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The Quick Read on Trump's Controversial Pick for World Bank Chief

By Ian Bremmer

The E.U.'s Migration Fix

By Aryn Baker

Translation, Legal Advice and More: How Tech Helps Refugees

By The Aspen Institute

Extreme Poverty Expected to Fall Below 10% of Global Population for First Time

By Joanna Plucinska
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'We Are Not Prepared For Another Epidemic': World Bank Survey

A new World Bank poll reveals many countries are fearful of epidemics like Ebola and do not think the world is prepared to handle them

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Mayweather Stripped of Title Earned in Pacquiao Bout

So much for the "fight of the century"

By TIME Staff

China-Backed Development Bank Holds Signing Ceremony

Conspicuously absent from the ceremony was the U.S., which declined to join the bank

By TIME Staff

This Country Has the World's Most Polluted Air

No, it's not China

By Rishi Iyengar

India's Growth Set to Overtake That of China

By almost a full percentage point

By Rishi Iyengar

Only 40% of Ebola Donations Reach Affected Countries

The latest study shows the gap between what the world pledged to give, and what the affected countries really got

By Alice Park

World Bank Cuts Global Growth Forecasts

The bank’s chief economist says the U.S. is unable to drive global recovery alone

By David Stout

Five Best Ideas of the Day: December 15

1. To head off surging antimicrobial resistance — which could claim 10 million lives a year by 2050 — we need new drugs and better rules for using the ones we have.By Fergus Walsh at...

By The Aspen Institute

Nearly Half of Liberia's Workforce Is Out of a Job Since Ebola Crisis Began

Liberia is the hardest hit nation in the Ebola outbreak

By Alexandra Sifferlin

World Bank Chief Calls for More Health Workers in West Africa

Says thousands needed to stop the spread of Ebola

By Alex Altman

U.S. Pledges $15 Million to Help Cut Methane Emissions

"It is about time that world leaders come to the United Nations to recognize this threat in the way that it requires and demands"

By Helen Regan

Bank: Ebola's Impact 'Catastrophic'

The group calculated economic losses based on two Ebola scenarios

By Alexandra Sifferlin

U.N. Announces Deal to Rebuild Gaza

“We must fundamentally change the dynamics in Gaza,” U.N. envoy says

By Helen Regan

A Global Jobs Crisis Is Coming, Says World Bank

And a new report says there’s no immediate solution in sight for the problem

By Rishi Iyengar

More Children Are Going to School in India but Learning Less

India's woeful state schools are in stark contrast to the country's lofty goals of becoming a nation of call centers and technology parks

By TIME Staff

Nigeria's Nollywood Is Thriving Despite Terrible Conditions

Nollywood Is Hollywood with more bribes, gunplay, and crime

By Rana Foroohar
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