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The United Nations of mosques

18 April 2014
Ian Lloyd NeubauerFeatures correspondent
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Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque was built to welcome the world – and has an open-door policy that harkens back to the golden age of Islam.

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The vineyard flourishing beside Europe's most active volcano

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Inside San Francisco's iconic fortune cookie factory

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Markets shrug off treasury bond buyback scheme

Edward Yardeni of Yardeni Research says the US government is taxing too little and spending too much.

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Why have North American overdose deaths dropped so sharply?

A new paper tries to explain why fentanyl overdoses began plummeting in the US and Canada in the middle of 2023.

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The race to build a hydrogen-powered future

Tech Now goes to Texas to find out how researchers are developing hydrogen-powered cars.

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Expert warns of 'bear market for debt'

As US debt passes $40tn, George Schultze of Schultze Asset Management says the numbers are concerning.

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News imageIn search of the rare fish owl in Turkey's mountains

In search of the rare fish owl in Turkey's mountains

Once feared as a symbol of bad luck by locals, the elusive brown fish owl is one of Turkey's rarest birds.

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US Treasury boosts bond buyback scheme

Wall Street has opened higher, after the US Treasury said it would more than double its bond buybacks.

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News imageThe medieval mystery of Greenland's vanished Vikings

The medieval mystery of Greenland's vanished Vikings

After 500 years in Greenland, the Norse vanished, leaving behind one of medieval Europe's greatest mysteries.

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Inside one of the UK's last surviving ancient rainforests

Formed over thousands of years, these woodlands in Wales are bursting with life on centuries-old trees.

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Wall Street muted as retail sales drop

Skyler Weinand, Chief Investment Officer at Regan Capital, says consumers have shown resilience this year.

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The hidden forest stretching 200 miles beneath the ocean

The Travel Show visits California to find a thriving ecosystem beneath America's iconic West Coast.

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The alarming rise of perfectionism among young people

Fears about not being perfect jumped 40% in 35 years, and the rise began before smart phones social media.

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The million-dollar global spectacle of Esports World Cup

Tech Now goes behind-the-scenes to explore the tournament bringing together the world's top gamers in Paris.

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News imageThe captivating mating ritual of desert Scorpions at night

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Photographing the Queen was once restricted until a photographer in the late 1950s caused a paparazzi boom.

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'Weak US jobs numbers make interest rate hike unlikely'

Clayton Triick of Angel Oak Capital Advisors says a Federal Reserve interest rate hike in September is unlikely.

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