Afghanistan's Opium Deluge

The war-torn country's harvest last year was almost double the world's demand for heroin

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A New Trade War?

What US tariffs on steel and Chinese goods means for global trade.

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Farming's Future: Food Factories

Technological solutions to mass farming

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Farming's Future: Made in the Lab

Can technology create better food?

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The Human Cost of Brexit

With a year to go, EU citizens in the UK talk of the uncertainty that haunts their lives

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Trump and Title X

Access to contraceptives may soon become more difficult for low income Americans

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Booze Free Boom

Sales of alcohol-free products aimed at traditional drinkers are surging

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A Crisis in Tech?

Facebook, Amazon and Google shares fall further amid rising political and user pressure.

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Hope for Ethiopia?

Can a new leader bring stability to a booming economy wracked by discontent and violence?

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Trade Wars: Passion v Logic

Are Donald Trump's threats to impose tariffs on Chinese imports rational?

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Poverty and Corruption in Brazil

With politicians being jailed for corruption, is Brazil's economy ready to open up?

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What is the Future for your Local Shop?

Will they become showrooms for products whisked to your door?

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The Rise of the Gig Economy

Are so-called 'gig economy' companies like Uber threatening livelihoods?

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Zuckerberg Faces Congress

What's at stake for Facebook and its founder?

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Who Needs Cash?

The winners and losers of the cashless economy, from Sweden to India

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TED2018: Can We Fix the Internet?

Internet pioneer Jaron Lanier thinks there should be a mass deletion of social media

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Does Trump Have a Trade Plan?

Focus shifts from China to new potential US trade sanctions targeting Russian companies

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What's in a Name?

FYR Macedonia and Greece are battling over a name, but so are many corporate brands

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TED 2018: Changing the AI Conversation

Do we really know the potential and the pitfalls of artificial intelligence?

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Transgender in the Workplace

What happens if you have a high profile job and come out as transgender?

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Good Looks and Getting Ahead

How much does your physical attractiveness affect your career prospects?

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Will Tariffs Save US Jobs?

Donald Trump says tariffs on Chinese goods are necessary to 'protect American workers'

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Has #MeToo Backfired in India?

How some company bosses won't hire women due to fears of sexual harassment claims

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Malaria: Costs and Cures

The disease that still cripples a continent and the technologies behind a possible cure.

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Creativity in the Digital Age

How do designers and advertisers get people's attention with so much competition online?

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Iran's Foreign Currency Problem

With the US threatening more sanctions, Iran remains frozen out of the financial system

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Africa's Free Trade Pact

Will the African Continental Free Trade Area bring jobs and prosperity?

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Iran Nuclear Deal Hangs In Balance

What would scrapping the agreement mean for Iran, and for US and European businesses?

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Paying the Price of Prison

Parking fines and high bail demands are landing Americans in prison. But someone profits

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How Economists Forgot Housework

Feminist economists argue that GDP statistics ignore care-giving and housework

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