Electrifying Sierra Leone

The teenager who brought electricity to hundreds

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Neurodiversity at work

How workplaces can embrace different ways of thinking

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No boss, no problems

One of the happiest companies in the world has no hierarchy and staff equality

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Sexism in the alcohol industry

Women in the drinks industry share their stories to try to change a culture of harassment

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Killer robots

Are these the future of modern warfare and how concerned should we be?

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Should our photos and messages always be private?

Apple is to scan users' iPhones for images of child abuse. Privacy advocates are dismayed

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Controversial new Alzheimer's drug in the spotlight

The approval is under investigation. What are the consequences for patients?

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Rethinking time

How thinking about time may stop us wasting it

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Business Weekly

What next for Afghanistan?

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'Youngism' in the workplace

Age discrimination doesn't just affect the elderly

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The economics of the Taliban

The economy of Afghanistan is collapsing as remittances and aid dry up

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Sexism, tribalism and housing

Finding a place to live in Nigeria’s big cities

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Life under the Taliban

Gaisu fled the Taliban when she was 18. Now she's fleeing again

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From 'nudge' to 'sludge'

Nobel laureate Richard Thaler talks about why his 'nudge' theory needs a re-boot

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Business Weekly

Kamala Harris’ South East Asia Charm Tour

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Is office wear dead?

Will casual work from home clothes make their way into post-pandemic offices?

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Child marriage is getting worse in India

Closed schools and economic hardship are seeing more young girls married off

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Life after Messi: FC Barcelona's financial mess

How did one of the world's biggest sporting brands end up in such a financial mess?

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OnlyFans flip flops on porn

The controversial platform suspends decision to ban sex workers after backlash

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Should you trust reviews?

How can you tell the difference between real and fake reviews?

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Business Weekly

The Cost of Extreme Weather

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Kenya and coronavirus

How Kenyans have coped financially during the coronavirus pandemic

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Where next for AI?

Artificial Intelligence is at a tipping point says one industry insider

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Reviving Kenya’s ancient trading port

How Lamu is betting on a new deep sea port for an economic renaissance.

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Climate policy and the German election

Climate change is one of the biggest issues ahead of Germany's election on 26 September

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Where have the UK's lorry drivers gone?

The UK's suffering a huge shortage of lorry drivers, but where have 100,000 drivers gone?

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Business Weekly

Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador

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Does sustainable investing make any difference?

A former Wall Street executive on why corporate social responsibility doesn't work.

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Rethinking tourism in Africa

Safari tours aren't going away, but the industry is changing

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The future of vaccines

Breakthrough biotechnology that led to the first covid vaccine may fight more diseases

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The US and its trillion dollar infrastructure bill

Why is this bill facing such a treacherous political road ahead?

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The business of seed banks

How seed banks around the world are working together to protect our future.

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Business Weekly

How to protect teenagers' mental health online

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Lebanon in dire need

The new Lebanese government has been in place for a week

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World gas prices surge

Small energy firms are among those struggling to stay afloat

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US war on e-cigarettes

Nearly a million e-cigarettes have been rejected from the US market by the FDA

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Can Ethiopia be brought back from the brink?

It's embroiled in an internal war which has huge humanitarian and economic implications

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After Merkel: What German companies want

What do small and medium-sized German companies want from a new government?

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Business Weekly

COP 26: Should we rethink our economic priorities?

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Climate weighs on German elections

The fight to succeed popular German chancellor Angela Merkel could not be tighter

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Decentralised Finance on the rise

Regulators are taking a close look at new crypto-trading environments

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Inside an influencer house

An advertising model for the smartphone generation

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Evergrande and China's property woes

Evergrande's debt distress and what it tells us about China's economic model

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Smart cities and broken dreams

Do smart cities justify the hype? And will planned tech hubs in Africa ever be realised?

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Business Weekly

Energy crisis hits Chinese homes and businesses

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Can technology transform emergency services?

What do you do in a medical emergency if there is no 9-1-1 service where you live?

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Living in the metaverse

Are virtual online worlds the future of the internet?

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Big tech and carbon

Google pledges to be carbon free by 2030 ahead of next month's UN Climate Summit

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Life at Kenya's Dandora rubbish dump

Kenya's biggest rubbish tip could soon close but what will that mean for local residents?

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Working in your 80s: The Artist

What can octogenarians teach us about the nature of work? We ask Geraldine Robarts.

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Business Weekly

Was this Facebook’s worst ever week?

