Business Weekly

Social Media, Trump and Free Speech

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When will a Covid-19 vaccine be available to you?

Covid-19 vaccine rollouts across the world demonstrates huge global health inequalities.

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Is Covid causing a shortage of medical oxygen?

Where does medical oxygen come from and what is the problem with its supply?

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Joe Biden vs climate change

How the US is set to return to the fight against global warming

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The practicalities of Brexit

What Brexit means for businesses

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Biden's $15 minimum wage

The new US president's plan to introduce a $15 minimum wage has sparked debate

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Business Weekly

Will Biden be good for business?

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Covid: Rethinking wealth and fairness

How the Covid pandemic is changing the way we see wealth and economic fairness

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Gorillas, guns and oil

Rangers are putting their lives on the line to protect Africa's largest wildlife park

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Kidnap in the Gulf of Guinea

Is there a new piracy crisis afflicting Africa's shipping lanes?

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The economic cost of closing schools

A lost generation of children because of school closures

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The pandemic pet boom

Homeworking has led to booming pet sales. What happens when people head back to work?

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Business Weekly

Combatting Covid: Closed Borders and Quarantine Hotels

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Gamestop: Is it really a case of David vs Goliath?

What is Wall Street's role in the surge in Gamestop's share price?

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How the military controls Myanmar's economy

Myanmar's military has announced it has taken control of the country

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Will the Olympics be postponed (again)?

Uncertainty continues to mount over this summer's delayed Tokyo Olympic Games

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What's a song worth?

Music streaming services have changed the game

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Moon landings and economic priorities

What America’s Apollo mission to the moon taught us about economic management

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Business Weekly

Following the money in Myanmar

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Stormy seas for global shipping

We explore the twin crises affecting the shipping industry

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Satellites to breach the digital divide

The new space race to bring internet for all

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The rise of amateur day traders

App-based share trading is causing a stir in global markets

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Brexit and the City

Is one of the world's mighty financial centres under threat?

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African Free trade: What’s in it for women?

The African Continental Free Trade Area is yet to recognise women's roles in the economy

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Business Weekly

Risky Business? The trials and tribulations of part-time share trading

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Bill Gates versus climate change

The world's greatest philanthropist sets his sights on decarbonising the global economy

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Teaching children about money

Are we preparing kids for life in a money-controlled world?

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The great semiconductor shortage

Why Taiwan isn't making enough computer chips

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The Paystack effect

How the biggest start-up acquisition out of Nigeria is resonating across Africa

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Why hair matters

For decades, some hairstyles have been discouraged at work

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Business Weekly

When the chips are down: The squeeze on semiconductors

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Will hydrogen prove a life saver?

Could this explosive gas fill some critical gaps in a future zero-carbon energy system?

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The plastic pandemic

The pandemic has brought with it a massive rise in plastic waste

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Love in the time of coronavirus

Covid-19 has ruined millions of wedding plans. Will 2021 spark a race to the altar?

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China's vaccine diplomacy

Poorer countries in search of Covid-19 vaccines are looking east

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Why does Bitcoin consume so much energy?

The cryptocurrency now uses as much electricity as Argentina, but is that sustainable?

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Business Weekly

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

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Lockdown breakdowns

Many embraced working from home at the start of the pandemic. But has it lost its lustre?

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Growing up in lockdown

How the pandemic has affected teen mental health

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Guyana and the pandemic

How has mental health in the South American country been affected during lockdown?

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Covid: Healthcare worker burnout

A year of crisis has taken its toll on those tasked with caring for the sick and elderly

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The joy of work

How to work your way to happiness, and break that daily grind

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Business Weekly

Women forced out of the workforce, teens growing up in lockdown, and mental health.

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Women, work and lockdowns

On International Women's Day, we explore the pandemic's impact on gender equality

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The digital currency race

As central banks digitise their currencies, it could upend our relationship with money

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Lab grown meat: The new food frontier?

Are lab grown chicken nuggets the ultimate innovation or a flash in the pan?

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Josephine’s story: Covid hits Kenya

A single mother’s struggle to survive in Africa’s largest urban slum

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Sexual assault in the music industry

Women are beginning to speak out against sexual violence and harassment

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Business Weekly

The Covid-19 pandemic: one year on

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Has the food industry made Covid worse?

