Allison Jackson
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The Australian prime minister's 'meaningless' new slogan is a thing of beauty
Malcolm Turnbull seems to be unsure whether he’s the real-life leader of a country or the star of an American TV satire. → Read More
Global financial markets are getting used to terrorism
Investors reacted to the deadly terrorist attacks in Brussels on Tuesday with predictable swiftness. But it didn’t take long for calm to return. Here's why. → Read More
Global risk index: Trump presidency on par with terrorism
Few things are more threatening to security and the global economy than Donald Trump winning the US presidency, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit. → Read More
Environmental pollution kills more than 12 million people every year
That's almost equivalent to the combined populations of New York City and Los Angeles. → Read More
Thailand's monks are so fat they need to wear special girdles
Nearly half of the country's monastic order is obese, a study has found. → Read More
How one wrong word made Australia’s migration agency look like Holocaust deniers
Australia's immigration and border security agency was trying to defend its much-criticized, offshore detention camps for migrants. It created an entirely new controversy, instead. → Read More
Women's Day has its roots in socialism. Maybe it's time to go back to them
More than 100 years after the first International Women's Day, one thing hasn't changed: The world has a long way to go. → Read More
The cruel irony behind the most powerful passports in the world
As the European Union tightens restrictions on migrants wanting to enter the region, European travelers are enjoying the freest movement in the world. → Read More
Election 2016 summed up in one Google search
Super Tuesday was a big night for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. It was a bigger night for Canadian immigration websites. → Read More
Facebook's new 'angry' emoji has become a powerful weapon for Hong Kong activists
Here's how Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's Facebook page got flooded with angry faces. → Read More
China is producing the most billionaires in the world
The total wealth of the country's mega-rich matches the size of the Australian economy. → Read More
Hong Kong residents say China's invading their TV sets
The city's autonomy from Beijing is more threatened than ever, some residents say. Just look at what's on TV. → Read More
China bans 'weird' architecture; goodbye, penis skyscrapers
New urban planning guidelines call for 'aesthetically pleasing' buildings, and no more gated communities. → Read More
The global story behind Venezuela's 6,000 percent gas hike
Venezuelans will still pay next to nothing for gas, but the move highlights just how badly the country has been hit by a collapse in global oil prices. → Read More
Here's one way to escape death row in Vietnam: Get pregnant
A 42-year-old female prisoner might have just beat the system after inseminating herself with semen she bought from a male inmate. → Read More
3 reasons the Russia-Saudi oil deal is probably doomed from the start
Major oil producing nations have agreed to freeze production to help raise prices. It's not enough. → Read More
Negative interest rates, explained
Around the world, central bankers are hoping sub-zero interest rates will spur economic growth. Not everyone is convinced. → Read More
India's new crowd control tool: Slingshots loaded with marbles and chili powder
It's a 'civilized' tactic, the police say. → Read More
Since China devalued its currency, it’s spent $400 billion trying to save it
It's not working. → Read More
It's taken the French 25 years to get upset over 2,400 spelling changes
But now they are really mad. → Read More