Unlike earlier PISA reports, the 2015 PISA report (Volume I and Volume II) highlights differences in sample coverage – how many students were eligible to participate in PISA – between countries.

As this month’s PISA in Focus reveals, students spend considerably more time learning in some countries than in others, but this does not necessarily translate into better learning outcomes.

Chicago is at a tipping point: despite economic strengths, it faces considerable challenges to compete in the “Premier League” of world-class cities, warns the OECD’s review of the Chicago Tri-State Metropolitan Region.

The Netherlands is gradually emerging from a double-dip recession with strengthened public finances and reforms on track to improve the labour and housing markets and the health care and pension systems. These reforms are paying off, says the OECD. Growth is expected to reach 1% this year and 1.3% in 2015.

The world cannot resolve today’s development challenges with purely national approaches. We need to complement them with local approaches, too. We live in an era of enormous transformations, in which our traditional political structures and forms of democratic participation must adapt. That means casting a bigger focus than ever on the important role of local power and communities.

I can’t help but question if airlines wouldn’t be further ahead if they had just stuck to getting the basics right

Young Canadians should do like Aussies and Kiwis by getting out into the world for extended periods

MasterChef Australia star Brendan Pang has shared his secret recipe to make the perfect steamed bao buns at home.

Qantas Flight 7879 took off from New York's John F. Kennedy at 9.27pm on Saturday with 50 passengers and crew on board. The flight took nineteen hours and sixteen minutes.

Flight QF642 from Perth to Sydney took off about 9.30am on Thursday and was in the air for 58 minutes before having to make an emergency landing.

The second evacuation plane landed in Darwin, Northern Territory, on Sunday with 266 'clinically well' passengers on board after a day-long stopover in Hong Kong.

2. The Informant, a company incorporated in May, 2015, has been operating under the brand name of Treebo Hotels' and is in the business of providing franchising services to budget hotels in India. In addition to this, Treebo also provides service to numerous independent budget hotels who partner with it under its newly launched 'Hotel Superhero' scheme. Under the said scheme, Treebo only provides services such as hotel management technology services, listing on its platform and other online travel aggregators, credit facilities, support and quality control of the staff and hotel management resources etc. but does not provide its brand name.

3. MMT is an Online Travel Agency (OTA) engaged in the business of providing travel and tourism related services in India. It is a part of MakeMyTrip group of companies (MMT Group). OYO, on the other hand, provides budget accommodation to customers and is in the market for providing franchising services to budget hotels under the brand name 'OYO'.

Disney's live-action "Mulan" is scheduled for release on July 24 after being delayed several months.Insider caught up with Tony Bancroft, codirector of 1998's animated "Mulan," at the film's world premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California in March.Bancroft told Insider he "enjoyed it far more" than he expected and praised director Niki Caro on a job well done."This, to me, is what all these Disney remakes should be," said Bancroft of the film being reminiscent of the original, but being original enough to stand on its own.Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.Early social reactions for Disney's upcoming live-action "Mulan" have been extremely positive. The new film also has the backing of one of the codirectors of the original 1998 animated movie."I really enjoyed it far

The singer, 28, went from barefaced to bombshell as she shared a fun video of her glamorous 'glow up' ahead of the 2020 BRIT Awards at London's The O2 on Tuesday night.

The Mummy Diaries star, 29, put on an extremely busty display in a plunging black silk gown with a thigh-high split as she exited the bash at the InterContinental Hotel in London.

The Love Island star, 23, struck confident poses while wowing in a sparkling strapless gown with dramatic ruffled detailing up the thigh slit as she left the O2 Intercontinental Hotel

The top model was looking super chic despite her late night and early start as she touched down in time for the start of Milan Fashion Week.

Jaguar Land Rover became the latest to announce its factories were temporarily closing, follow- ing in the footsteps of Vauxhall owner PSA Group, Nissan, Honda, Toyota and BMW.

Auto operations have shifted from assembling hundreds of motors each day to developing and manufacturing life-saving technology and providing services for those in greatest need.

Bosses said that 1,000 employees - half the total workforce - would be back  making Phantom, Wraith, Dawn and Cullinan models.

Only two brands, Mercedes and Tesla, told the consumer association that they had issued a fix across their entire range of new and existing cars.

