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US annual inflation rate hits 7%
The future of flying
Move over superjumbo jets - the future is leaner and greener.
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The fight for pocket parity
The humble pocket speaks volumes about gender roles and how women should behave.
Why hair matters
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Microsoft’s multi-billion dollar deal in the gaming sector
The beauty tweakments industry
The rush for a fresher face
Who's winning the war on drugs?
Mexico's cartels are finding innovative ways to smuggle drugs into the US
Who should own a football club?
Are rich private owners the best way to fund football teams?
Funding public service broadcasting
With the Â鶹ԼÅÄ's funding model under review, what are the alternatives?
The cooling conundrum
How to stop air conditioning making global warming even worse
The Effort to Decarbonise Mining
African music goes global
African artists are taking centre stage in the US, Europe and beyond
Pressure mounts on Olympic sponsors
Pressure is piled onto Olympic sponsors as governments boycott China games
The economic cost of conflict in Ukraine
Sanctions, energy supplies, cyber-attacks - what happens if things spiral out of control?
Can tourists help boost Turkey's economy?
Rising visitor numbers to Turkey help offset economic woes
Why gin is still fizzing
The rise and rise of the juniper-infused spirit
Spotify in the Spotlight over Podcast Controversy
Cost of living crisis
Why are prices rising so fast and who is impacted the most?
Making second-hand sexy
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Is greed good?
Can accumulating wealth ever be a positive thing?
Rent-a-Robot
Can robots solve the post pandemic labour shortage? And with what consequences?
Argentina’s latest IMF crisis
A failed 2018 loan was the biggest in IMF history
Taxing times: Should the energy giants incur windfall taxes?
Ending disability exclusion
Meet the woman challenging the world's biggest companies to end disability exclusion
Romance scamming: A global industry
Who is running online romance scams.... and who is falling for them?
Sickening in America
Have US pharmaceutical companies created a web of disinformation to boost their profits?
Japan’s closed borders
The economic impact of Japan’s pandemic border controls
Debt relief: Who should foot the bill?
There’s a credit crunch facing dozens of the world's poorest countries
The Court Battle at the Centre of Europe