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OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2017 - Iceland highlights

This note presents selected country highlights from the OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2017 with a specific focus on digital trends among all themes covered.




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Pensions at a Glance 2013 - Highlights for Finland

Highlights for Finland from Pensions at a Glance which is a comprehensive examination of pension systems in OECD and selected non-OECD countries looking at recent trends in retirement and working at older ages, evolving life expectancy, design of pension systems, pension entitlements, and private pensions.




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Pensions at a Glance 2013 - Highlights for Denmark

Highlights for Denmark from Pensions at a Glance which is a comprehensive examination of pension systems in OECD and selected non-OECD countries looking at recent trends in retirement and working at older ages, evolving life expectancy, design of pension systems, pension entitlements, and private pensions.




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Pensions at a Glance 2013 - Highlights for Estonia

Highlights for Estonia from Pensions at a Glance which is a comprehensive examination of pension systems in OECD and selected non-OECD countries looking at recent trends in retirement and working at older ages, evolving life expectancy, design of pension systems, pension entitlements, and private pensions.




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Pensions at a Glance 2013 - Highlights for the Netherlands

Highlights for the Netherlands from Pensions at a Glance which is a comprehensive examination of pension systems in OECD and selected non-OECD countries looking at recent trends in retirement and working at older ages, evolving life expectancy, design of pension systems, pension entitlements, and private pensions.




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Pensions at a Glance 2013 - Highlights for Chile

Highlights for Chile from Pensions at a Glance which is a comprehensive examination of pension systems in OECD and selected non-OECD countries looking at recent trends in retirement and working at older ages, evolving life expectancy, design of pension systems, pension entitlements, and private pensions.




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Pensions at a Glance 2013 - Highlights for Slovak Republic

Highlights for the Slovak Republic from Pensions at a Glance which is a comprehensive examination of pension systems in OECD and selected non-OECD countries looking at recent trends in retirement and working at older ages, evolving life expectancy, design of pension systems, pension entitlements, and private pensions.




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G20/OECD Report on G20 Investment Strategies: Highlights

The OECD has produced assessments of country-specific investment strategies in G20 countries in order to improve the investment ecosystem, foster efficient infrastructure investment and support financing opportunities for SMEs. This booklet reproduces the highlights of these assessments which have been transmitted to G20 leaders for consideration at their Summit in November 2015..




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OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2017 - Luxembourg highlights

This note presents selected country highlights from the OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2017 with a specific focus on digital trends among all themes covered.




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Pensions at a Glance 2013 - Highlights for Germany

Future retirees may expect low pension replacement rates in Germany. Public transfers currently represent a large share of older people’s income in Germany despite a significant increase in employment rates at older ages work...




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Pensions at a Glance 2015: Highlights for Germany

This 4-page online document presents the key findings from OECD Pensions at a Glance 2015 and why it is important for Germany. It also identifies two key pension policy measures which would help improve the performance of pension systems in Germany.




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OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2017 - Germany highlights

This note presents selected country highlights from the OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2017 with a specific focus on digital trends among all themes covered.




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Risks That Matter 2018 Country Highlights: Germany (German)

Risks That Matter 2018 Country Highlights: Germany (German)




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ENG Policy Highlights - Job Creation and Local Economic Development 2018

This booklet reproduces highlights from the 2018 report Job Creation and Local Economic Development. This third edition in the series focuses on preparing for the future of work.




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Highlights of 2nd International Film festival of Shimla, 2016

Thousands of people came together from 22 different countries around the world to witness a two-day second International Film Festival in the hill town of Shimla (Himachal Pradesh).




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G20 Seminar on Corruption and Economic Growth: Highlights

17 October 2016, Paris: The G20 Chinese Presidency, the UK and the OECD jointly organised a Seminar on “Corruption and Economic Growth”. Expert panellists recognised the negative impact of corruption on economic growth and society at both the macro and micro level, and stressed the importance of strong political leadership in fighting corruption.




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Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools - Spotlight Report: The Netherlands

This spotlight report draws upon the OECD report Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools.




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Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools - Spotlight Report: Ireland

This spotlight report draws upon the OECD report Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools.




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Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools - Spotlight Report: Greece

This spotlight report draws upon the OECD report Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools.




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Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools - Spotlight Report: Austria

This spotlight report draws upon the OECD report Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools.




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Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools - Spotlight Report: Sweden

This spotlight report draws upon the OECD report Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools.




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Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools - Spotlight Report: Spain

This spotlight report draws upon the OECD report Equity and Quality in Education: Supporting Disadvantaged Students and Schools.




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OECD Skills Strategy Spotlight - Better Skills, Better Jobs, Better Lives 03: Apprenticeships and Workplace Learning

How do apprenticeships and other forms of workplace learning help people to make a successful transition from school to work? Global economic competition requires a labour force with a range of mid-level trade, technical and professional skills alongside the high-level skills typically associated with university education.




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Education at a Glance 2013: Highlights

Education at a Glance 2013: Highlights summarises the OECD’s flagship compendium of education statistics, Education at a Glance.




