There is more transparency around gender pay gap reporting, which will help address the gap. However, pay differences persist in both the US and the UK.

Constantly having a smile on your face has its benefits, aside from having a better emotional state, like being less likely to develop the common cold.

The 92-page document urged to avoid terms like "mother" and "father" and use "parent" instead.

The idea of International Women's Day originated from labour movements which began in North America and Europe during the early 20th century.

At the summit opening, UN leader Antonio Guterres hit out straight away at the way poor nations are treated by the more powerful.

When Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, the shelves of the Novus supermarket chain in Kyiv quickly emptied as its supply chains - domestic and overseas - collapsed.

As many as 59 people, including an infant, children and women, died after the wooden boat they were travelling in broke apart off the coast of Calabria.

Ajay Banga, U.S. President Joe Biden's pick to run the World Bank, will face a tough slate of issues around the institution's finances and capital structure.

At the end of last year, National Energy Action warned that by April 2023 8.4 million households would be in fuel poverty.

The authorities in Honduras estimate that 1,000 of its 9.5 million citizens leave every day with the hopes of making it to the United States for a chance at the "American dream."

Akshata Murty was recently photographed vacationing in Goa with her daughters and billionaire Indian parents

A war-ravaged economy, minimal human rights, and poverty have left Afghans desperate, with thousands wanting to flee the country.

Marta Pizza, a 26-year-old swimming instructor, has worked at a Rome sports centre for the last two years earning 8.50 euros per hour with no pension contributions, sick pay or holidays.

At an east London church on a bitterly cold winter's day, Beautine Wester-Okiya picks her way through boxes of donated baby clothes, toys and other assorted items destined for local people battered by the UK's cost-of-living crisis.

Since at least the early 1980s, household debt-to-income ratios have been increasing dramatically.

29 year old software engineer Nelly Cheboi up-cycles old computers discarded in America to teach young Kenyans digital skills and open new worlds for them,.

The richest 1% grabbed around half of all new wealth created since 2020 globally.

Britain's cost-of-living crisis has turned into a bitter winter in households trying to keep their energy bills down.

The pope has called for peace in Ukraine ever since Russia invaded its neighbour in February, condemning the war but seeking to maintain a delicate dialogue with Moscow.

More than two million UK homes are connected via such smart prepay devices which link up to suppliers and use remote credit payment.

Gregorina Victorica, 86, a retiree in Buenos Aires has been cheering Argentina's victory in the soccer World Cup, which has lifted spirits in the South American nation and brought joy to people hard hit by rising prices and economic malaise.

The number of billionaires in the UK witnessed a 20% jump when the rest of the country was struggling to cope with Covid-19.

Inside five white tents outside the Uiwang container depot near Seoul, about 200 striking truckers huddle around gas heaters

The UK government has introduced new measures to help households minimise the way they consume energy and how they can save costs yearly.

Universal free school meals would put money back in the pockets of parents who are either currently purchasing school meals or preparing packed lunches.

The government is already partially subsidising rocketing electricity and gas bills after prices soared following the invasion of Ukraine by key fossil fuel producer Russia.

Italy's new far-right government unveiled its 2023 draft budget on Tuesday, with most of the nearly 35 billion euros in spending going on the energy crisis rather than flashy electoral promises.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's first budget, due to be approved by her cabinet on Monday, will focus on curbing sky-high energy bills and cutting taxes for payroll workers and the self-employed, government officials said.

Thursday's government budget is unlikely to be uppermost in the minds of people enjoying the annual light show on the seafront promenade of Blackpool.

Skipping lunch each day and watching television in blankets to keep warm is not how Ann and Keith Hartley envisaged their retirement in Burnley, the northern English town hit hardest by Britain's cost of living crisis.