Oxfam’s headline-grabbing comparison has some flaws
detailsProtesters are cowed, but the repression carries on
detailsTechnological change demands stronger and more continuous connections between education and employment, says Andrew Palmer. The faint outlines of such a system are now emerging
detailsIt is easy to say that people need to keep learning throughout their careers. The practicalities are daunting
detailsThe apparent killer was a Turkish policeman angry about Russian atrocities in Syria
detailsKris Kobach has recently suggested a national registry for immigrants and visitors from Muslim countries
detailsBut the defeat of the jihadist group in the real world might revive realism among Sunnis
detailsThe carnage in Yemen is at last attracting the world’s attention
detailsAirlines are banning them once again. Or at least one particular type: the Samsung Galaxy Note 7
detailsEven with backing from Kurds, Shia militias and an American-led international coalition, the campaign will be hard
detailsAmerica’s ceasefire deal with Russia never stood a chance
detailsIncreasingly, hungry refugees receive aid not as food, but as cash
detailsA rise in divorces is blamed on Islamism, poverty and Turkish soap operas
detailsSafe from Islamic State, Yazidis now face a struggle with the Kurds
detailsMore than war even, climate change is making the region uninhabitable
detailsThe failed putsch was the bloodiest Turkey has seen; the backlash is as worrying
detailsRecep Tayyip Erdogan calls his opponents traitors, and now considers his case proved
detailsThe jihadists are losing their caliphate, but they remain deadly
detailsHow to minimise the damage of Britain’s senseless, self-inflicted blow
detailsCarelessness is another culprit. Half of the Arab world’s modern cities are, in effect, unplanned
detailsPeople with the genetic disorder, which is characterised by an absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes, have long suffered from discrimination in Malawi, where superstition about the condition runs deep
detailsThe supreme leader is clipping the wings of the reformist president
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