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Editor's note
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Islamic finance is growing in popularity among non-Muslim investors. Now there is growing evidence that sharia-compliant assets can be a clever way to diversify your portfolio. New research by Larisa Yarovaya, tracking how Islamic indexes performed against conventional markets during crisis periods, shows Islamic markets can act as a safe haven.
For years, China has been importing tons of waste from the West, including about 85% of European Union member states' recycled plastic. But the country recently announced that it will ban 24 categories of recyclables and solid waste by the end of the year. Christine Cole looks at what countries can do to start sorting their own rubbish. Tony Curran, meanwhile, has some ideas for cutting food waste.
People with autism may have difficulties socialising and communicating but they can also develop coping mechanisms that prevent them getting support. Lucy Livingston and Punit Shah explain.
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Annabel Bligh
Business and Economy Editor
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Larisa Yarovaya, Anglia Ruskin University
Islamic markets were not rocked by the 2007-08 financial as much as conventional markets.
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Environment + Energy
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Christine Cole, Nottingham Trent University
The world's largest recyclable materials importer will leave other countries searching for alternative waste management solutions.
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Tony Curran, University of Southampton
Consumers need to educate themselves on costs of eating beef and start thinking about choosing low-carbon foods instead.
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Christian Reynolds, University of Sheffield
Huge hunks of meat and energy inefficient cooking methods make the Sunday roast a particularly unsustainable meal.
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Health + Medicine
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Lucy Livingston, King's College London; Punit Shah, University of Bath
New research reveals how autistic people use their strengths and interests to manage their condition.
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Politics + Society
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Jinghan Zeng, Royal Holloway
Still smarting from centuries of ancient humiliation, China is ready to rise to global supremacy.
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Brian Ward, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Black British history is too often overlooked, and its connections to the US even more so.
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Business + Economy
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Harminder Singh, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Dave Lewis has dragged the supermarket clear of an accounting scandal. Now for the hard bit ...
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Science + Technology
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Edward Saul, Liverpool John Moores University
Thanks to innovative technology, the third Forth bridge continues a proud legacy of state-of-the-art bridge engineering across three centuries.
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Jean-Christophe Nebel, Kingston University
Treating video like a mutating gene could improve surveillance software.
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