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Italian pension trauma

Leading up to the Berlin Demographic Forum in April, we are revisiting ...
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Change that helps children

Save the Children recently took a leaf from the private sector to transform its ...
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In the land with three genders

Germany still has one of the lowest birth rates in the world. Researcher Wiebke ...
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Is the US labor market warming up?

The latest US jobs data wasn't dampened by the winter weather. Analyst Kristina ...
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Mobility Fast women Speed has always been an obsession of mankind – and women as well. We present some of the ... more

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Environment Future village A small village is leading the way into an alternative energy future – without ... more

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Asia Hero, cripple, superman It all happened in a few seconds, enough to turn Pradeep Sanjaya’s life upside ... more

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Girl with Rupees / Credits: Reuters, February 2014

Demography Women: The forgotten potential of India Indian women returning to the workforce have long had few opportunities, but a ... more

European Flag / Credits: Reuters, March 2014

Demography A continent goes soul-searching Half a century after its creation, the European Union is a project not yet ... more

Chinese Factory Worker / Credits: Reuters, November 2013

Finance China needs to avoid the trap China needs to change its economic model – or it faces danger in the future, ... more

Game of Thrones - Dragon / Credits: Actionpress, February 2014

Finance Spoiler alert: Westeros warfare to go aerial We are living in a golden age of television that has much to teach us about ... more

A local dixie band performs in New Orleans / Credits: Chuck Wagner/Shutterstock.com

Society Dixie music and tomatoes New Orleans is better known for its music scene than for its vegetables, but a ... more

Villagers stand on the outskirts of Moyale near the edge of Oroma and Somali regions of Ethiopia. / Credits: Reuters

Demography A healthcare success story Ethiopia has made more progress in healthcare than any other country in the ... more

Glove box vintage car / Credits: Reuters, December 2013

Mobility Why is a glove box called a glove box? One pioneering English driver may not have invented the glove compartment, but ... more

Nigel Gray leaves his home in a rowing boat after the Thames flooded the village of Wraysbury, southern England in February 2014.

Environment Winter of extremes Extreme weather has its grip on large parts of North America, Europe and Australia. Take ... more

Woman presenting hologram / Credits: Schutterstock, November 2013

Demography The Office: 50 years on Aging workers, talent shortages, digitalisation: how will today's demographic ... more

Two vehicles collide in a crash demonstration. / Credits: Reuters

Finance The why and how of banking stress tests Could America's largest banks survive the financial equivalent of a head-on ... more

Environment Volcanoes: the terrible beauty of Earth Some of the most powerful and costly volcanic eruptions in history. more

Windmills_Germany / Credits: Reuters, February 2014

Environment Success story or cautionary tale? A recent event at the Allianz Forum focused on the future of Germany’s national ... more