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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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Breakthrough in the fight against malaria

As the world focuses on combatting Covid-19, hope from trials of a new malaria vaccine

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Chinese urged to have more babies

A ticking demographic timebomb has forced the government to rethink its two-child policy

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How the FBI used a messaging company to catch crooks

The elaborate sting operation, which ended in hundreds of arrests

• 49 mins

The men who helped Carlos Ghosn flee

The men who helped Carlos Ghosn flee

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How Tokyo is attempting to make the Olympics safe

No singing, no cheering, no alcohol. But will the spectacle of the Games be lost?

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Tourism in a post-covid world

Tourism opens up: can travel in a post-covid world be safe and sustainable?

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Is inflation back for good?

Prices are rising around the world, should we be worried?

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The great vaccine passport debate

Vaccinated Visitors: How the push for health passes is gaining ground in Europe.

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Record profits for Silicon Valley giants

Business Weekly looks at the seemingly ever-increasing earnings of the big tech firms.

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Repairing Lebanon’s economy

The most compelling reports from ´óÏó´«Ã½ business programmes over the past week

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Climate change: a time to act

Report calls for rapid action by government and business

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What next for Afghanistan?

What does the future look like for Afghanistan under Taliban control?

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Kamala Harris’ South East Asia charm tour

Diplomacy, trade and China are top of the vice president's agenda

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The Cost of Extreme Weather

As Hurricane Ida batters the US, we look at a report that’s tracked extreme weather.

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Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador

Will the people of El Salvador take to the country’s new legal tender?

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Social media and self image

How to protect teenagers' mental health online

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COP 26: Should we rethink our economic priorities?

In just over a month world leaders will meet for a decisive climate change summit

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Energy crisis hits China

Business Weekly asks what the outages could mean for the rest of the world.

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