Obesity is a major factor in which countries have the worst Covid death rates

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How the pandemic feeds online trolling

Lockdown frustrations have led to a rise in people intentionally upsetting others online

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Murdoch at 90: What next for his media empire?

Is it time for Rupert Murdoch to hand over News Corp to the next generation?

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Josephine’s story: Starting a business

In Africa’s largest urban slum, a single mother struggles to survive lockdown

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Why your boss is incompetent

An explainer on why the wrong people get promoted

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Business Weekly

Vaccine Wars in Europe

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How to stay alert

Strategic napping, the right lighting or popping a pill? How to stay sharp at the office.

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Could China pull the plug on coal?

A letter to the Bangladeshi government suggests Beijing may be clamping down on coal

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The rise of food delivery apps

How the growth in food delivery apps could change the restaurant industry forever

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Josephine’s story: Debt

In Africa’s largest urban slum, a single mother struggles to survive lockdown

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Nigeria's kidnapping industry

What happens when your loved ones are ripped away from you

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Business Weekly

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

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Palm oil politics

An EU ban on the commodity's use in biofuel has upset Indonesia and Malaysia

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Hydroelectric power in focus after disaster in India

After the Uttarakhand dam disaster, should India revise its clean energy strategy?

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Feminist cities

Why do so many women still feel unsafe walking the streets of our cities?

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Josephine's story: Bouncing back

In Africa’s largest urban slum, a single mother struggles to survive lockdown

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How to complain

From psyching yourself up, to getting what you want

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Business Weekly

The most spectacular loss of personal wealth in history?

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What happens to whistleblowers

How exposing the truth at work can cost you your career

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Where art and cryptocurrency meet...

Selling art with non-fungible tokens: Crypto craze or thing of value?

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Tracing cotton’s DNA

Can technology help eradicate forced labour from global cotton supplies?

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Mining the ocean

How rocks on the ocean floor could be key to the transition to electric cars

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Mega ships

After the Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal, how much bigger can container ships get?

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Business Weekly

Greenland says no to rare earths mining project

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Telegram in the spotlight

With plans to monetise the app, we look at how lax moderation may put lives in danger

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A conversation with Greta

The world’s most famous climate activist just turned 18 and is as uncompromising as ever

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Boom time for scammers

Why lockdown living is making us more vulnerable to financial scams

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President Biden and his strategy for China

Will the US President continue with an increasingly hostile attitude towards China?

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A part-time return to the office?

A hybrid model mixing home working with office time is being favoured by major companies

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Business Weekly

Climate Crisis - Time to Talk

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Meeting expectations

How did meetings evolve and just how effective are they at actually getting stuff done?

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Demille and the gig economy

Recorded over five years, the story of a young courier navigating London's gig economy

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Can Biden woo the world on climate change?

President Biden hosts a virtual summit this week as the US seeks global climate action

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Is the digital ad market overvalued?

Large companies have slashed their digital marketing budget

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Big Data, conspiracy theories and ‘Magical Thinking’

Filmmaker Adam Curtis questions the value of Big Data in society

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Business Weekly

India battles second wave of Covid

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Covid in paradise

How are small island tourist destinations coping with the shutdown of global travel?

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Does business travel have a future?

Why fly when you can videoconference? That may be the lesson from Covid

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Changing a city's name

Why do they do it and what does it cost?

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Biden's trillions

The US president announces a massive spending plan for the US economy

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Men and cosmetic surgery

More men have considered cosmetic treatments during the pandemic.

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Business Weekly

Big Promises of Big Spending

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Making multinationals pay

Will President Biden's push for a minimum global corporate tax rate succeed?

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Will Covid decimate India's middle class?

Millions of Indians risk being thrown back into poverty by the latest coronavirus upsurge

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Electric vehicles hit the big time

The car industry is preparing to go fully electric sooner than you might imagine

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Life after Jack Ma

What next for China's giant tech companies?

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Who owns colour?

The ongoing battles between scientists, artists and engineers for the rights to colour

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Business Weekly

Could an Epic battle take a bite out of Apple?

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Can flying go green?

Paying extra to plant trees or stop deforestation may not cut your carbon footprint

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The battle for football

Why plans for a European Super League won't go away

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