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Gabrielle and Ethan Archibald take school classes virtually as schools go back online to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ramsey, New Jersey, U.S. September 11, 2020. Kimberlee Bradshaw Archibald/Handout via REUTERS

TechTank

How courageous schools partnering with local communities can overcome digital inequalities during COVID-19

Nicol Turner Lee

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Foreign workers sit on the street after losing their jobs, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri

Future Development

Pandemic highlights the vulnerability of migrant workers in the Middle East

Thursday, September 17, 2020

--FILE--View of a signboard of ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, 22 May 2016.The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world's biggest in terms of capital and deposit, on Thursday voiced its readiness to continue its "all-round" financial services for "Belt and Road" projects. "ICBC is keen and active in promoting the Belt and Road Initiative," said Gu Shu, ICBC's senior executive vice president. The initiative, which comprises the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, is aiming at building a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along the ancient Silk Road routes. "ICBC has 123 branches in 18 countries along the Belt and Road, making it the Chinese financial institution that covers the most countries along the route," Gu said. "ICBC has been actively providing all-round and integrated financial services for 'Belt and Road' projects," he added. "So far, ICBC has operated 208 projects along the route, with a combined investment of 220.8 billion U.S. dollars." Gu was in Istanbul for the first anniversary of the inauguration of ICBC Turkey, which was established after ICBC purchased a majority of shares of Turkey's Tekstilbank in May last year.No Use China. No Use France.

Order from Chaos

How US-China tensions could hamper development efforts

Thursday, September 17, 2020

A high off-nadir image (satellite image collected at a steep angle) shows the August Complex wildfire, burning to the west of Chico, California and near Big Signal Peak in the northern California coast, U.S., September 14, 2020. Satellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. MUST NOT OBSCURE WATERMARK. MUST CREDIT MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

PlanetPolicy

Markets are flying blind on climate change

David G. Victor, Sadie Frank, Eric Gesick, and Parker Bolstad

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Sept 14, 2020; Phoenix, AZ, USA; President Donald Trump during a Latinos for Trump Roundtable at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix. Mandatory Credit: Nick Oza/The Republic via USA TODAY NETWORK

FixGov

Will white women without college degrees torpedo President Trump’s reelection?

William A. Galston

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Drug Rebates

USC-Brookings Schaeffer on Health Policy

Sharing drug rebates with Medicare Part D patients: Why and how

Steven M. Lieberman, Paul B. Ginsburg, and Erin Trish

Monday, September 14, 2020

Order from Chaos

Latin America yields to Trump’s pick to head regional bank

Richard E. Feinberg

Monday, September 14, 2020

--FILE--A Chinese mobile phone user shows the icons of App Store app, left, and messaging app Weixin, or WeChat, of Tencent on his iPhone smartphone in Ji'nan city, east China's Shandong province, 27 June 2017.Apple China said it will not take the blame for developers who charge differently on the iOS app and Android versions for the same product or service. Netizens have found they need to pay more on iOS than Android in using the same ride-sharing or video subscription services. Some Internet companies have reportedly adopted differential pricing plans through the use of Big Data based on a customer's buying behavior or interest, so a new customer may pay less than an old customer for the same product or service.No Use China. No Use France.

Order from Chaos

There are no winners in US-China technology divide

Jonathan D. Pollack

Monday, September 14, 2020

Girl draws the Earth using chalk

Education Plus Development

Education’s role in building back better for the planet

Christina Kwauk

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Control room & computer screens

Up Front

Training during and after COVID-19

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Order from Chaos

Taiwan’s unlikely path to public trust provides lessons for the US

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Students gather round and read a book

Education Plus Development

Assessment in sub-Saharan Africa: Capturing 21st century skills

Esther Care and Davide Ruscelli

Monday, September 14, 2020

Mariatu Sesay, 15, smiles as she carries her daughter Nadia while she walks outside her house in the countryside village of Sierra Leone July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen

Future Development

The power of investing in girls in Sierra Leone

Youssouf Kiendrebeogo and Quentin Wodon

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Waterfront

The Avenue

How a community-led design initiative in Toronto is redefining neighborhood revitalization from the bottom-up

September 16, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. - MAY 15: Gen. Jay Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, points to the newly designed rank insignia of CMSgt Roger Towberman, the senior most enlisted in the US Space Force, while President Donald Trump signs the 2020 Armed Forces Day Proclamation and presentation of the official flag of the United States Space Force at the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 15, 2020.No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Order from Chaos

Is Space Force meant to “look down” or “look out”? Titles will tell

Michael Sinclair

Wednesday, September 16, 2020