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Mongolian Yoghurt and the World Cup

The usual western sponsors in the World Cup have been replaced by Asian brands. Why?

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Shades of Privilege

Colourism harms the work and love prospects of darker skinned people around the world

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Imagining an Open North Korea

Would you invest in North Korea? If you would, you'd be a frontier investor.

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What Can We Do About Fake Reviews?

As online shopping grows, reviews gain more and more importance. Including false ones.

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Turkey: Rising Prices, Hard Choices

The Turkish lira slides ahead of snap elections - but are voters even paying attention?

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The Kidnapping Business

Is kidnapping really that lucrative, and why is Mexico plagued by the crime?

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Trump's Conflicts of Interest

Does the US President mix his business with his politics? And is this anything unusual?

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How to Give

What is the most effective way to give to charity?

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The Business Case for Sleep

How lack of sleep is damaging productivity

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Turkey's Refugee Workforce

Millions of Syrians, including children, work long hours for low pay in Turkey

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Trump's Trade War

The US businesses and jobs being hammered by the escalating tariffs spat

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Is Germany Losing its Mojo?

Does Germany's loss of confidence on the football pitch mirror economic angst back home?

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Inside the Hair Salon

Why do hairdressers love their jobs?

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The Downside of Cashless

Why it can be expensive to be poor in a cashless economy

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Augmented Humans

How far should human enhancements like exoskeletons go?

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Britain's Brexit Befuddlement

The UK still doesn't know what kind of relationship it wants with the EU post-Brexit

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Mongolia's Mega Mine

The Oyu Tolgoi copper mine will make somebody rich, but how many Mongolians will benefit?

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A Spectacular Merger

Two companies dominate the global eyewear industry - and now they are becoming one

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Battling Mongolia's Pollution Problem

Breathing in part of Mongolia's capital is like smoking two packs of cigarettes a day

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Fighting Fraud in the Food Chain

Could blockchain technology solve the global problem of food fraud?

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Living Fast and Slow

Abbreviated books, short-form TV - has the cult of speed gone too far?

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Pride and Prejudice

What should corporates do to promote LGBT rights in countries where being gay is illegal?

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Workplace Crying: Bad for your Career?

Does crying at work hamper your chances of promotion?

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The New Economy: Sharing not Caring

How the sharing economy is making life worse for some people.

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Music Stardom in the Spotify Age

Recording artists and industry figures on the impact of the streaming revolution.

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Bosses, Babies and Breast Pumps

The high-tech solutions to help mothers return to work after maternity leave

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Putin's Great Nemesis

Businessman Bill Browder was singled out by President Putin as a "person of interest"

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Are Algorithms Taking Over?

Computer algorithms are running more and more of our lives. Should we be worried?

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Brexit: Deal or No Deal?

The UK faces hard choices on the kind of future relationship it wants with the EU, if any

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Are Things Getting Worse?

Millennials are set to be worse off than their parents. Norway is the exception.

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