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How cell phones are transforming farming
Image: With the help of a simple mobile phone, farmers in developing countries like Uganda, Zimbabwe and Indonesia have been able to improve their crops and increase their income.Through the AgriFin...
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The Limitations and Potential Impact of Crowdfunded Social Good
Image: Global aid organizations, investors, and entrepreneurs are turning to a new source of deep pockets: crowdfunding.The US devotes 1 percent of its budget to foreign aid. This year’s onslaught of...
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Tourism's Effect on Bali: By the Numbers
Image: The small Indonesian island of Bali is a vacation hotspot for tourists from around the world--Trip Advisor lists Bali as the No. 1 vacation destination in the world. Because of its popularity,...
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What to watch for in Davos
Image: WhatSo, what exactly is the World Economic Forum? Klaus Schwab founded the Swiss non-profit organization in 1971. The politically neutral group is known for its annual event, described as “a...
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“FINALLY A PANEL AND NOT A 'MANEL'”: GENDER EQUALITY DOMINATES DAVOS
Image: When Chetna Gala Sinha arrived in the Indian village of Mhaswad in 1987, she couldn’t have known that living in a village without electricity, in houses without toilets and riding buses without...
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Quotable: Syria's Current Economy
Image: “The socio-economic situation in Damascus has been massively affected by the war, including steep drops in real salaries, employment rates, public service provisions and accessibility to some...
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Link: How to Track the U.N.'s 17 Developmental Goals for 2030
Image: Last month, Our World in Data introduced its Sustainable Development Goal Tracker: a public tool to follow the progress of 17 global goals set by the United Nations in 2015, found here. The U.N....
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VIDEO: Solving the world's challenges—in under five minutes
Image: Young entrepreneurs take on the modern world’s most pressing issues at SOLVE, MIT’s annual live pitch competition at the United Nations. Competitors have just three minutes to convince a panel...
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Tunisia turns to innovation to keep economy afloat
Image: When Khaled Bouchoucha left a steady job fixing airplanes in 2014 to launch a beehive monitoring technology, his family told him he was crazy. Today, he has more than $100,000 in investments and...
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Quotable: Mexico's future after a new election
Image: The sad reality is that the new Mexican regime probably cannot improve its economic performance unless it can address basic problems with education and productivity.-Tyler Cowen, economics...
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Quotable: Space-based Internet
Image: ...we believe satellite technology will be an important enabler of the next generation of broadband infrastructure, making it possible to bring broadband connectivity to rural regions where...
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Weekly News Roundup: Khan poised to take power in Pakistan, tensions over...
Image: PoliticsPakistan’s Khan awaits final poll tally to begin coalition buildingReutersPakistan’s Imran Khan declares electoral victory, vows to strengthen relations with India, Afghanistan, and the...
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Weekly news roundup: Zimbabwe sees electoral violence, Yemen conflict...
Image: PoliticsZimbabwe: Deadly clashes erupt over election ‘results manipulation’DWAt least three people are dead after police clashed with protesters in Harare, Zimbabwe following the first election...
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Video: Entrepreneurism in Refugee Camps
Image: After fleeing the civil war in Syria, Kaseem found safety at Zaatari—a massive Jordanian refugee camp that is home to around 80,000 displaced Syrians. Here he has managed to recreate himself...
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Video: Radio for Refugees
Image: When Hasan first arrived in France as a refugee from Pakistan in 2015, he slept on the streets of Paris. Today, as he awaits the outcome of his asylum application, he shares his story on a radio...
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