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India’s ranking on several global democracy indices has been slipping. But the Indian government is not having it.Just this month, the count...

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E-commerce in the US is approaching a major milestone: In 2022, it will record its first trillion-dollar year, predicts Adobe Analytics, whi...

The market for non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, has been racking up plenty of firsts. The first NFT artwork to be auctioned by Christie’s. The...

Quartz is auctioning an article converted into a non-fungible token, or NFT, giving its eventual buyer unimpeachable, blockchain-verified pr...

Name a region that most people probably can’t identify on a map, but that European leaders think is the center of gravity of the world.I’ll...

China’s giving a fresh push to its efforts to promote the use of its Covid-19 vaccines: a streamlined entry process for foreigners who’ve us...

Europe has a problem getting vaccines into arms—and it started long before anecdotal reports of potential side effects brought the distribut...

To modern workers everywhere,It’s happening: Working dads are starting to grasp that ​when you’re maxed out at home, it’s not easy to be a s...

Good morning, Quartz readers!Here’s what you need to knowSix Asian women were shot dead in Atlanta. Police arrested Robert Aaron Long, 21, o...

It’s been over a month since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued a communiqué prohibiting financial institutions from dealing with loca...

Apple’s decision to fine-tune its global product lineup could go a long way in helping it achieve its long-standing desire to crack India.On...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is hoping that the digitalization of economies and companies in response to the coronavirus pandemic wil...

Amid the densely packed bustling urban settlements of Delhi and Gurugram, one would expect a jaunt far from the city to catch a glimpse of w...

Hello Quartz readers,Yesterday, Germany, France, and Italy joined several other European and Asian countries in suspending distribution of t...

Brandon Maxwell began making his name in fashion about a decade ago as stylist to pop star Lady Gaga. His profile has only grown since. In a...

More than a dozen countries—including Germany, Italy, France, and Spain—have suspended their administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine over...

Since November, Alibaba has been at the center of a crackdown by Beijing that has included halting the monster IPO of its fintech affiliate...

At the end of May last year, as protests exploded over police killings of Black Americans, numerous fashion and beauty companies went online...

China is donating thousands of its vaccines to low- and middle-income countries, including in Africa, in what is viewed as a soft-power push...

The results are clear. Companies increased the diversity of skin tones in their Instagram posts, following their mid-2020 pledges to support...

The UK just released a roadmap, known as the Integrated Review, for its post-Brexit future.Officially, it’s entitled “Global Britain in a Co...

Good morning, Quartz readers!Here’s what you need to knowExperts discuss the AstraZeneca vaccine. The European Medicines Agency and the Worl...

An investigation into a security threat to Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani has turned into what could be the script for a Bollywood thrille...

Let’s not delude ourselves: Almost everyone is experiencing some level of burnout as we hit the one-year mark of entering the “new normal” c...