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Weekly news roundup: Zimbabwe sees electoral violence, Yemen conflict worsens, and US economic forecasts look grim.

A weekly roundup of mainstream news about the context in which Mercy Corps works, focused on development and innovation.

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Value Chains

China Seeks to Soften the Blow of US Tariffs

China continues to stimulate domestic economic growth as trade war looms.

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Weekly News Roundup: Khan poised to take power in Pakistan, tensions over trade continue, and Indian citizens await ruling on homosexuality

A weekly roundup of mainstream news about the context in which Mercy Corps works, focused on development and innovation.

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Social Enterprise

Quotable: Space-based Internet

Facebook may soon enter the race to supply the world with high-speed internet—from space.

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Social Enterprise

VIDEO: Solving the world's challenges—in under five minutes

A competition where young entrepreneurs rush to take on the modern world’s most pressing issues

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Weekly news roundup: Erdogan takes the presidency, Trump scores SCOTUS win and EU leaders discuss migration

A weekly roundup of mainstream news about the context in which Mercy Corps works, focused on development and innovation.

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Social Enterprise

Link: How to Track the U.N.'s 17 Developmental Goals for 2030

The U.N. gave the world 15 years to achieve 17 substantial goals. Now you can track their progress.

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Financial Inclusion

Quotable: Syria's Current Economy

Countries like Russia and China are rushing in to help reconstruct Syria, gaining an economic leverage in the country.

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Financial Inclusion

“FINALLY A PANEL AND NOT A 'MANEL'”: GENDER EQUALITY DOMINATES DAVOS

Influencers called for global gender inclusivity at the 2018 World Economic Forum.

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Social Enterprise

WEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP: OLYMPICS END WITH A MESSAGE, SYRIA’S CIVIL WAR CONTINUES, ‘DEEPLY PERSONAL’ MEMOIR FROM MICHELLE OBAMA

Last week's headlines from around the world.

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Sustainable Energy

Link: How Helping Ourselves Can Hurt the Planet

NPR's Goats and Soda explores a new study on how improving humans' quality of life may destroy the planet.

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Financial Inclusion

What to watch for in Davos

Expect the words “Davos” and “World Economic Forum” to spam your news feeds this week, as the world’s political and social leaders meet in Davos, Switzerland, to try to improve life for the global community.

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Tourism's Effect on Bali: By the Numbers

The small Indonesian island of Bali is a vacation hotspot for tourists from around the world - Trip Advisor lists Bali as the No. 1 vacation destination in the world. But one of its beautiful attractions is threatening the island’s economy.