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VIDEO: Escape games boom in Budapest

Why are people flocking to Hungary in order to try and escape from locked rooms?

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Myanmar’s pop-up power stations

The mobile generators boosting Myanmar’s electricity supply

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VIDEO: Myanmar turns to pop-up power

Myanmar, also known as Burma, is trying out fast track power generation, putting gas generators into re-used shipping containers.

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Social shopping takes off in Asia

The latest trend driving Asian spending sprees

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The casualties of Russia’s decline

The knock-on effects of Russia’s economic troubles

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VIDEO: ‘Exhausted workforce’ in Apple factory

A BBC investigation for Panorama has exposed poor working conditions in factories making Apple products in China.

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Putin seeks to ease economic fears

President Vladimir Putin seeks to ease fears over Russia’s economy, insisting that the dramatic fall in the rouble will stabilise.

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Retail sales boosted by Black Friday

UK retail sales rose at their fastest annual rate in more than 10 years in November, thanks to the effects of Black Friday.

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US Fed ‘patient’ over rate rises

US Federal Reserve says it will be “patient” in deciding when to raise interest rates, with most analysts expecting a rise in mid-2015.

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Headline numbers: Osborne plan makes little difference

Osborne’s payment plan makes little difference, says Anthony Reuben