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Europe braces for another Covid wave
Texas abortion laws
What impact could America's most restrictive abortion law have on business in the state?
How to live to 150
How medical and technological advances could extend our life spans
Baristas of the world unite!
Starbucks workers could be unionising, amid a resurgence of organised labour in America
Why is Turkey's currency collapsing?
The Turkish Lira is in free fall, as President Erdogan pushes controversial policies
The coming cleantech mining rush
Can the minerals needed to decarbonise the global economy be dug up fast enough?
Alarm in Turkey as the lira slumps and prices rise
The plight of girls under the Taliban
How hard is life in Afghanistan for the female half of the population?
The kleptocrats club
Authoritarians are keeping each other afloat, with help from the West's financial system
Wind of change in Germany
Can the new government's renewable energy plan overcome German nimbyism and Russian gas?
The collapse of Enron: Did we learn the lessons?
Two decades have passed since the scandal, but could another Enron happen today?
The Omicron variant and vaccine inequality
Could a more equitable global vaccine rollout have stopped the new variant?
Zara founder's family keeps control of fashion giant
Why private adoption is big business in the US
Is it time to reform private infant adoption in America?
Super-fast grocery delivery apps are booming
Are apps delivering from the shop to your front door in minutes just a pandemic-era fad?
Healthcare workers are burnt out
What can be done to stem the tide of carers quitting the industry?
The arms race in cyberspace
Will the next war be waged online? We ask cybersecurity reporter Nicole Perlroth.
Blacklisted in China
Lithuania has provoked China's rage by going too far in recognising Taiwan
Political change at the top for Germany
The problem of parasites: who pays for neglected tropical diseases?
The pharmaceutical industry has ignored some diseases for decades. So what can be done?
The pet food gold mine
Is expensive, premium pet food really worth it?
The Meta data centre dilemma
What is at stake when a big company like Meta comes knocking on your door?
The Turkish lira and red hot inflation
The value of the lira has plunged by nearly half this year
High risk investing
Why has it become so popular for millions of young people?
Turkey’s interest rate slashed, despite sharp inflation
End of the roads
Austria and Wales reconsider plans to expand their road networks to curb pollution.
Millions still not back at school
The World Bank says this could cost the global economy $17 trillion
Lockdown, rebound, lockdown
2021 has seen some extraordinary economic changes
China prepares to face down Omicron
The new variant poses a threat to China's hitherto successful zero-Covid strategy
The ghost of Christmas yet to come
What will be left of human civilisation in the geological record 100 million years hence?
Gas prices soar across Europe