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Trends Spotlight #5: Infinite Connections: Education and new technologies

ICT has influenced almost all aspects of our lives and has changed the way we communicate, work and socialize. Education plays a key role in ensuring that everyone can reap the benefits of our technology-rich world, as well as help mitigate some of the risks.




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Shedding light on teaching and learning across education levels (OECD Education Today Blog)

Looking at teachers at all levels of education, we learn that the majority of teachers are women. In all countries, the percentage of male teachers is particularly low in primary schools where teaching is still seen as a women’s job. As a result young children are missing out on role models of both sexes.




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Trends Shaping Education Spotlight 8

Inequality comes in many forms, including economic, social, cultural, and regional. Since the 1980s Income inequality has been growing in most OECD countries and is currently at its highest level in 30 years.




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Trends Shaping Education Spotlight No. 11 - People on the Move

International mobility is on the rise, and the growing number of people coming and going across borders leads to increasingly diverse communities. Education has an important role to play in developing the competencies required for our increasingly global world.




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Trends Shaping Education Spotlight 12: Neurodiversity

Diversity in the classroom includes differences in the way students’ brains learn, or neurodiversity. Neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (asd) and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (adhd) affect increasingly large numbers of students.




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The Fast Lane: blinded by the light

Eurostar’s new on-board lighting makes me think of an operating theatre lit for intricate surgery




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The Fast Lane: what makes the best in-flight experience?

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




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Airlines/social distancing: flights of fancy

In order to square restrictions with profitability, airlines would need to jack up ticket prices threefold




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Britons urged to shine a light from windows on Tuesday in tribute to nurses on coronavirus frontline

Public are being encouraged to shine a light from windows in recognition of nurses in the coronavirus fight, described as the 'greatest health emergency in NHS history'.




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Qantas makes history after the longest non-stop commercial flight touches down in Sydney

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.




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The Veronicas' Jess and Lisa Origliasso thought it was a prank when removed from Qantas flight 

Jess and Lisa Origliasso have revealed that they thought they were the subject of a prank when they were removed from a Qantas flight last month.




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The Veronicas claim they STILL don't understand why they were pulled off a Qantas flight

The Veronicas have once again spoken on their feud with Qantas and claim they are still confused at why the experience took place.




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One in four Qantas flight attendants say they've been sexually harassed by passengers or colleagues

One in four Qantas flight attendants have experienced sexual harassment by either a colleague or a passenger in the past year, a survey has revealed.   




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Flights cancelled after door on a Qantas plane is almost RIPPED OFF during a maintenance inspection 

The double-deck aircraft was rolled into scaffolding following a routine maintenance check at Sydney Airport on Friday and will now be grounded for at least two weeks.




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Qantas axes flights from Sydney to Beijing due to competition from Chinese rivals

The airline launched the service to China for the third time in 35 years in 2017 before decreasing the number of weekly flights from seven to five a year later.




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Qantas to put in stretch and move zones for London to Sydney direct flight

The airline is flying 50 passengers and crew on a non-stop flight from London to Sydney on Friday as it researches how to make long haul flights more comfortable for passengers.




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The Black Eyed Pea's will.i.am labels a Qantas staff member a 'racist flight attendant'

International singer will.i.am has accused a Qantas flight attendant of racism while on board a flight from Brisbane to Sydney.




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Will.i.am says Qantas flight attendant he accused of racism shouldn't be sacked

Rapper will.i.am likens his treatment on board a Qantas flight to a 'police state' after officers were called to meet him on the plane when it landed in Sydney over an altercation with a flight attendant.




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The Veronicas claim Qantas flight attendant who called cops on will.i.am also kicked them off flight

Jess and Lisa Origliasso were in September removed from a Sydney to Brisbane flight after a disagreement with staff over luggage, and claim one of them was who called AFP on will.i.am.




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The Veronicas delete their Twitter account after commenting on will.i.am Qantas flight racism storm

The Veronicas deleted their Twitter account, just after claiming the Qantas flight attendant who called police on will.i.am is the same one who had officers drag them off a flight. 




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Flight attendants hit back at will.i.am after rapper accused Qantas stewardess of racism

Flight attendants have fired back at rapper will.i.am after he accused an air stewardess of racism during a flight to Sydney over the weekend.




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Qantas offers flights from London to Sydney for £205 RETURN 

Qantas have announced the sale of 100 'Golden Tickets' from London to Sydney, with the return flight costing just £205.




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The Veronicas tell will.i.am not to back down over claim Qantas flight attendant was racist

US rapper Will.i.am claimed the Qantas staff member was 'aggressive' towards him - the same flight attendant The Veronicas claim was involved in their own disagreement with Qantas.




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Qantas manager blames increasing flight delays at Sydney airport on climate change

Above ­average wind strengths in recent months have contributed to a slight decline in flights departing and arriving on time at Sydney Airport, according to the latest federal government aviation data.




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Qantas launches insane '12 Days of Christmas' sale offering flights for just $99

The Australian airline will release a new bargain every day for the first 12 days of December.




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Wilton Lam jailed after carrying 25 kilograms of marijuana to Darwin on a Qantas flight

Wilton Lam, 28, from Melbourne had smuggled the drugs that had a street value of $275,000 onto a flight from Adelaide to Darwin in September.