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Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador
Does sustainable investing make any difference?
A former Wall Street executive on why corporate social responsibility doesn't work.
Rethinking tourism in Africa
Safari tours aren't going away, but the industry is changing
The future of vaccines
Breakthrough biotechnology that led to the first covid vaccine may fight more diseases
The US and its trillion dollar infrastructure bill
Why is this bill facing such a treacherous political road ahead?
The business of seed banks
How seed banks around the world are working together to protect our future.
How to protect teenagers' mental health online
Lebanon in dire need
The new Lebanese government has been in place for a week
World gas prices surge
Small energy firms are among those struggling to stay afloat
US war on e-cigarettes
Nearly a million e-cigarettes have been rejected from the US market by the FDA
Can Ethiopia be brought back from the brink?
It's embroiled in an internal war which has huge humanitarian and economic implications
After Merkel: What German companies want
What do small and medium-sized German companies want from a new government?
COP 26: Should we rethink our economic priorities?
Climate weighs on German elections
The fight to succeed popular German chancellor Angela Merkel could not be tighter
Decentralised Finance on the rise
Regulators are taking a close look at new crypto-trading environments
Inside an influencer house
An advertising model for the smartphone generation
Evergrande and China's property woes
Evergrande's debt distress and what it tells us about China's economic model
Smart cities and broken dreams
Do smart cities justify the hype? And will planned tech hubs in Africa ever be realised?
Energy crisis hits Chinese homes and businesses
Can technology transform emergency services?
What do you do in a medical emergency if there is no 9-1-1 service where you live?
Living in the metaverse
Are virtual online worlds the future of the internet?
Big tech and carbon
Google pledges to be carbon free by 2030 ahead of next month's UN Climate Summit
Life at Kenya's Dandora rubbish dump
Kenya's biggest rubbish tip could soon close but what will that mean for local residents?
Working in your 80s: The Artist
What can octogenarians teach us about the nature of work? We ask Geraldine Robarts.
Was this Facebook’s worst ever week?
The economics of donkeys
These beasts of burden are an economic lifeline for many. Why are they often mistreated?
The economics of older mums
Why are many women delaying motherhood and how is technology helping?
China's gaming crackdown
Why the government doesn't like video games, and what's next for China's gaming culture
The supply chain's weak link
How disruption in a single port, factory or freight centre can cause global chaos
Eyes on climate: new ideas to fight global warming
We bring you the conversation from the Countdown climate summit in Edinburgh.
Calls for aid to Afghanistan