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Dubai is building the world’s biggest solar power plant

Dubai has announced plans to build the world’s largest concentrated solar power (CSP) facility by 2030 as part of a wider push towards renewable energy.

What lies ahead for the world economy in 2016? Here’s what you need to know

Is there an end in sight to the global economy’s slowdown? Not yet, says the World Bank, which just cut its growth forecast because of a worse-than-predicted performance by commodity-expo...

10 jobs that didn’t exist 10 years ago

In 2006, Facebook was in its infancy, Twitter was being launched, and nobody had iPhones. Ten years on, the world is a very different place, and so is the workplace.

How much does it cost to solve a global problem? This organization is offering $100m to change the world

There are plenty of ways to make the world a better place – but what could you do if you had $100 million?

Generalists or specialists: who do employers value more?

Is it better to acquire a broad range of skills and experience across a range of disciplines, or to become an expert in one field? It’s a question that many of us ask ourselves. Not only ...

The CEO who bought AirAsia for 25 cents shares what he’s learned about business

In 2001, Tony Fernandes signed a deal to buy a failing commercial airline for around 25 cents. Three days later, 9/11 happened: passenger numbers around the world fell 2.7%, and did not r...

South-East Asia's digital jobs revolution – in 5 charts

From Singapore to Myanmar, countries across South-East Asia will need to equip their workforces for the rapid technological change that is sweeping through industries and economies.

Is this the beginning of the end for antibiotics?

The United States has reported the first case of a person carrying a bacteria resistant to an antibiotic of last resort – a development that could mean “the end of the road for antibiotics”.

From floppy disks to pagers: 6 outdated technologies that are still in use

If you’re reluctant to part with a pager or still send faxes you can rest assured that far from being obsolete, ageing technology is alive and well in some places – and even being used by...

What do healthy eating guidelines look like around the world?

Three decades of official health advice urging people in England to adopt low-fat, low-cholesterol diets has been “disastrous” for the fight against obesity, according to a new report, wh...

What is the World Humanitarian Summit?

World leaders, politicians and aid officials have gathered in Turkey for the first World Humanitarian Summit in an unprecedented effort to shake up global responses to wars and disasters.

Which countries have the largest gender gap in life expectancy?

We know that women across the world live longer than men. But how much longer? Well, that depends on where they live. The World Health Organisation has released new data that shows the ge...

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Extreme poverty has halved since 1990. Here's what's needed to defeat it entirely

Unless governments do more to improve the quality of jobs, the UN’s goal of ending poverty by 2030 will not be met, a new report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) finds.

This study challenges a stereotype about women business leaders

When it comes to leadership, women are bolder than men. This surprising finding by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman, CEO and president respectively of leadership consultancy Zenger/Folkman,...