An Australian home cook has wowed foodies after using Kmart's popular pie maker to create oozing rocky road pastry tarts with leftover Easter eggs.

An Australian recruiter has listed the three biggest mistakes job candidates make on social media that could cost them a career.

The appeal of follies is nothing new. They were created by British aristocrats who had time and money to splash out on mock castles, towers and monuments.

Traditional Sunday worship might be in decline but the number of people going to church regularly, worshipping where and when they choose, is rising

When creating her own eco home by renovating a South London townhouse, Harriet applied sustainable thinking to every decision she made, from the way she wanted it powered right down to the bedlinen

MasterChef Australia star Brendan Pang has shared his secret recipe to make the perfect steamed bao buns at home.

Hazard is yet to make an appearance since joining Madrid from Chelsea this summer after suffering a thigh injury which kept him out of the club's opening three games and he could miss Saturday's clash.

Perhaps the images of Sir Elton John on the walls had a subliminal impact as Quique Sanchez Flores eased back into the Watford groove by talking about the unforgiving circle of life for modern bosses.

CHRIS FOY IN MIYAZAKI: The 21-year-old joined several of his team-mates for paddle-boarding, to continue this phase of tough training and valuable down-time.

The 27-year-old was the talk of the most recent transfer window having been linked with a return to former club Barcelona as well as Spanish rivals Real Madrid for the duration of the summer.

MATT HUGHES - AHEAD OF THE GAME: Sportsmail rounds up some of the hidden stories behind game. The EFL are set for a crackdown on clubs exploiting a Financial Fair Play loophole.

Barnsley and Leeds have announced they are 'working together' to assess the crowd trouble which marred Sunday's derby clash at Oakwell.

Michael Clarke is celebrating his first Mother's Day since splitting from the mother of his child.

The former Remain Tory chancellor, who was accused of being the architect of 'Project Fear' during the referendum, acknowledged the City could thrive when free from Brussels.

Video referees could make their decisions from Premier League grounds if clubs decide to stick with VAR when football returns after the coronavirus crisis.

Popular ideas of development and management of common resources should be revisited in light of this year's Economics Nobel Prize, given to Prof. Elinor Ostrom, writes Prakash Kashwan.

Lalit Vachani's latest film places the Mahatma's historic Dandi March in perspective, juxtaposing it against the reality of the depriveations faced by the poor. Shoma Chatterji reviews the film.

With an estimated 24,000 people succumbing globally to hunger every day, more than 120 million people could perish by the year 2015 from this shameful scourge. In Gleneagles, however, the leaders of the world's richest economies did not even provide lip-service to the hungry and malnourished, Devinder Sharma writes.

One of the unprepared-for aspects of the continuing lockdown was the 40-day prohibition of over-the-counter sale of alcohol. To complain about its unavailability while people are fighting for lives and livelihoods would be, at best,...

The same qualities that make a woman a good mother, make her a better CEO too! A mirror was held up to me in a rather rude awakening just one day after I spoke passionately...

The Sports Ministry had banned spectators in stadiums for any events, including cricket matches, in one of its earliest advisories on the pandemic before all sporting events were brought to a halt altogether.

V S Naipaul makes up with Paul Theroux even as he falls out with women at the literary festival.

Overshadowing a large chunk of the 15th century, The War of the Roses raged in England for a shade over 30 years as the descendants of Edward III divided themselves into Yorkists (white rose) who traced their line back to Edward's youngest son, Edmund Duke of York, and Lancastrians (red rose) who traced their line back to Edward's second son, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster.

Is the Punjabi kudi as brash as some make her out to be? What lies beyond the Kashmiri’s serene beauty?

Here are 5 easy Do-It-Yourself gift ideas to make your mom's day special on Mother's Day 2020 (May 10th) in the middle of a global pandemic.

Film industry insiders grapple with the uncertainties of life and work after lockdown and contemplate the dimensions of a radical makeover.

कोरोना वायरस के संक्रमण से बचने के लिए पूरे देश में लॉकडाउन जारी है, लेकिन इस लॉकडाउन के चलते पूरे देश में ऑटो मोबाइल इंडस्ट्री की सप्लाई चेन बुरी तरह से प्रभावित हुई है, क्यों कि वाहन निर्माता कंपनियों ने सरकार के निर्देशानुसार उत्पादन बंद कर दिया था।