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27/05/2015
The daily drama of money and work from the 91Èȱ¬.
California Drought: Finding a Fix
How Californians are coping with the drought and Governor Jerry Brown's own take.
Fifa: The Corporate Threat
Fifa, the fallout in Brazil, and why companies everywhere may be feeling scared
Ukraine Economy: Corruption and Crash
Ukraine's 'two wars' versus rebels and corruption, Lebanon's graft, and online bragging
Is Outdoor Advertising 'Visual Pollution'?
Billboards, posters and banner ads - does ubiquitous advertising lead to mental overload?
Elements: Gallium and Indium
LED lighting and other electronics revolutionised by chemical elements gallium and indium
Austerity in Portugal
After economic crisis and bailout, Portugal is growing again. So was austerity worth it?
Greek Brinkmanship
When it comes to negotiations with creditors, Athens always takes it to the brink. Why?
Cybersecurity: Are We Ever Safe From Hackers?
Cyber criminality is on the rise and many people and organisations are unprepared
Iceland: Escape from Capital Controls
Seven years after the crisis, Iceland allows investors to move money out of the country.
The Ocean Economy
Can governments and businesses exploit the untapped economic potential of the seas?
Elements: Boron
The mineral from the Wild West that toughens glass and stops bullets in their tracks
Biofuels and the Price of Climate Change
Brazil's struggling biofuels, pricing carbon emissions, and Live8 10 years on.
Why Does Germany Take the Lead on Greece?
Greece crisis talks, behaviorist economics, and is motherhood a real job?
Iceland: Lessons for Greece?
What advice would Iceland's Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson give to Athens?
Elements: Copper Materials
The distinctive red metal that's key to whisky distillation and kills hospital super-bugs
Greece Debt Deadline Looms
Greece latest; the view from Germany; Paris Air Show
How to Power Africa
South Africa's power crisis, and why the whole continent needs answers.
Greeks Rage Ahead of Brussels Showdown
Greek protesters, economy minister Georgios Stathakis and a Brussels view
Greece Deal... or No Deal?
Is a Greek deal imminent? Are more cuts and higher taxes a basis for recovery?
Elements: Copper Electrification
Why copper wires? And do solar power and batteries herald the death of the old AC grid?
Harnessing the Sea
Wave energy, mining the seabed, ocean-going robots
Greece: Is This It?
The clock is ticking on Greece's IMF loan. Is this a defining moment in the debt crisis?
Greece: Has Grexit Begun?
Banks shut, fearful citizens, and dwindling hopes of a deal. Is Grexit now inevitable?
Greece Default Day?
Greece default on IMF debt looms. And, why China's stocks are tumbling
Millennium Development Goals for Girls
Gender equality - or lack of - in schools in Malawi
Millennium Development Goals: Child Mortality
Why the world has struggled to meet its goal of cutting child mortality by two-thirds
Greece: Fracturing Europe's Identity?
Should Greece temporarily Grexit, Europe's broken identity and the UN MDG poverty target.
Greece Votes No to Austerity
Greek reaction, the ECB's choices, and a German MP saying Grexit is now inevitable
Greece: Reaction To Eurozone Bail-Out Deal
Reaction from both sides to the latest eurozone bail-out deal for Greece