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Written by Christine Lagarde, Elizabeth Warren, Malala Yousafzai, Jane Fraser, Greta Thunberg and many more
G7 leaders have to act — or students in low-income countries may never regain lost ground
The game-changing politicians, influential businesspeople, record-breaking sports stars and brave activists who make up the FT’s list
One way to rebalance the economy is to allow the capital to sink a little
Stay obtained after human rights groups sued on behalf of Iraqi men detained at airport
Philanthropist advocates the power of storytelling to galvanise public opinion and change the world
Malala Yousafzai’s story gets the Hollywood schmaltz-and-worthiness treatment in this documentary
Ideas need to be mobilised if the learning years are safeguarded, writes Simon Schama
Quotes from some of the headline makers
Rights for gay people, women and other groups are in the ascendant but the working class gets dismissed as an embarrassing relic
Announcement suggests rivalry between Islamist factions
Nobel laureate is ‘unassuming and exceptionally determined’ pacifist in the footsteps of Gandhi
Pakistani schoolgirl and Indian children’s rights activist share award
The Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban has astonished the world with her courage and determination to fight for education and equal rights for women
Award to chemical weapons watchdog may be premature
It is a cop-out to conflate her case with legitimate Pakistani grievances against the west
‘Sadly, one part of the Muslim world’s concept of Islamic dress may be unacceptable in another’
This entertaining new play recalls the struggle for female equality at a Cambridge college
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