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Japan: Carbon neutral by 2050?

The new Japanese prime minister has pledged to make his country carbon neutral by 2050

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US Election: The end of a nailbiting week

The Oval Office is within Joe Biden鈥檚 grasp; we ask what it means for US economic policy.

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Getting a Covid-19 vaccine to where it's most needed

As Pfizer says its vaccine is 90% effective, we ask what are the logistical challenges?

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The UK ban on new petrol and diesel cars

We look at how effective a ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars in the UK might be

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Will a Covid-19 vaccine rescue the global economy?

We look at the third covid vaccine - is it the shot in the arm the global economy needs?

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Shell accused in court over fossil fuel phaseout

The battle between Shell and green groups who say it remains too focused on fossil fuels.

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What Covid-19 vaccines can do for Big Pharma

Can covid vaccines restore the battered reputations of the big pharmaceutical companies?

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Big trouble for Big Tech?

Silicon Valley's biggest names are facing an unprecedented onslaught of scrutiny

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Pandemic disrupts global supply chains

Border closures cause chaos for freight transport

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Global vaccine hopes for 2021

Will the approval of a cheaper and easier to use vaccine help the developing world?

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Chaos on Capitol Hill

Business Weekly examines the enormous task now facing President-elect Joe Biden

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Silicon Valley turns on Donald Trump

The US president is suspended from his social media accounts and Parler is taken offline.

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Will Joe Biden be good for business?

We hear from US businesses wondering what the new administration will do for them.

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Combating Covid: Closed borders and quarantine hotels

As the UK imposes new quarantine measures, how has Australia fared with a similar policy?

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Following the money in Myanmar

The coup puts the focus on the SE Asian nation and the hold its army has on the economy.

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Amateur trading: Reward and risk

On this episode of Business Weekly, we examine the world of amateur traders.

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The great semiconductor squeeze

Why everyone is fighting over the technical bits of genius businesses cannot do without

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How important are vaccine passports?

Some say they will help us return to life as we knew it. Others warn of ethical dilemmas

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Reflecting on a year of the pandemic

How has a year of the pandemic affected jobs and mental health around the world?

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Covid-19: One year on

We look at the economic and social effects from Nairobi to Barcelona. What has changed?

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Vaccine wars in Europe

How much of the argument is about genuine safety concerns and how much is political?

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Traffic jam in the Suez

A huge container ship stuck in the Suez canal leaves global trade in a jam

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Financial industry rocked by Archegos affair

The most spectacular loss of personal wealth in history?

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Greenland says no to rare earths mining project

We ask what this means for the security of the global supply of rare minerals.

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Climate crisis: time to talk

Will the US and China be able to cooperate to avert a climate crisis?

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India battles second covid wave

How social media is trying to help a health system that is close to being overwhelmed.

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Big promises of big spending

Can Joe Biden deliver his ambitious and potentially transformative economic plans?

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Could an Epic battle take a bite out of Apple?

How seismic could the legal battle be between Fortnite maker Epic and Apple?

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Hackers in the pipeline

In the wake of the cyberattack on a key US pipeline, how secure is our infrastructure?

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End new fossil fuel development, says IEA

Energy agency maps out pathway to net zero

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