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The US consumer debt pile

Payday loans, auto loans and student loans are overwhelming a sector of American society

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How will China's credit binge end?

Hasty borrowing by Chinese consumers may leave the country's economy with a debt hangover

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Banning foreign home buyers - the New Zealand experiment

Have homes become cheaper since NZ radically changed the law on foreign ownership?

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A degree from a screen?

How YouTube and other online platforms are coming to dominate our ideas of education

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Why has Italy fallen out of love with the euro?

And is Italy's populist government cosying up to Russia instead?

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Rome: Drowning in rubbish

Italy鈥檚 eternal city is overflowing with history - and rubbish

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Life on Mars

What are the obstacles for a permanent base on the Red Planet?

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Is air traffic control fit for purpose?

The system for keeping planes in the sky dates back to the 1940s - time for an overhaul?

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The death of Venice?

The Venetians who say cruise ships and tourist hordes are killing their city

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Britain's Brexit saviour?

Boris Johnson has promised to get the UK out of the EU by 31 October, "do or die"

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The truth about natural gas

A bridge to a renewable future or just hot air?

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Are we too scared of nuclear energy?

Why we fear nuclear radiation

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When a work colleague dies

How companies and staff deal with death at work

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Can our planet afford meat?

The battle between the world's biggest meat producers could be exhausting the earth

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A lesson in pioneering education

We look at the disruptive models of educating young minds across the globe

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Gas-powered politics

How the US fracking revolution is changing geopolitics

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A global gig economy

Are freelancing platforms threatening worker's rights?

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Sunscreen under the microscope

One dermatologist argues sunscreen isn鈥檛 always a good idea.

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Vanuatu's missing women

What are the consequences of the country having no female MPs?

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The smart home hype

Has technology really made our homes better?

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How to be ambitious

Is it good or bad to be ambitious? And what do you do with it if you've got it?

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A Brexit game of chicken

Is the UK's government really serious about a 'no-deal' Brexit?

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Radical toilets

What can music festivals teach us about toilet technology?

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Vanuatu's sacred drink

Could the traditional beverage known as kava boost Vanuatu's struggling economy?

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Should workers be offered unlimited paid leave?

Some employers are letting their workers take as much time off as they like.

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Has 3D printing met the hype?

Are we any closer to the new industrial revolution promised a few years ago?

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Are stock buybacks a corporate scam?

When corporations buy back shares is it for the good of the economy, or themselves?

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Helping Africa feed itself

Supporting Africa's homegrown food-growing capacity

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The singing president who disappeared

Turkmenistan's president mysteriously vanishes, while his country faces economic crisis

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Ecommerce in Africa - still finding its way

Will online retailers overcome a lack of infrastructure and trust to conquer Africa?

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