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The economics of donkeys

These beasts of burden are an economic lifeline for many. Why are they often mistreated?

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The economics of older mums

Why are many women delaying motherhood and how is technology helping?

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China's gaming crackdown

Why the government doesn't like video games, and what's next for China's gaming culture

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The supply chain's weak link

How disruption in a single port, factory or freight centre can cause global chaos

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Eyes on climate: new ideas to fight global warming

We bring you the conversation from the Countdown climate summit in Edinburgh.

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Business Weekly

Calls for aid to Afghanistan

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Rethinking the future: cleaning up big emitters

Fresh ideas to help some of the world's dirtiest industries cut greenhouse gas emissions.

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Bug burger anyone?

Is the Western diet ready for farmed insects in food?

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Ticking timebomb in the Red Sea

Decaying oil tanker could trigger an environmental and humanitarian disaster

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'Fixing' Facebook's algorithm

Could regulation make Facebook a kinder platform?

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Big fat Indian weddings

Are the days of the big fat Indian wedding over?

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Business Weekly

Credit Suisse fined over loan scandal in Mozambique

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Saving the Amazon with economics

A new platform aims to connect private sector cash with tropical forests worldwide.

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Can global shipping go green?

How the maritime sector is developing environmental alternatives

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Net zero: Do corporate pledges make any difference?

More and more companies are making pledges to be carbon neutral ahead of COP 26.

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The $200,000 starting salary

A high new bar has been set for freshly qualified lawyers at big corporate firms

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Trophy hunting: Money and morality

The economics and psychology behind paying to kill big game

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Business Weekly

COP26 – another last chance to save the planet?

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Silicon Valley and the climate crisis

Famous for disruptors and innovation, where are the big ideas to address global warming?

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Buy now, pay later

The future of credit for the young, or just another way of getting into debt?

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Guy Hands on deal making and private equity

A frank account of a career in buying and selling businesses

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Is inflation making a comeback?

As some economists predict a return of high inflation, should we be worried?

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Nigeria's eNaira: Africa's first digital currency

What is the eNaira and how are Nigerians reacting to its launch last month?

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Business Weekly

Good COP or Bad COP?

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Can sewage spewing into UK waters be stopped?

Sewage entered British waters for over 3 million hours in 2020

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EU's green new deal and Africa

Will Africa’s economic development be held back by the world’s net-zero climate targets?

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Corruption in Afghanistan

Ex-finance minister says country brought down by rampant corruption at a very high level

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Hong Kong, business and the national security law

Are Hong Kong's days as a major financial centre now numbered?

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Diversity at the top

Why is the black community still so poorly represented in leadership positions?

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Business Weekly

The splitting of General Electric: is this the end of the era of global conglomerates?

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What did the climate talks achieve?

What was really at stake at the COP26 negotiations in Glasgow?

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Stalkerware: Tech-enabled domestic abuse skyrocketing

What if your partner was monitoring your every move through your smartphone?

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Period pants, poverty and the environment

Can this multi-million dollar industry help the climate and fight period poverty?

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Hunger crisis in Afghanistan

Is it time to stop the freeze of the country's financial assets and donor aid?

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Why toilets matter

Hundreds of millions of people still have no access to a safe, clean, hygienic toilet

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Business Weekly

Europe braces for another Covid wave

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Texas abortion laws

What impact could America's most restrictive abortion law have on business in the state?

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How to live to 150

How medical and technological advances could extend our life spans

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Baristas of the world unite!

Starbucks workers could be unionising, amid a resurgence of organised labour in America

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Why is Turkey's currency collapsing?

The Turkish Lira is in free fall, as President Erdogan pushes controversial policies

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The coming cleantech mining rush

Can the minerals needed to decarbonise the global economy be dug up fast enough?

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Business Weekly

Alarm in Turkey as the lira slumps and prices rise

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The plight of girls under the Taliban

How hard is life in Afghanistan for the female half of the population?

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The kleptocrats club

Authoritarians are keeping each other afloat, with help from the West's financial system

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Wind of change in Germany

Can the new government's renewable energy plan overcome German nimbyism and Russian gas?

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The collapse of Enron: Did we learn the lessons?

Two decades have passed since the scandal, but could another Enron happen today?

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The Omicron variant and vaccine inequality

Could a more equitable global vaccine rollout have stopped the new variant?

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Business Weekly

Zara founder's family keeps control of fashion giant

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