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Cascading global crises have left 54 countries – home to more than half of the world’s poorest people - in dire need of debt relief, the UN said. In a...
The Nobel Prize for Economics 2022 has gone to three American economists, one of them former Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke. The other two are Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig....
Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press He sounded a global alarm, warning leaders about the survival of humanity and the planet. In language that was sometimes downright undiplomatic, he called...
The catastrophic floods in Pakistan have caused economic damages from $10 billion to $12.5 billion apart from the loss of lives as estimated by the government, projecting a rise...
A recent news story of socks that cost $420 (£350) caught my attention. A Google check shows that they do look lovely but there are more expensive socks available...
Soaring global food and energy prices have forced 71 million people into poverty in the world's poorest countries, according to a United Nations Development Program report published on Thursday....
The first fallout of war is scarcity. It begins with food, water, medicines and grows into multiple commodities. Some nations are beginning to crack under the pressure of the Russia...
News has been transformed by the Ukraine war into propaganda. All but a tiny minority of marginal Western media have become captive to events in Ukraine and since Western news...
“Doing well by doing good,” has become the motto of Souk El-Tayeb and Beit El-Baraka, two recently founded multi-purpose operations among scores of non-governmental organisations doing jobs Lebanon’s dysfunctional state...
Conflicts spare none, but the ordinary are hit the hardest. It throws everything out of gear, especially for those with modest means. Overnight, it makes those affected homeless, hopeless and...
