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lots of geography on mega cities, mad facts in there! series on bbc

A UK minister has caused controversy by urging Muslims to try harder to integrate into British society. Europe minister Peter Hain says isolationism leaves Muslims open to exploitation by extremists. Is integration good for multi-cultural Britain?

China's ruling Communist Party meets from 8 November to rubber-stamp sweeping changes that will put in place the country's leaders for the next 10 years. Here are eight reasons - eight being an auspicious number in China - why the world should pay attention to what happens in the secretive corridors of Beijing's Great Hall of the People.

China: snapshot of a decade As the country prepares for its 10-year power handover, we look at how it has changed. Also, we debate what should be the main priority for new leader Xi Jinping. Share your suggestions

The banana War is over

In particular, the OECD's projections for 2060 (at constant purchasing-power parities) show the impact of fast catch-up growth in underdeveloped countries with big populations. Economic power will tilt even more decisively away from the rich world than many realise. In 2011 the current membership of the OECD made up 65% of global output, compared with a combined 24% for China and India. By 2060 the two Asian giants will have a 46% share of world GDP, the OECD members a shrunken 42%. India's economy will be a bit bigger than America's, China's a lot.

China's economy will be biggest in world by end of 2016, says leading international thinktank

"Africa is getting too hot for its cocoa crop. The west has to take some responsibility both for the demand and for climate change"

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"Human Development Index HDI is advanced as being a better indicator than "GDP per capita" in measuring the progress of Nations. HDI is calculated by UNDP from indicators for health, education and living standard (income/person). The methodology is quite complicated but it well documented http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/hdi/ BUT look at a plot of the correlation between HDI and GDP/capita or all countries in Gapminder World www.bit.ly/XxQw0B "

Jaguar Land Rover is to make vehicles in China for the first time after Beijing approved a £1bn joint venture.

The BBC, working with more than 70 broadcasters around the world, is hosting a debate about contemporary poverty with Why Poverty? - a set of ground-breaking international documentaries screening from November.

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Mobile phone services are improving agricultural yield and profits by providing farmers advice on crops, weather and market prices