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Helen Clark Can Do It All: Run A Country, Fight For Women’s Rights … And Snapchat

Helen Clark, the former prime minister of New Zealand and champion of women’s rights, is no stranger to selfies. This week in Vancouver, Canada, she’s surrounded by fans at Women Deliver’s 2019 conference on gender equality – and it’s clear that she’s a celebrity. It seems like every few moments, some...

This Teen Is Helping Cleaning Up Indonesia

Melati Wijsen started Bye Bye Plastic Plastic Bags when she was just 12 years old. Now, the organization is helping ban single-use plastics in Indonesia.

Gordon Ramsay Is the Frontman for New BBC TV Show

TV presenter and former chef Gordon Ramsay appears to have landed another new TV show. It comes months after he was confirmed as the face of National Geographic’s — recently trailered — Uncharted.

This Entrepreneur Makes Tableware that Turn into Soil in 90 days

Mumbai-born Rhea Singhal Singhal created sustainable packaging products from plant waste. Their USP? They turn into soil in just 90 days of disposal!

Dr Yunus launches joint venture “G Japan Sunpower Auto Limited”

Dhaka, May 13, (UNB) – Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus here on Wednesday last launched G. Japan Sunpower Auto Limited, a joint venture of Grameen Distribution Ltd and Rabbani Auto-mechanic Shop of Bangladesh and Sunpower Corp of Japan.

Billionaire Richard Branson says he’ll fly to space by July

WASHINGTON: British billionaire Richard Branson plans to travel to space within the next four or five months aboard his own Virgin Galactic spaceship, he told AFP on Thursday (Feb 7). “My wish is to go up on the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, that’s what we’re working on,”...

In Cluttered China, Red Hong Yi’s Huge Installations Stand Apart

Across Asia, the question of space and where to find it isn’t an unfamiliar one. Look around any major city and you’ll see buildings climbing into the atmosphere, away from the crowds of people, delivery bikes and cars that clutter the surface below.

What can we learn from the great economists?

Should we worry about the size of the trade deficit? How do we bring back American manufacturing? Why aren’t wages growing more quickly? On this episode, economics professor and BBC presenter Linda Yueh discusses how 12 of the world’s greatest economists might respond to these questions and more.

Ann Osman continues to be a Malaysian hero outside the cage

WHEN looking at the history books and searching for a pioneer in Malaysia’s women’s mixed martial arts industry, a familiar name is guaranteed to appear. It is Sabah’s very own Ann “Athena” Osman.

Business News Wales Meets; David Coulthard MBE

Business News Wales had the opportunity to speak to David Coulthard, Co-Owner of Whisper Films, which recently opened its new offices in Cardiff. David is perhaps most famous for his fifteen-year career in Formula One, driving for Williams, McLaren and Red Bull Racing. But Whisper Films has been the...

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