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Norway Will Spend $13 Million To Upgrade Its Doomsday Seed Vault
Norway will spend 100 million Norwegian Crowns ($12.7 million) to upgrade the doomsday seed vault it built 10 years ago. The…
100 Reasons Why You Should Visit Norway Begins With These Top 20
Away from the Copacabana beaches and scorching sun, way up in the cold north lies a brilliant gem…
The Less-Known, Curious, & Enchanting Stave Churches In Norway
During the Middle Ages, a new type of wooden construction technique became popular all over northwestern Europe, especially…
Norway’s Billion-Dollar Bet On An Even Cleaner Transport Future
Norway has just announced a new tool in its fight against transit emissions: a new network of bike…
Where Living Is the Most Expensive
While living in Switzerland is roughly 12 percent cheaper than in New York City according to Numbeo’s Cost of…
How Much Do Countries Spend on Education?
When it comes to education, there are not only big differences in attainment levels across the world, but also…
IPCC report: How to make global emissions peak and fall – and what’s stopping us
Every few years, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – the United Nation’s climate science body –…
The Best Places to Survive Societal Collapse
Conventional wisdom might identify a lonely island as the best place to survive the apocalypse. A new scientific…
How the COVID-19 delay of the Tokyo Olympics helped some athletes break records
After an unprecedented delay due to a once-in-a-century global health crisis, the Tokyo Games are finally ready to…
Switzerland Tops The Global Talent List Of 2020
European economies take eight out of top 10 spots in 2020 world talent ranking. Apprenticeships and employee training…
What is thrombocytopenia, the rare blood condition possibly linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine?
Anthony Zulli, Victoria University; Maja Husaric, Victoria University; Maximilian de Courten, Victoria University, and Vasso Apostolopoulos, Victoria University…
What Is A Smart City Like In 2021?
The concept of a ‘smart city’ should not be difficult to define in 2021, since we have actual…
Going Circular: 7 European Cities’ Quest To Become Fully Sustainable
On the outskirts of Roskilde, about 30 kilometers from Denmark’s capital of Copenhagen, lies a small, but significant…
Best City To Open A Company Worldwide
Firstly, congrats on deciding to open a company! We know how it can be hard to start something…
They Can Capture More Carbon Than They Emit. So Why Aren’t Wooden Buildings Mainstream?
There are various ways to store excess carbon dioxide. ‘One way is to have it hidden in buildings,’…
Which Prisons Offer The Most Freedom For Incarcerated Prisoners?
Talking about freedom in relation to life in prison may sound like a paradox, but if you dig…
Why Antimicrobials Matter In The Fight Against Covid
In these pandemic times, many people may ask why we should bother with antimicrobials when we know what…
Boost For Global Response To COVID-19 As Economies Worldwide Formally Sign Up To COVAX Facility
64 higher income economies have joined the COVAX Facility, a global initiative that brings together governments and manufacturers…
5 Reasons Why More People Are Heading To Scandinavia For Their Holidays
Parts of Scandinavia can get 24 hours of sun but right now, the whole region is in the…
The Countries Where Press Freedom Thrives In 2020
These are the freest countries for journalists, according to the 2020 World Press Freedom Index. Norway emerges as…
The World’s 10 Greenest Countries
These countries are ranked the greenest in the world, according to the Good Country Index. Out of 153…
Which Countries Achieved Economic Growth? And Why Does It Matter?
The average person at present is about four times richer than the average person back in 1950, according…
Can We Rebuild The Country After Trump?
Can we rebuild the United States after President Trump is gone? And how would we do it? It’s…
The Countries With The Highest Social Mobility
Social mobility is the ability of a child to have a better life than their parents, simply put. …
5 Tips For Traveling With Your Vape Gear
Winter is in full swing, and people everywhere are making plans to escape the cold weather for a…
2019 Is The Year Of Democratic Setbacks And Popular Protests
The global 2019 Democracy Index score diminished from 5.48 in 2018 to 5.44 2019, according to a recently…
The Global Gender Gap Report 2020
Our world is on its way to building fairer and more inclusive economies. One aspect where gap remains…
The World Is In A Revolutionary Moment – How Can The Global Left Be A Serious Player?
We are living in an extraordinary moment in world history. This is a period of intense, frequent and…
The Top 10 Most Resilient Countries In The World 2019
We are living in a world which compels us to constantly take risks. There are times where these…
Sweden Ranked As The Most Reputable Country In The World For 2019
When it comes to a country’s reputation, bigger definitely isn’t better. With a combined population of less than…
Five Things Every Government Needs To Do Right Now To Tackle The Climate Emergency
If targets were enough to beat the climate crisis, we would have cause for celebration. The UK, Norway,…
Quality Of Nationality Index: What Is Your Nationality’s Worth?
Deeply saddening, yes, but the reality that can be observed in this world is that a person’s nationality…
Amazon Fires Explained: What Are They, Why Are They So Damaging, And How Can We Stop Them?
Imagine a rainforest at dawn – the tall canopy laden with dripping ferns and orchids, tree trunks covered…
Which Countries Have The Most Trade Agreements?
Which countries are the most involved when it comes to trade? Here are those who made it on…
Japan & Singapore Ranked Most Powerful According To Henley & Partners Passport Index
Henley & Partners has released their updated 2019 rankings of passport rankings for countries in the world. This…
What Does The Trump Administration Want From Iran?
Two oil tankers were attacked on June 13 off the coast of Oman, forcing the crew members of…
As more developing countries reject plastic waste exports, wealthy nations seek solutions at home
Less than two years after China banned most imports of scrap material from abroad, many of its neighbors…
How Did The First World War Start?
The causes of the Great War are still being debated a century on, but time has led to…
Humanity Is More Important Than Money — It’s Time For Capitalism To Get An Upgrade
What capitalism prioritizes, the world does more of. So how can we change capitalism so that it focuses…
Preparing Your City For The Electric Vehicle Surge? Ask Oslo.
An automobile revolution is coming our way – only you might have trouble hearing it this time. Oslo’s…
The Enemy Between Us: How Inequality Erodes Our Mental Health
Inequality creates the social and political divisions that isolate us from each other. When people are asked what…
We Made Plastic. We Depend On It. Now We’re Drowning In It.
The miracle material has made modern life possible. But more than 40 percent of it is used just…
New Zealand’s Pacific Reset : Strategic Anxieties About Rising China
China’s expanding influence is complicating strategic calculations throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Small states, dependent on maintaining high levels…
Singapore Best Country For Kids To Grow Up In
Singapore is the best country in the world for children to grow up in, according to the second…
These Are The Best Countries & Cities For Attracting & Developing Talent
When it comes to making a country, a city or an organization competitive, there’s an essential ingredient –…
The Global Housing Crisis
Scarce, unaffordable housing is not a local problem in a few places, but is baked into the 21st-century…
The Best Countries To Escape The Worst Effects Of Climate Change
Using research from the University of Notre Dame, Eco Experts created a map ranking the countries that would…
The 14 Epic Must-See Libraries Of The World
A cab driver once told me that, at the age of eight, he walked 10 miles from his…
What Just Happened? The Biggest Stories From Davos 2018
That’s it for another year. With over 400 sessions on the official programme (160 of which were broadcast…
The Big Dig: How The High Cost Of Land Is Forcing Hong Kong Into Caverns
With the highest house prices in the world, and most of its land unbuildable, the city has found…