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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
Harry Potter and the phenomenally profitable franchise
Harry Potter is one of the most successful book and film franchises in history
Moon missions and space junk
The business of space is hotter than ever, but at what cost?
Men and cosmetic surgery
More men have considered cosmetic treatments during the pandemic
Taking on fast fashion in rural China
We hear from two women challenging the fashion industry in two very different ways.
Cocktail trends 2022
Shaken or stirred? We explore the cocktail trends that could be coming to a bar near you
Staff shortages mount as Omicron spreads
How green is the global flower industry?
We follow the international flower supply chain from East Africa to Amsterdam and beyond.
Lessons from the forest for climate change
Jane Goodall challenges us to find a zero-carbon path out of extreme poverty
The many careers of Richard Leakey
An interview recorded with the famous Kenyan fossil hunter shortly before he died.
The death of the petrol station
Why electric vehicles mean we will barely need to stop at service stations at all
Starting a company to fight rare disease
We meet a mother who co-founded a biotech firm to find drugs for untreatable illnesses.
Apple hits the $3 trillion valuation mark