British policies on migration, rights issues under fire at U.N. rights forum
The United Kingdom faced a barrage of questions and criticism of its migration and poverty policies in a United Nations review of its human rights record on Thursday amid allegations that it is backsliding on freedoms.
Thousands march as Greeks strike over 'suffocating' inflation
Greek workers went on a day-long strike on Wednesday, demanding higher wages to cope with surging inflation, as Europe's soaring energy prices and living costs trigger industrial action and protests across the continent.
UK fresh food prices rise 13.3% in year to October - BRC
The cost of fresh food in British shops last month was 13.3% higher than a year earlier, the biggest annual increase in records going back to 2005, the British Retail Consortium said on Wednesday.
Nearly 80% of people pushed into poverty by Covid were from India
According to World Bank estimates, 8 out of every 10 people pushed into extreme poverty as a result of the coronavirus pandemic were Indians.
IMF Should Issue New Reserves To Help Countries Tackle Overlapping Crises - Groups
The International Monetary Fund should issue $650 billion in new emergency reserves to help its member countries grapple with overlapping health, food, energy and inflation crises, 140 civil society groups said in a letter to the IMF's board on Thursday.
World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met
Shocks related to the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's war against Ukraine mean the world is unlikely to meet a longstanding goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030, the World Bank said in a new report released on Wednesday.
Nestle Revamps Coffee Sustainability Plan As Climate Challenges Mount
Food giant Nestle pledged on Tuesday to spend over 1 billion Swiss francs ($1.01 billion) by 2030 on efforts to source coffee sustainably, more than double its previous pledge, as challenges linked to climate change pose particular risks for the bean.
Cholera outbreaks surging worldwide, fatality rates rising, WHO official says
Cholera cases have surged this year, especially in places of poverty and conflict, with outbreaks reported in 26 countries and fatality rates rising sharply, a World Health Organization official said on Friday.
Analysis-Nigeria Squanders Oil Price Bonanza As Gasoline Subsidies Soar
Nigeria has failed to capitalise on an oil price boom that has helped cushion other exporters from the impact of inflation, with millions more Nigerians now facing poverty.
Mini budget: how will tax cuts and stamp duty affect young adults?
Liz Truss's government is following an economic doctrine which argues that richer people are more likely to invest, set up businesses, hire people and grow the economy.
Gas crisis lands LNG cargo market in hands of energy giants
Rocketing LNG cargo prices have squeezed out dozens of smaller traders, concentrating the business in the hands of a handful of international energy majors and top global trading houses.
Ireland aims to ease cost of living squeeze with 'two budgets in one'
Ireland will deliver what ministers have called two budgets in one on Tuesday, making the usual spending increases and tax cuts while also helping firms and consumers pay soaring energy bills in what they hope will be a one-off intervention.
Bread sales can't cover energy bill at family-run Dutch bakery
For five generations, Dutchman Dennis Toebast's family has prospered as bread bakers.
Twilight Of The Tigris: Iraq's Mighty River Drying Up
Twilight of the Tigris: Iraq's mighty river drying up
Fuel Prices Jump In Kenya After Subsidies Cut
Fuel prices jump in Kenya after subsidies cut
God Does Not Back War, Pope Says In Apparent Criticism Of Russian Patriarch
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that God does not guide religions towards war, an implicit criticism of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who backs the invasion of Ukraine and has boycotted a conference of faith leaders.
Uhuru Kenyatta: Inscrutable Leader Leaves A Mixed Legacy
Uhuru Kenyatta: inscrutable leader leaves a mixed legacy
Ukraine seeks to trace thousands of 'orphans' scattered by war
Ukraine says it dismissed nearly 100,000 children from institutional care. With help from U.N. child agency UNICEF, it is still trying to reach some 26,000 of them.
In Transylvanian Saxon village, Britain's King Charles is a good neighbour
For many people in the Transylvanian village of Viscri in central Romania, Britain's King Charles has been a gracious and engaged neighbour.
UK energy crisis: why rationing is likely to happen this winter, whether Liz Truss likes it or not
Whether it's due to high prices, compensation for reduced consumption, or last minute blackouts, British consumers should expect some form of energy rationing this winter.
Amid Financial Uncertainty, Brazilians Prepare To Vote
Amid financial uncertainty, Brazilians prepare to vote
UK real incomes to fall 10% in next two years: think tank
UK household incomes are set to fall 10 percent in real terms in the next two years in the steepest such drop for a century.
Special Report-Insiders Reveal How Erdogan Tamed Turkey's Newsrooms
When President Tayyip Erdogan's son-in-law suddenly quit as finance minister in late 2020, four staff in Turkey's leading newsrooms said they received a clear direction from their managers: don't report this until the government says so.
Disadvantaged students starting courses in 2022 are worse off as a result of COVID – universities must support them
Disadvantaged students starting courses in 2022 are worse off as a result of COVID – universities must support them
Starving burglars raid foodbank but leave all cash untouched
Hungry desperate thieves broke into a foodbank but left all the cash as it was lying there before the raid.
Mikhail Gorbachev, last Soviet leader, dies at 91
His death was announced on Tuesday by Russian news agencies, who said Gorbachev had died at a central hospital in Moscow "after a serious and long illness".
Fossil Fuels Causing Cost-of-living Crisis: Climate Expert
Fossil fuels causing cost-of-living crisis: climate expert
Angolan Opposition To Contest Tightly Fought Vote
Angolan opposition to contest tightly fought vote
UK cost-of-living crisis worsens as energy price cap nearly doubles
UK cost-of-living crisis worsens as energy price cap nearly doubles
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle 'love each other very much' says pal
The Duke of Sussex is said to be enjoying his life as a father to Archie and Lilibet and husband to Meghan Markle