Industries in Depth

Trade is not a weapon, schools with no dead ends and other top stories of the week

Pupils during class at the elementary school in Helsinki, Finland, February 4, 2016.

Image: Lehtikuva/Antti Aimo-Koivisto via REUTERS

Adrian Monck

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Move over, Silicon Valley. There’s a new best city for tech.

Image: Savills World Research

Actually, it’s fine to skip breakfast. Diet lessons from our ancestors.

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This billionaire supports higher taxes on the rich. Cites discussions at Davos. (CBS News)

Forum to host Middle East and North Africa meeting 6-7 April. (Xinhua)

The best cities in Asia for millennials. Draws on Forum research. (CNBC)

Forum helps launch programme to upskill 17 million. (United News of India)

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