest share of electric vehicles

Three things Nigeria must do to end extreme poverty

Finland is the world’s happiest country – again

Why saving our forests should be a global priority

In Tunisia, budding entrepreneurs can take a year off their job

Our poisonous air is harming our children’s brains

Cyclone Idai hits millions across Africa in record disaster

Scientists are tracking where sharks, tuna and ships overlap. This is why

These five exercise trends will help society and your health

Americans spent 3 times as much on video games as the cinema last year

The first all-female spacewalk is set to happen later this month

Which countries are best at attracting high-skilled workers?

9 years in, 9 things to know about the Syrian civil war

This drone is a sheepdog

What Nairobi house prices tell us about the highs and lows of Kenya's middle class boom

The value of failure: How we can make the most of losing

Does going cashless hurt financial inclusion?

George and Amal Clooney are a mission to secure equal rights for everyone

Africa needs support to build a new model of green development

Seven trends shaping the future of the mining and metals industry

If people aren’t responding to climate warnings, we need to change the message

5 neuroscience hacks that will make you happier

How to follow our meeting on the Middle East and North Africa 2019

What happiness can teach us about how we measure human development

These countries are home to the highest proportion of refugees in the world

Everything you need to know about Ireland’s economy

How innovation from within is transforming International Organizations as well as lives

Flies and fungi: Climate change could make food less safe, experts warn

Women are the modern literary heroines. This is why

This robot can help you eat your dinner

We’ve gained so much materially. But this is what we’ve lost

For the first time ever there are more people over 65 than under 5

This is New York City's $10 billion plan to 'climate-proof' itself

These are the jobs increasingly at risk from automation

As oceans absorb CO2 at a faster rate, bigger challenges emerge

Greta Thunberg calls for ‘system change not climate change’. Here’s what that could look like

What I learned from a year of working Danishly

England to fund free sanitary products for school and college girls

In St. Lucia, Britain's Prince Charles touts 'blue economy'

This is the staggering amount of people using the internet

In polarized America, a new divide looms

From Sweden to India, school climate strikes have gone global

We are on the edge of a new ‘cyber’ space age. This is how we make it a success

How three US cities are using data to end homelessness

This is what the ancient Greeks had to say about robotics and AI

Working women are more at risk of job automation than men

These seven moral rules unite human beings, according to research

This is what people find distracting at work

This is how much money US millennials owe already

Hospital disinfectants should be regulated like antibiotics new study suggests

Scientists have used a quantum computer to turn back time

Berlin transit agency offers women's discount on Equal Pay Day

Is a toxic political environment allowing hate to flourish?

What Italian board reform tells us about the gender gap

How governments can use gender budgeting to improve equality

The impact of AI and information technologies on worker stress

Free tampons in schools are not enough to end period poverty say British charities

Straws made of seaweed could replace plastic alternatives

Four lessons for a successful switch to value-based healthcare

This cheap, 700-year old solution could change billions of lives

Water is a growing source of global conflict. Here’s what we need to do

The 8 vital questions we need to address about international cybersecurity

How to save the internet, why women are paid less and other top stories of the week

1 in 13 young British people have PTSD. Here’s why

Create, question, collaborate - these are the skills we should teach our children

5 books on work by French authors that you should read on your commute

How much sleep do teenagers really need?

Women tend to be diagnosed with disease later than men

Should you listen to music while working? Here's what experts say

These countries are the most dangerous for wildlife

Meatless Monday is expanding to all public schools in New York City

This robot could be conducting your next job interview

This is what happens in a minute on the internet

Smart devices must come with trust already installed

Why Nordic nations are the best places to have children

5 steps that could end the plastic pollution crisis – and save our ocean

5 charts that reveal the state of the global arms trade

Three ways Finland leads the world - aside from education

Why AI will make healthcare personal

Europe is no longer an innovation leader. Here's how it can get ahead

Flexible working can make work-life balance worse, a German study finds

Which are the world’s most popular emojis?

Vienna has the world's best quality of living

If AI is used to create art, who gets the credit?

Artificial intelligence must know when to ask for human help

Can you tell a real face from an AI fake?

Here’s how racial stereotypes can affect a student’s success in STEM

2018 saw China expand its switch from polluting coal

Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world

James Bond goes green in new movie with electric Aston Martin

Malaysia can show the way towards a holistic model for human rights

You can make a difference in North Korea. Here's how

France says ‘oui’ to feminine job titles

Mind the (gender) gap: why we should stand together on inclusion

A question following International Women's Day: where does 'she' belong?

Air pollution killing more people than smoking, say scientists

Why protectionism spells trouble for global economic growth

Indonesia has a plan to deal with its plastic waste problem

1,700+ species now at risk from human action, researchers report

This Ethiopian crop was so popular exports had to be banned, so how can it take advantage of this demand?

Why extinct species seem to be returning from the dead

Out-of-work US men are unhappier than men almost anywhere else

Autonomous drones can help search and rescue after disasters

Which countries have the most immigrants?

An economic manifesto to build a better world

Switzerland ranked as best country for women's rights, according to the OECD

Italy has banned unvaccinated children from schools

Mali just took a huge step towards universal healthcare

Meet the 2019 Class of Young Global Leaders

Finland, Switzerland and New Zealand lead the way at teaching skills for the future

In Wales, ‘rubbish police’ shake down garbage bags for recyclables

Average Work Week Hours in Different Countries

The digital skills gap is widening fast. Here’s how to bridge it

In rural Nepal, solar irrigation is helping keep families together

MSF-run hospital develops 3D printed prosthetics for war victims

These new maps could tell us where in the US is most at risk from drought

Nigeria: what Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election means for Africa’s biggest economy

A must-read list: The enduring contributions of African-American women writers

The Middle East's first zero-waste shop has opened in Beirut

A trip to the front lines of the fight against Ebola

How to answer ‘what is your greatest weakness?’

4 ways the web has changed our lives – and will shape our future

There are now four competing visions of the internet. How should they be governed?

It's time for financial services to embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Here's why

The web is 30 years old. What better time to fight for its future?

Methane levels are increasing – and scientists aren’t sure why

The world’s most expensive places to own a home

New York City has a plan to fight fast fashion waste. Here’s how it works

Less fluff, more stuff: The science of productive meetings

Changing morals: we’re more compassionate than 100 years ago, but more judgmental too

Dublin's homeless are being retrained as city tour guides

For the first time, we can measure the human footprint on Antarctica

Virtual reality adds to tourism through touch, smell and real people’s experiences

Europe’s crucial year: Will it rise to the challenge?

'Community' refrigerators aim to freeze out food waste

The vital role of women in creating a lasting Afghan peace

Why getting workplace diversity right isn't for the faint-hearted

Academia has a gender equality problem. Here's how to fix it

These are the benefits of learning a second language

It's time to fulfil the promises made to women 25 years ago

Gender parity can boost economic growth. Here's how

Better data can help close the global gender gap

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