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Blacklisted in China

Lithuania has provoked China's rage by going too far in recognising Taiwan

• 17 mins

Business Weekly

Political change at the top for Germany

• 50 mins

The problem of parasites: who pays for neglected tropical diseases?

The pharmaceutical industry has ignored some diseases for decades. So what can be done?

• 17 mins

The pet food gold mine

Is expensive, premium pet food really worth it?

• 17 mins

The Meta data centre dilemma

What is at stake when a big company like Meta comes knocking on your door?

• 17 mins

The Turkish lira and red hot inflation

The value of the lira has plunged by nearly half this year

• 17 mins

High risk investing

Why has it become so popular for millions of young people?

• 17 mins

Business Weekly

Turkey’s interest rate slashed, despite sharp inflation

• 48 mins

End of the roads

Austria and Wales reconsider plans to expand their road networks to curb pollution.

• 17 mins

Millions still not back at school

The World Bank says this could cost the global economy $17 trillion

• 17 mins

Lockdown, rebound, lockdown

2021 has seen some extraordinary economic changes

• 17 mins

China prepares to face down Omicron

The new variant poses a threat to China's hitherto successful zero-Covid strategy

• 17 mins

The ghost of Christmas yet to come

What will be left of human civilisation in the geological record 100 million years hence?

• 17 mins

Business Weekly

Gas prices soar across Europe

• 50 mins

Harry Potter and the phenomenally profitable franchise

Harry Potter is one of the most successful book and film franchises in history

• 17 mins

Moon missions and space junk

The business of space is hotter than ever, but at what cost?

• 17 mins

Men and cosmetic surgery

More men have considered cosmetic treatments during the pandemic

• 17 mins

Taking on fast fashion in rural China

We hear from two women challenging the fashion industry in two very different ways.

• 17 mins

Cocktail trends 2022

Shaken or stirred? We explore the cocktail trends that could be coming to a bar near you

• 17 mins

Business Weekly

Staff shortages mount as Omicron spreads

• 49 mins

How green is the global flower industry?

We follow the international flower supply chain from East Africa to Amsterdam and beyond.

• 17 mins

Lessons from the forest for climate change

Jane Goodall challenges us to find a zero-carbon path out of extreme poverty

• 17 mins

The many careers of Richard Leakey

An interview recorded with the famous Kenyan fossil hunter shortly before he died.

• 17 mins

The death of the petrol station

Why electric vehicles mean we will barely need to stop at service stations at all

• 17 mins

Starting a company to fight rare disease

We meet a mother who co-founded a biotech firm to find drugs for untreatable illnesses.

• 17 mins

Business Weekly

Apple hits the $3 trillion valuation mark

• 50 mins

Healing the mind

Psychedelic therapy could provide a major breakthrough in the treatment of depression

• 17 mins

White privilege

Does the global economy need to start dismantling 'global white privilege'?

• 17 mins

What's at stake in Kazakhstan?

How the protests may shake up the economy, trade and business in the Central Asian nation

• 17 mins

Kenya's fries crisis

Why can't multinationals like KFC source their ingredients locally?

• 17 mins