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Education in Africa

Is the continent looking at a lost generation of students because of Covid-19?

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Romance scamming: A global industry

Who is running online romance scams.... and who is falling for them?

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Biotech: The future of food

How technology is re-engineering the food on our plate

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Biotech: The future of farming

We hear from those who argue biotechnology is about to disrupt agriculture for good

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Business Weekly

The mining giant Rio Tinto comes under fire for the destruction of archeological sites

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Boredom: The secret to creativity?

Why being bored might be good for us

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Restaurants adapting to survive

Eateries around the world are adapting to survive, but how much longer can they last?

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Can Western universities survive without China?

Some universities fear they have become too financially dependent on Chinese students

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Would you buy a T-shirt made with slave labour?

How can firms keep Uighur forced labour out of their supply chains?

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Africa's malware problem

Many Africans are buying Chinese-made smartphones that steal their information

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Business Weekly

Avoiding slave labour in supply chains

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Why doesn鈥檛 the economy care about older women?

Many women over 60 are finding new pursuits and business ventures

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Democracy for sale?

Journalist Peter Geoghegan on the many ways in which private money is corrupting politics

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The economics of banning alcohol

Does prohibition ever work?

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Biotech: How can it stay safe?

GM microbes promise a new industrial revolution - but the technology also poses dangers

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Biotech: The future of materials

Can spider silk and grasshopper rubber wean us off our addiction to oil-based plastics?

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Business Weekly

Resurrecting dead viruses and and raising curtains in theatres once again.

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US Elections: The view from Beijing

Would China policy differ all that much under a Biden or Trump presidency?

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US Elections: What it means for healthcare

How voters' decision in November could affect their coverage

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US Elections: Immigrants welcome?

President Trump's immigrant crackdown is popular with his base, less so with businesses

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US Elections: The end of Reaganomics?

Will the elections usher in a sea-change in economic thinking?

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US Elections: California burning

The West Coast wildfires have lifted climate change to the top of the campaign agenda

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Business Weekly

The US Elections: What鈥檚 at stake?

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Has Coronavirus killed the nightclub?

Nightclubs around the world are struggling to survive with social distancing guidelines

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Craft beer in a pandemic

How is the craft beer industry faring during the coronavirus pandemic?

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Why is fashion still not sustainable?

It鈥檚 been a cause c茅l猫bre for decades, but it seems like little has changed.

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Venture capital in Africa

Investment in African based start-ups is more likely to go to non-African founders. Why?

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London's dirty financial secrets

How some of the world's biggest banks are helping criminals launder money

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Business Weekly

US Election: The Power of The Swing States

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China to the rescue?

Has President Xi just fired the starting gun on a global race to decarbonise the economy?

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