The 30 world-changing start-up hubs, and other top stories of the week

A staff member walks in the hallway during a demonstration to the media at Alibaba Group's futuristic FlyZoo hotel in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China January 22, 2019. REUTERS/Xihao Jiang

A staff member walks in the hallway during a demonstration to the media at Alibaba Group's futuristic FlyZoo hotel in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China January 22, 2019. Image: REUTERS/Xihao Jiang - RC121B409AC0

Adrian Monck

There will be no new Silicon Valley. But these 30 hubs will reshape the world.
⇒ Explore: Innovation

Teach toddlers to code? These schools in India show how.
⇒ Explore: Education and Skills

Female koala bear Maisy sleeps as it is shown to the public for the first time on a tree in an enclosure at the zoo in Zurich, July 17, 2019.  REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann - RC130454F660
Feeling the heat Image: REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

Top jobs may lead to divorceif you’re a woman.

Is a new world war impossible?Trends favor peace among major powers

Put the carbon back. Farmers can fight climate change and boost productivity.

Koalas need water fountains. How rising temperatures are affecting animals.

Love comes more naturally. Inspirational quotes from Nelson Mandela.

Only 18 months to save the planet. But we have a fighting chance.

Sensors and sensibility. The 4IR arrives on the factory floor.

‘We handed a loaded weapon to 4-year olds.’ The button that broke the Internet.

The biggest source of the world microplastic problem?You’re wearing it.

There is no alternative. The case for sane globalism.

Central American migrants vote with their feet. Cites Global Competitiveness Report rankings. (Wall Street Journal)

Medicine from the sky in India. A Forum Centre for the 4IR initiative. (Mumbai Mirror)

Forum and World Travel & Tourism Council form partnership for biometric-enabled travel. (biometricupdate.com)

World Economic Forum on Africa to address key economic issues. Advance coverage of the September meeting in Cape Town. (The Citizen)

Forum offers cities pick-and-mix mobility framework. (SmartCitiesWorld)

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