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Mental health in Africa

One of the continent's most neglected issues is finally getting some attention

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Why Americans are loving trade unions again

US public support for trade unions is at its highest for years

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Cryptocurrency's new frontier

Cryptocurrency mining is booming across parts of the former Soviet Union

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What happened to austerity?

Do promises of increased government spending in the UK mean the end of benefits cuts?

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How to change your career

A criminal turned athlete and a journalist turned teacher on the art of the career switch

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The sea they plan to cover in turbines

Offshore wind power is about to hit the big time in northern Europe

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Meetings, meetings everywhere...

Meetings are the bane of many an office worker's life, so why are we having more of them?

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China moves from imitator to innovator

Chinese tech giants are gaining ground, but can they truly go global?

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Hidden art

Why the owners of movies and artworks don't want you to see them

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Taking football global

The pitfalls when soccer tries to break into the US and Asian markets

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How 'cheap' English is conquering the world

English language has become a basic skill that kids are picking up in surprising places

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A machine to break down all language barriers

The technology developers say can immediately translate any language into any other

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US drug companies and the NHS

Is Britain's health service really up for sale?

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Delivering in the gig economy

How online shopping is fuelling insecure work for delivery drivers

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Surviving the surveillance state

How facial recognition works, how it's spreading everywhere, and how it can be fooled

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Old city v new city

Should we conserve historic neighbourhoods when new homes are desperately needed?

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The death of expertise

Why do so many people think they know best? Is it putting dolts in charge of government?

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Brexit: What happens next?

Three experts on the next steps for Boris Johnson, Britain and the EU

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When women aren't counted

Gender bias in data collection

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Have you paid your taxes?

Tax evasion is rife, from Bolivia to Greece, but are we taxing the wrong things?

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Our digital afterlife

What happens to your online presence when you die?

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How 24/7 life is rewiring our brains

A group of artists look at how our modern hyper-connected lives are affecting our sleep

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Smart cities: How Barcelona learned to listen

Smart sensors can improve citizens' lives, especially when residents are put in charge

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Smart cities: Big Data's watching you

From Shenzhen to Toronto, city streets are becoming a valuable source of big data

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Will flying taxis ever take off?

Will giant drones one day ferry us all through the heavens all on our way to work?

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Hack my brain

Facebook and Elon Musk are among those investigating brain probes for mind reading

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Are friends electric?

When will artificial intelligence be capable of providing intelligent conversation?

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Reinventing capitalism

Can corporations change to prioritise society and the environment over profit?

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Phosphates and the disputed corner of north-west Africa

Morocco dominates phosphate fertilisers thanks to its disputed control of Western Sahara

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Rights of nature

If nature had the same legal status as humans, would it be better protected?

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