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The periodic table turns 150

Are critical chemical elements of the periodic table in dangerously short supply?

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Is humankind on the verge of disaster?

Academics are assessing the odds of a catastrophe taking place sometime soon.

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Ukraine's troubles with Mariupol

Recent partial blockade by Russia hampers business

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A basic income for all?

Would a Universal Basic Income help solve inequality, or make it worse?

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Brexit: Oil, fish and bargaining chips

How is the Scottish city of Aberdeen coping with the UK's imminent exit from the EU?

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Ukraine: Trading across the front line

The economy of Russian occupied territories in Ukraine

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The essay cheats

People will write your university assignments for you - for a price

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A hundred years of women in law

Why are so few women in the top jobs?

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Is pan-African trade a pipe dream?

Can the continent remove trade barriers and create a billion-person internal market?

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Italy embraces China

Rome's decision to sign up to China's belt and road initiative has proved controversial

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Alexa, what are you doing to the internet?

Voice assistant apps are about to transform the economics of the web

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India's fugitive diamond billionaire

The rise and fall of Indian jeweller Nirav Modi

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Brexit: May reaches out

The British prime minister looks for a new deal to solve the deadlock over Brexit

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Bitcoin bounces back

Cryptocurrencies are on the rebound, but do they make any more sense?

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The listening device in your pocket

Does the proliferation of microphones in our gadgets mean anyone can eavesdrop on us?

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Millennial burnout

Are millennials working too hard?

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When big business sponsors the arts

Should galleries take money from the likes of big oil?

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An expensive democracy

India will spend billions of dollars on its general election this year

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Disney goes to war with Netflix

Is the market for streaming services getting too saturated?

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WhatsApp in India

Are fake news and rumours still proliferating on the app as India prepares for elections?

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The death of the local newspaper

How the decline of the local newspaper industry is affecting democracy

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Pakistan's young entrepreneurs

How the country鈥檚 young businesses are making a mark in fashion, beauty, music and tech

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Should prostitution be a normal profession?

How best to help sex workers: Full decriminalisation versus abolition

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TED2019: Space junk, rockets and aliens

Companies set on exploring the cosmos converge on the TED conference in Vancouver.

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TED2019: Facebook, Twitter and democracy

Jane Wakefield reports from the Ted conference in Vancouver

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The true cost of periods

Is it time to rethink the way we manage menstruation?

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Pricing in climate change

Are markets and companies beginning to grasp the threat of global warming?

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The global affordable housing crisis

Is rent control the answer to the increasing cost of housing in the rich world?

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When computer glitches ruin lives

Imagine losing your home, your job or your reputation, all because of a computer error

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Youtube: Cracking down on crackpots

What the video-sharing site needs to do to stop promoting dangerous conspiracy theories

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