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Elements: Cobalt

The metal in magnets and phone batteries - but is some of it being mined by children?

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America's Student Debt

Is US student debt sustainable? Since 2008 student loans now amount to US$1.3 trillion.

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World's First Malaria Vaccine

GSK's first malaria vaccine; Kenya's entrepreneurs gear up for President Obama's visit.

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Why Are Commodity Prices Falling?

Commodity prices fall; funding entrepreneurs in Africa and marrying a billionaire.

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Brazil's Battered Economy

Brazil's economy and exports are hit by slower growth in China

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Elements: Oxygen and Oxidation

Oxygen is the 'element of life' but it also makes our atmosphere very dangerous

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Iran: In From the Cold

What ending sanctions will do for Iran's economy following its nuclear deal

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Oil: Price Drop Investment Impact

As oil prices plunge, to what extent will planned investment follow suit?

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Swiss Franc Woes

Swiss currency victims, conducting lessons for CEOs, and Twitter boss in jargon shock

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China Economy Wobbles

China government measures fail to halt a market slide. What about the wider economy?

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Elements: Titanium materials

Stronger than steel, could this glamorous metal eventually become as common as steel?

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Fixing Global Food Waste

Can new laws fix millions of tonnes of food waste?

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Singapore at 50

After a half century of independence, has the city-state been an unmitigated success?

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Ukraine War and Debt

Is Ukraine's $70 billion debt pile repayable? And when is employee loyalty too loyal?

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Greece Hails Bailout "Deal"

Greece says a bailout has virtually been reached. Also why India's new land law flopped.

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Elements: Oxygen in Industry

Why is oxygen essential to steelmaking, and can you inhale too much of it?

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Ethiopia's Economic Miracle

A special programme from Ethiopia - now one of Africa's fastest growing economies.

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Capitalism USA - The Gilded Age

Colm O'Regan travels to New York to learn about American capitalism up until 1900.

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What China Currency Turmoil Means

China currency slide: the view from the US; and why UK estate agents aren't all bad.

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Ethiopia - Low Wage Economy?

Is the booming Ethiopian economy at risk of being stuck with low wages for years to come?

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Elements: Hydrogen and Acids

These powerful chemicals are essential for industry, but are dangerous to handle.

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China's Slowing Economy and Africa

What the yuan's devaluation means for Africa; mobile banking; plus prosecco vs champagne.

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Capitalism USA - The Progressive Age

Irish comedian Colm O'Regan looks at the history of capitalism in the USA

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Russia on the Rocks?

Russia's tanking economy, London supercars, email etiquette

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The Great Fall of China

The biggest one-day share fall in five years, and why tech will soon change how we learn.

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Keeping Cool amid the Stockmarket Panic

Investor Jim Rogers on China; Chinese investments in Australia property; low oil prices.

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Will India Rise As China Falls?

Can India replace China as the world's leading emerging market economy?

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Working in China

Internships in China; designer Masha Ma; Sudan's currency problem.

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Technology: friend or foe?

It may make us feel smarter, faster and richer – but for some it’s a living nightmare.

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China: Innovator or Thief?

More dismal factory data, plus claims and counter-claims over Chinese IP theft.

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