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The mega factory that never was

Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn is causing a political headache for President Trump

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A four-day week?

The campaign for a four-day working week is gaining traction, particularly in the UK

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The value of domestic work

Housework and caring - an essential but overlooked part of the economy

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The price of bread

This global food staple used to account for half of some people's income

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Netflix moves into Africa

The video streaming service has announced a series of original African productions

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India's caste quota controversy

Is PM Modi's tinkering with the reservation system just an election ploy?

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Rebuilding an economy after two cyclones

In Mozambique, Cyclones Idai and Kenneth did tremendous damage to the lives of millions

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Disabled on Wall Street

Getting more disabled people into the workforce

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The coming floods

With the sea level rising, will the world's coastal cities find themselves underwater?

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The cyber arms race

Was the 2016 NotPetya attack a portend of devastating cyber-wars in the future?

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Climbing the student debt mountain

Could a new scheme alleviate the crippling cost of university fees for young Americans?

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The magic money tree

Should governments spend more money?

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A new port in India

India's bid to capture a slice of global shipping

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The meat-free burger

Can a burger help save the planet?

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Education for all

How can educators ensure that every child in the world has access to a decent school?

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The trillion dollar coach

What Silicon Valley learned from the American football coach Bill Campbell

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The plastic in the ocean

Why plastic ends up there and how to stop it

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India election: Modi's report card

Fergus Nicoll travels through Indian Prime Minister Modi's home constituency of Varanasi

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Europe votes for uncertainty

With the EU parliament becoming more fragmented, how will it affect business sentiment?

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Romantic fraud

The cruel multi-million-dollar business of scamming lonely hearts online

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Is Google too big?

Is Google's share of our attention and data too dominant? We ask Eric Schmidt

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A turbulent time for low cost airlines?

Is the industry suffering in Europe after years of relentless expansion?

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Jobs for prisoners

The challenge of getting ex-offenders back into work

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The cost of farmed Atlantic salmon

How has it become so popular and what does that mean for the environment?

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Is it time to tax robots?

With ever more jobs being automated, should the automatons be taxed the same as humans?

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Oil, guns and pollution

Oil giant Shell tells us why it struggles to clean up its operations in the Niger Delta

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The rise and fall of viral marketing

Can a bear in an ad help sell more washing machines?

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Who is afraid of Huawei?

The cost of the angst about China's telecoms giant

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The global trade in trash

Asian countries have told the West to stop dumping its plastic waste on them

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Big Brother backlash?

Facial recognition is a powerful tool, but it raises questions about how it can be abused

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