Jobs

December 10, 2019

As more doctors and nurses go on strike in Zimbabwe, free public hospitals have been severely understaffed or shut down, forcing more pregnant women to turn to informal, "backyard" maternity wards.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Striking unions cripple France in standoff with Macron

Reuters

December 05, 2019

Railway workers, teachers and emergency room medics launched one of the biggest public sector strikes in France for decades on Thursday, determined to force President Emmanuel Macron to abandon plans to overhaul France's generous pension system.

Women & Girls

What should a first lady do?

The World

November 28, 2019

Eliza Reid, the first lady of Iceland, is challenging traditional ideas and assumptions about the role.

Global Politics

How rich people like Gordon Sondland buy their way to being US ambassadors – 5 questions answered

The Conversation

November 18, 2019

Many US ambassadors are untrained in diplomacy who have bought their way into a prestigious post, writes Dennis Jett, professor of international affairs at Pennsylvania State University.

Fashion

Statement pieces: Fashion designers worry over Brexit’s cost to UK industry

The World

October 25, 2019

The UK economy benefits significantly from the fashion industry — to the tune of around $40 billion per year. But with one week to go before the UK is slated to officially leave the EU, Brexit woes are still trending among designers.

Global Nation Education

How immigrant workers are preparing for automation in agriculture

The World

October 17, 2019

Immigrants, who comprise the majority of agriculture industry workers in the US, are turning to training and education to make sure they’re not left behind by automation.

Jobs

Ukrainian eyeglasses market brings pains of deindustrialization into focus

The World

October 16, 2019

The ‘optical capital’ of the Soviet Union in Izyum, Ukraine, struggles amid regional economic decline on the borders of a hot war.

Will Iowa farmers benefit from Trump's newest deals with China and Japan?

The World

October 14, 2019

The United States and Japan have signed a tentative trade deal that would open up Japan to more American-grown wheat, pork and beef.

In a culture of selfies and social media, how do you check your ego?

Innovation Hub

October 14, 2019

Greek tragedy’s favorite fatal flaw is making a comeback, says the author of "Ego is the Enemy."

Low coffee prices are starving farmers. Can a cartel fix it?

GlobalPost

September 26, 2019

The price for coffee beans is half what it was in 2014 and some farmers in coffee-producing countries say they need a cartel to protect them from rock-bottom prices.

Mothers and newborns pay the ‘price’ during Zimbabwe medics strike

Striking unions cripple France in standoff with Macron

What should a first lady do?

How rich people like Gordon Sondland buy their way to being US ambassadors – 5 questions answered

Statement pieces: Fashion designers worry over Brexit’s cost to UK industry

How immigrant workers are preparing for automation in agriculture

Ukrainian eyeglasses market brings pains of deindustrialization into focus

Will Iowa farmers benefit from Trump's newest deals with China and Japan?

In a culture of selfies and social media, how do you check your ego?

Low coffee prices are starving farmers. Can a cartel fix it?

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