There will be 9.7 billion people living on Earth by 2050, according to the latest UN World Population Prospects 2019. 

With the rise of Uber and Deliveroo, food delivery has become a multibillion-euro business. While the battle to capture markets and consumers is under way, this competition has squeezed pay for couriers—some of whom are being taken advantage of.

Harmful gender stereotypes in ads are being banned and school principals in Australia seek help on wellbeing. Here's a snapshot of some of the news stories you may have missed this week.

Japan remains deeply conservative when it comes to gender roles—the country has a 27.5% gender pay gap and ranks 110th in the world for gender equality, according to the World Economic Forum.

An estimated 40–160 million women will need to transition occupations or learn new skills to stay in the workforce by 2030, according to a new McKinsey Global Institute report.

South Korea’s trade ministry has announced an agreement in principle with the UK to sign a separate free trade deal ahead of Britain’s exit from the EU.

Northern Ireland is about to meet its green energy targets and Finland and Denmark elected left-leaning governments. Here's a snapshot of some of the news stories you may have missed this week.