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There is widespread coverage across the UK newspapers of the latest annual report by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), in which the UK fiscal watchdog focuses on both the …
Funding net-zero could cost UK less than pandemic Read More
‘This Is the Climate Emergency’: Dozens of Sudden Deaths Reported as Canada Heat Hits Record 121°F Dozens of sudden-death calls that Vancouver authorities have received this week are believed to be …
Sudden Deaths Reported in Canada Heatwave Read More
For a few hours on Wednesday 30 June 2021, a report released by University College London’s Institute of Health Equity hit the headlines. “‘Jaw-dropping’ fall in life expectancy in poor …
Fall in life expectancy exposes UK government’s ‘levelling up’ lies Read More
The recent G-7 summit reaffirmed two priorities of leading democratic nations: addressing climate change and combating forced labor. Based on a new report examining evidence that links solar panel manufacturing to forced labor …
Forced labour in the solar supply chain Read More
Shenzhen, China – Private education companies that provide extracurricular lessons to legions of Chinese children are in the crosshairs of the government, as officials seek to ease pressure on students and …
Economics challenges for China’s Communist Party at 100 Read More
Whether you use Klarna all the time or have barely heard of it, it’s time to start paying attention: the buy-now-pay-later app has just become the biggest private fintech company …
The Klarna Conundrum Read More
The Summit brings together Global South governments, political leaders, healthcare workers and vaccine manufacturers from more than twenty countries and follows criticism of the G7’s plan by U.N. aid chief …
Global South countries come together Read More
It’s been five years since the UK’s Brexit vote. The vote appalled those who saw it as economic self-sabotage. But those in favour of leaving were not swayed by economic …
Brexit at 5: Economic arguments still a small concern Read More
The UK government has once again failed to come forward with sufficient policies to meet the ambition of its climate goals, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC). Across nearly …
UK will miss climate goals by without new policies Read More
Surging inflation is undermining the recovery of Africa’s biggest economy, pushing 7 million Nigerians into poverty and encouraging criminality as rising prices deplete already meager incomes, according to the World …
Surging inflation in Nigeria fuels crime wave – World Bank Read More