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Jim Yong Kim starts his second term as World Bank president despite a rocky first five years
Jim Yong Kim is set to begin his second five-year term as World Bank president on July 1, having bee...
Seeking energy security, Poland welcomes US natural gas but defends coal power
The first shipment of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Louisiana’s Cheniere Energy arrived...
Now is the summer of our discontent: memes, national identity and the globalisation of rage
Memes may be all the rage in these heady days of digital trending, but they’re not a new thing. Ever...
The small hands of Moroccan recycling
This article is based on a series about recycling documented in the 2017 book What to do with leftov...
No, palm oil is not responsible for 40% of global deforestation
A little over a month ago, Indonesia’s Environment and Forestry Ministry sought to extend a moratori...
Study: US cities have worse inequality than Mexico, with rich and poor living side by side
The cities of the Americas are unequal places. US census data and recent American Community Surveys...
The Islamic State is on its knees, but its legacy will long haunt the Middle East
After three years of violence, Islamic State has encountered a major defeat that could mean that its...
Biofuel breakthroughs bring ‘negative emissions’ a step closer
The use of biofuels helps reduce human greenhouse gas emissions. That’s one reason why some petroleu...