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Elements: Tantalum and Niobium

Are these notorious conflict minerals still being smuggled into and laundered in Rwanda?

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Ghana's Child Slaves

In Ghana thousands of children are believed to work as slaves in the fishing industry

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Brazil Hits the Buffers

Brazil's maids, its collapsing economy, and semi-naked women at car shows.

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China's Economy: Retail to the Rescue?

China's new five-year plan; carbon emissions realism; and the dying art of office pranks.

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Feminism in the Workplace

Feminism: Its role in the workplace and how advertising has changed its meaning.

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Elements: The Radioactives

Radium, polonium and radon sound frightening, but are they actually useful for anything?

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Video Blogging for Cash

How to make a living out of posting your own videos online

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How to Predict a Crash

Why are economists so bad at forecasting a downturn? Are markets any better?

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Is the Panic Over?

Are forecasts of global crisis exaggerated? Plus Jamaican recovery and working too hard.

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Finland after Nokia

What went wrong at Nokia; Finland's economy; Helsinki's tech start-ups.

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Elements: Germanium

Nanotech, virtual reality, and the stuff that could oust the silicon from Silicon Valley.

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Cheating in India

Rahul Tandon reports from Bihar in India on the massive problem of cheating in exams.

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The Internet Age: For richer or poorer?

Has the Tech era made the world more or less fair? And is it time for Twitter to evolve?

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What Trump and Sanders Agree On

When it comes to US trade policy, Mr Trump and Mr Sanders share common ground.

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Hackers for Hire

Meet the army of white hats - ethical hackers who help keep your data safe

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Elements: Noble Gases

Why the future of unreactive gases Neon, argon, krypton and xenon remains bright

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The Shipping Downturn

Shipbuilding in Korea; global trade; small data

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Cambridge Science Festival

Cake-making robots; big data; wine and the financial markets.

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Religion Goes Online

Online sermons; Ghanaian church apps; Spiritual computer games.

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North Korea: Impact of Sanctions

Will sanctions affect Pyongyang's nuclear agenda? Plus, Africa's hottest new tech hub

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Negative Interest Rates

The upside down world of negative interest rates

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The Cult of the Start-up

The start-up obsession; Ford in Silicon Valley; FinTech in London

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Brazil's Crisis

President Dilma Rousseff facing impeachment amid escalating political crisis in Brazil

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Panama Papers Expose Global Fraud

How a Panamanian firm helped rich clients launder money; Ivory Coast after terror.

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Changing Japan's Work Culture

Performance-related pay; women at work; salaryman hours.

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Panama Papers: Fifa and BVI

Fifa boss named in leaked documents, plus one low-tax territory defends itself.

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China's Panama Papers

China's capital flight; Thomas Piketty; Arsenic in Bangladesh.

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Depression in the workplace

The cost of this to global business is estimated to be in the trillions.

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Should States Protect Industries?

When is it okay to nationalise? And is manufacturing in terminal decline? Plus Kellaway.

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Shark Threat?

The businesses seeking to save humans from sharks, and sharks from humans.

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