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Energy crisis hits Chinese homes and businesses
Can technology transform emergency services?
What do you do in a medical emergency if there is no 9-1-1 service where you live?
Living in the metaverse
Are virtual online worlds the future of the internet?
Big tech and carbon
Google pledges to be carbon free by 2030 ahead of next month's UN Climate Summit
Life at Kenya's Dandora rubbish dump
Kenya's biggest rubbish tip could soon close but what will that mean for local residents?
Working in your 80s: The Artist
What can octogenarians teach us about the nature of work? We ask Geraldine Robarts.
Was this Facebook’s worst ever week?
The economics of donkeys
These beasts of burden are an economic lifeline for many. Why are they often mistreated?
The economics of older mums
Why are many women delaying motherhood and how is technology helping?
China's gaming crackdown
Why the government doesn't like video games, and what's next for China's gaming culture
The supply chain's weak link
How disruption in a single port, factory or freight centre can cause global chaos
Eyes on climate: new ideas to fight global warming
We bring you the conversation from the Countdown climate summit in Edinburgh.
Calls for aid to Afghanistan
Rethinking the future: cleaning up big emitters
Fresh ideas to help some of the world's dirtiest industries cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Bug burger anyone?
Is the Western diet ready for farmed insects in food?
Ticking timebomb in the Red Sea
Decaying oil tanker could trigger an environmental and humanitarian disaster
'Fixing' Facebook's algorithm
Could regulation make Facebook a kinder platform?
Big fat Indian weddings
Are the days of the big fat Indian wedding over?
Credit Suisse fined over loan scandal in Mozambique
Saving the Amazon with economics
A new platform aims to connect private sector cash with tropical forests worldwide.
Can global shipping go green?
How the maritime sector is developing environmental alternatives
Net zero: Do corporate pledges make any difference?
More and more companies are making pledges to be carbon neutral ahead of COP 26.
The $200,000 starting salary
A high new bar has been set for freshly qualified lawyers at big corporate firms
Trophy hunting: Money and morality
The economics and psychology behind paying to kill big game
COP26 – another last chance to save the planet?
Silicon Valley and the climate crisis
Famous for disruptors and innovation, where are the big ideas to address global warming?
Buy now, pay later
The future of credit for the young, or just another way of getting into debt?
Guy Hands on deal making and private equity
A frank account of a career in buying and selling businesses
Is inflation making a comeback?
As some economists predict a return of high inflation, should we be worried?
Nigeria's eNaira: Africa's first digital currency
What is the eNaira and how are Nigerians reacting to its launch last month?
Good COP or Bad COP?