Volkswagen HQ in Wolfsburg, Germany, where it all began.
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Fallout from the Volkswagen case shows how scandals can give virtuous organisations a competitive edge and help industries evolve.
Global media systems cannot effectively contribute to social progress until opportunities are more widely shared.
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Global media systems cannot effectively contribute to social progress until opportunities not just for access, but also for active participation, are more widely shared.
A protestor holds a sign during a rally against president-elect Donald Trump.
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Donald Trump’s election represents a new political order that is the culmination of existing developments worldwide. We need to come to grips with this new era.
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There are good reasons why ‘negative data’ and wrong hypotheses should be made available to everyone.
Jerusalem is mentioned on this 2,700-year-old papyrus.
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A mysterious papyrus said to come from the Judaen Desert could be the first to reveal the name of Jerusalem.
By the end 2015, nearly 560 million people in Africa had some kind of mobile phone package.
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The African continent appears to have the most remarkable potential for growth and transformation, but can it be sustainable?
An army soldier in Douentza in the Mopti region of central Mali in March 2013, before the government lost control.
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With northern Mali mired in conflict, increasing instability in the centre of the country is worrying observers. The attitude of the Malian authorities holds the key to defusing these tensions.
An over-crowded graveyard in Aleppo.
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The international community seems totally incapable of stopping the bloodshed in Syria. But we can express our outrage.
National Olympic committees may not be good at explaining what the benefits of the Games are – but the Greeks were.
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In a time when war and sports are the primary means of competition, Olympic gold has never been so valuable – or expensive.
Higher, faster, stronger.
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Only a better understanding of what drives doping can improve enforcement. To do so, we must break with the perception of doping as an individual or moral problem.
A man carries marlins to the market in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.
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The blue economy is unknown, overlooked and underdeveloped in Africa. It could represent a major growth driver for the continent.
Moroccan Environment Minister Hakima El Haite at the Noor solar plant, one of the biggest in the world.
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Climate change stands to hit Africa the hardest. That’s why green industrialisation is critical to help keep the continent’s greenhouse gas emissions low.
Actress Charlize Theron strikes a pose on the red carpet at the 69th Cannes Film Festival.
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Does it matter that money plays such a big role in festivals like Cannes?
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We want products that last, it’s up to manufacturers to provide us with the information we need to buy them.
The immense coal powerplant in Mundra, India, a controversial CDM project.
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Careful design can make sure we don’t see another failed clean development mechanism.
The death toll from the Aleppo hospital bombing is climbing.
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Protecting humanitarian workers requires an understanding of their individual situation, not broad assumptions.
Voting proceeded peacefully in N’Djaména.
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Advanced electoral technology could actually work against democracy in the wrong hands.
Radiation exposure as a child can increase cancer risk later in life. But by how much?
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Chernobyl is already responsible for up to 5,000 cases of cancer in Europe.
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Around the world, leading universities have established themselves as well-known brands. In France, we haven’t yet entered the race for global higher education.
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Proposed labour reforms in France have sparked mass protests led by young people who want to reclaim democracy from the elite.