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The Diabetes Disaster

Lars Sorensen, chief executive of Novo Nordisk, on new treaments for tackling diabetes

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Elements: Lead

Lead is the sweetest of poisons, so have we learnt how to handle this heavy metal?

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India: Toilets Before Temples?

Is poverty in India down to a lack of public services such as water and sanitation?

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Brazil Heads to the Polls

Brazil's election: What voters and businesspeople make of Dilma Rousseff vs Marina Silva

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The Global Debt Mountain

Why is the world's debt still on the rise when economies seem to be in recovery mode?

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Inside the New York Federal Reserve

Secret tapes made in the New York Federal Reserve raise questions about bank regulation

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Elements: Uranium

Nuclear power is carbon-free but leaves radioactive waste - a real dilemma for Greens

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Changing of the Guard in Europe

Britain's Lord Hill is the new commissioner for internal market and services

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Malawi's Cashgate

What has been the effect of a corruption scandal on one of Africa's poorest nations?

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Naomi Klein: Rethinking Climate Change

"the problem is this ideology of short term growth and profits above all" - Naomi Klein

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Energy Challenges Across the World

The debate over drilling for oil in the US and the energy needs of the developing world

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Technology for Disaster Relief

How new technologies make managing a disaster quicker and more efficient

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Food Price Falls - Good News?

On World Food Day, why are food prices falling and what it means for long-term supplies?

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Huawei - Immitator or Innovator?

Guo Ping, head of Chinese telecoms equipment leviathon Huawei, gives his first interview.

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Islamic State's Well-oiled Money Machine

The smuggled oil that's fuelling Islamic State's military machine

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Lending to Africa's Poor

Eighty per cent of Africans can not get a bank account, let alone a bank loan. Why?

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Cosmetic Surgery Under the Microscope

People are spending 10 billion dollars a year on cosmetic surgery but what are the risks?

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Brazil's Divisive Election

We preview Brazil's elections, and assess the sorry state of expert forecasting

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Tim Berners-Lee on the Future of the Internet

On his hope for new ways to break down national barriers

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Europe's bank stress tests

Did Europe's latest examination of banks' balance sheets ask the right questions?

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Race and US Company Management

Is a 'Rooney Rule' needed to get more US black and ethnic minority business executives?

• 17 mins

Tax Avoidance and Living the Dream

The OECD takes on global tax avoidance. And the American Dream of SAP's Bill McDermott.

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Iraq: The Economic Cost of ISIS

The Islamic State's invasion and bombings are exacting a heavy toll on the Iraqi economy

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Cinema in China - Entering a Golden Age?

Hollywood faces a new rival in China, but will they compete, or learn from each other?

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US Congressional Elections

US Congressional elections - how the economy might influence the vote

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The Commodities Slump

Commodity prices have dropped 12% in the last three months. Why and who wins as a result?

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US Republicans Sweep Mid-Term Elections

The US mid-term election results, and what a Republican Senate will mean for Mr Obama

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The Oil Price Slide

Oil Price: a 30% price slide in 3 months. Winners and losers, and how long can it last?

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Kilkenomics Festival 2014

Standups and economists put the Irish economy under the spotlight.

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Foreign Exchange Banks Face Fines

Bankers are accused of illegally fixing rates to extract millions in profit

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