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The World In 2018

The COP 24 climate talks will offer little progress

There are reasons to be gloomy about the global climate conference in Poland
Tue Nov 07 2017

International

Making deep-sea mining pay

The coming year will help shape the nascent deep-sea mining industry
Tue Nov 07 2017

International

China hopes to dominate the list of world heritage sites

In 2018 China hopes to become the country with the most UNESCO world-heritage sites
Tue Nov 07 2017

China

Britain loses its cool

In the run-up to Brexit, will 2018 turn out to be the year Britain becomes Uncool Britannia?
Tue Nov 07 2017

Britain

The commercial potential of drones

How to harness the enormous commercial potential of drones—safely
Tue Nov 07 2017

Leaders

Building the world's tallest statue

A statue almost twice as high as the Statue of Liberty should be unveiled in Gujarat later this year
Tue Nov 07 2017

Culture

A call for true democracy in Africa

The struggle for proper democracy across Africa is not easy; but it is vital says activist Stella Nyanzi
Tue Nov 07 2017

Africa

The folly of ageism

Intolerance of ageism should be the hot corporate cause of 2018
Tue Nov 07 2017

Leaders

Selling off Air India

Returning Air India to private ownership will show how serious India is about taming its state firms
Tue Nov 07 2017

Business

What will be the stand-out moments of 2018?

The World in 2018 brings you tomorrow's water-cooler moments, today
Wed Dec 20 2017

Culture

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