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Countries compete to keep skilled young workers
EU nations hope that tax benefits might encourage young, skilled workers to stay, but will they work?
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Can Canadians get the world drinking tree sap?
The largest producer of maple syrup now wants you to drink the sap, which it calls maple water.
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How does the government borrow money?
The government gets most of its money from tax but also borrows when it wants to boost spending.
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Will quantum computers disrupt critical infrastructure?
Quantum computers will be able to crack existing encryption and threaten critical infrastructure.
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Georgia’s richest man said to be moving funds to avoid US sanctions
The pro-Russian businessman is reported to be moving overseas assets back to the Caucasus country.
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Hair: ‘It’s just thrown away but it’s gold’
India is the world's biggest exporter of human hair but it wants more of the lucrative wig market.
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Why don’t Europeans buy more American cars?
Trump wants US vehicles to be more popular in Europe, but it's a difficult market for them to crack.
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Scientists work on ‘superhuman’ vision systems for robots
Researchers have given a robot a powerful radio-based vision system which can see through smoke.
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Erasing Escobar: Will Colombia ban the sale of memorabilia of the drug lord?
Politicians in the country want to prohibit the sale of such items, but they face opposition.
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Germany’s once-mighty car industry is in crisis. What will it take to fix it?
With the economy a key factor in German elections this month, can the auto sector get back on the road to recovery?
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