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Gideon Long

@gideon_long

Journalist, formerly @Reuters, @BBCNews, @TheEconomist, @FinancialTimes, Views are my own

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What should we be using to make wind turbine blades: Biodegradable balsa wood or recycled plastic bottles? My programme for the BBC: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

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On the eve of Argentina's presidential election, here's my look at the two candidates and the challenges they face: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

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My episode of BBC Witness History on the still unsolved mystery surrounding the death of Pablo Neruda: bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

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Ever wondered why the price of flights changes so dramatically depending on the time of day or day of the week? It’s due to “dynamic pricing”, a retail strategy seeping into all aspects of our shopping experience. I look at on BBC Business Daily. bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

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Remember all that fuss last year over the sale of Taylor Swift tickets? Dynamic pricing is a retail strategy that should iron out such problems by seamlessly matching supply with demand. But should it be regulated more strictly? The BBC’s Business Daily: bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

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Another politically motivated arrest in Venezuela. RocĂ­o San Miguel is a respected commentator on military matters and hasn't been heard from since her detention #DondeEstaRocio

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Three months after the first Houthi attack on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, has the re-routing of ships round the bottom of Africa become the new normal? bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

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In the fourth part of our Latin American series on BBC Business Daily, we look at some of the economic bright spots around the region: fruit production in Peru, wind power in Uruguay and manufacturing in Mexico: bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

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In the final part of our Latin American series on BBC Business Daily, I talk to the former president of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla Laura Chinchilla M. : bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

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"The holy grail of shipwrecks". My BBC radio programme on the San José, one of the most valuable wrecks in the world. Spain, Colombia, a US salvage company and indigenous groups in South America have all staked claims to it. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

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Part two of our series on shipwrecks and their sunken treasure. There are around 3 million wrecks on the world's sea-beds. Who owns them and what should be done with them? bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

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Part three of our shipwreck series. I speak to Carl Allen, who spends his time searching for sunken treasure and a long-lost Spanish galleon in the waters of the Bahamas: bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

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Colombia is the second biggest exporter of cut flowers in the world and the largest seller to the US. It faces the threat of Donald Trump's tariffs and questions over sustainability. I went to take a look at the industry: bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

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"In this country social leaders and trade union leaders are killed every day." My look for the BBC at the challenges facing organized labour in Colombia: bbc.com/news/articles/…