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A very sweet episode

Elizabeth Hotson tracks the path of sugar from a luxury good to a working class staple.

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Big Sugar

Is the sugar industry's relationship with US politics just a little bit too sweet?

• 17 mins

Women in a man's world

In a world designed by men for men, women often come off worst

• 17 mins

Education in India: In need of reform?

Too much emphasis on exams and academia might not develop workforce employers need.

• 17 mins

Ukraine's corruption problem

Ahead of the presidential elections, the country grapples with conflicts and corruption.

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More Brexit blues for business

A continued political crisis in the UK means more uncertainty for businesses

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Heineken in Africa

The brewer is accused of complicity with Africa's murkiest politics

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Neverending Brexit?

As the UK parliament votes to delay Brexit, businesses brace for yet more uncertainty

• 17 mins

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

• 17 mins

The essay cheats

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

• 17 mins

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

• 18 mins

Disney goes to war with Netflix

Is the market for streaming services getting too saturated?

• 17 mins

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

• 17 mins

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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