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The worst CEOs of 2014

17 December 2014
Sydney FinkelsteinFeatures correspondent
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Why more US planes are getting stuck on the tarmac

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How cutting-edge 3D imaging is transforming heart surgery

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Wall Street opens higher boosted by Nvidia results

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David Attenborough's favourite butterfly

Sir David Attenborough details the unique qualities that make Priam's Birdwing Butterflies so delightful.

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Social media settlement 'huge relief for Meta', expert says

Meta has reached a settlement with US states to pay up to $16.68bn in its child safety court case. 

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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'

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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

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The hidden forest stretching 200 miles beneath the ocean

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The alarming rise of perfectionism among young people

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The captivating mating ritual of desert Scorpions at night

In the deserts of the American Southwest, David Attenborough observes the nocturnal mating ritual of scorpions.

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