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Smart cities and broken dreams

Do smart cities justify the hype? And will planned tech hubs in Africa ever be realised?

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Business Weekly

Energy crisis hits Chinese homes and businesses

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Can technology transform emergency services?

What do you do in a medical emergency if there is no 9-1-1 service where you live?

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Living in the metaverse

Are virtual online worlds the future of the internet?

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Big tech and carbon

Google pledges to be carbon free by 2030 ahead of next month's UN Climate Summit

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Life at Kenya's Dandora rubbish dump

Kenya's biggest rubbish tip could soon close but what will that mean for local residents?

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Working in your 80s: The Artist

What can octogenarians teach us about the nature of work? We ask Geraldine Robarts.

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Business Weekly

Was this Facebook’s worst ever week?

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The economics of donkeys

These beasts of burden are an economic lifeline for many. Why are they often mistreated?

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The economics of older mums

Why are many women delaying motherhood and how is technology helping?

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China's gaming crackdown

Why the government doesn't like video games, and what's next for China's gaming culture

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The supply chain's weak link

How disruption in a single port, factory or freight centre can cause global chaos

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Eyes on climate: new ideas to fight global warming

We bring you the conversation from the Countdown climate summit in Edinburgh.

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Business Weekly

Calls for aid to Afghanistan

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Rethinking the future: cleaning up big emitters

Fresh ideas to help some of the world's dirtiest industries cut greenhouse gas emissions.

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Bug burger anyone?

Is the Western diet ready for farmed insects in food?

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Ticking timebomb in the Red Sea

Decaying oil tanker could trigger an environmental and humanitarian disaster

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'Fixing' Facebook's algorithm

Could regulation make Facebook a kinder platform?

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Big fat Indian weddings

Are the days of the big fat Indian wedding over?

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Business Weekly

Credit Suisse fined over loan scandal in Mozambique

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Saving the Amazon with economics

A new platform aims to connect private sector cash with tropical forests worldwide.

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Can global shipping go green?

How the maritime sector is developing environmental alternatives

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Net zero: Do corporate pledges make any difference?

More and more companies are making pledges to be carbon neutral ahead of COP 26.

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The $200,000 starting salary

A high new bar has been set for freshly qualified lawyers at big corporate firms

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Trophy hunting: Money and morality

The economics and psychology behind paying to kill big game

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Business Weekly

COP26 – another last chance to save the planet?

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Silicon Valley and the climate crisis

Famous for disruptors and innovation, where are the big ideas to address global warming?

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Buy now, pay later

The future of credit for the young, or just another way of getting into debt?

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Guy Hands on deal making and private equity

A frank account of a career in buying and selling businesses

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Is inflation making a comeback?

As some economists predict a return of high inflation, should we be worried?

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