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There is still time for firms to “speak up and help” Afghans being displaced by the current humanitarian crisis, the co-founder of AirBnB has said. It comes after the accommodation platform promised

The World Bank has halted funding for projects in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country. It cited concerns over how the Taliban’s takeover will impact “the country’s development prospects,

The Taliban claims opium poppy cultivation was stopped and the flow of illegal drugs halted when it was last in power in Afghanistan. But although there was a sharp drop in 2001

As more people in the US are asked to prove they have been vaccinated in order to work, study or socialise, a flourishing black market in fake vaccination cards has sprung up.

Many companies perform better with overseas ownership according to business minister Lord Grimstone, who said the UK had nothing to fear from a recent flood of private foreign takeover bids for UK-listed

Virgin Hyperloop has released a video illustrating its plans for passenger pods using magnetic levitation to travel above 1,000km/h (600mph) through tubes containing a near-vacuum. Rather than connecting to form a train,

Self-catered accommodation in the UK is costing on average 40% more than in the summer of 2019, according to consumer group Which?. Its analysis, with BBC Panorama, suggests holidaymakers are paying an

One night in 1984, Mick Jagger made a mistake. Worse for wear in an Amsterdam hotel, the Rolling Stones frontman phoned up Charlie Watts’ room and demanded, “Where’s my drummer?” Twenty minutes

The boss of supermarket Iceland says the supply chain chaos is getting worse, just as retailers start planning for the key Christmas period. Richard Walker told the BBC he estimated the UK’s

South Korea has become the first major Asian economy to raise interest rates since the coronavirus pandemic began. The Bank of Korea increased its base rate of interest from a record low

In a red-brick 1960s tower block, 20-year-old Oscar Stark is heating leftover vegetarian pasta. He keeps to a strict food budget, because more than half his income goes towards sub-letting a studio