Nobbled in a noble cause
How we became prize fighters. Henry Leveson-Gower recounts. I was going through my mail (the paper stuff) some months ago when I was a little shocked to open a letter …
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Deception and perception
When money is the messenger, why do the poor believe it? Paul Frijters questions the truth. According to Max Lawson of Oxfam, who recently gave a fascinating interview in The …
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How Boris Johnson raked in £5m in 6 months after leaving office
Boris Johnson’s outside earnings have now hit £5m in the six months since he left office, new figures suggest. His latest disclosures, which came as he was grilled by MPs …
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Climate change could spur severe economic losses, Biden administration says
Climate change is generating major economic problems in the United States, the Biden administration said in an annual report published this week. The assumptions that higher-income countries like the U.S. would …
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How Nigerians are using WhatsApp groups to fight food inflation
As inflation rises above 20%, middle-class Nigerians are forming WhatsApp groups to buy food items in bulk directly from producers and share among themselves. For Cecelia Anahobi, a single mother …
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Italy’s Model for Renewable Energy Communities
San Giovanni a Teduccio is a working-class neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Italy. Once an industrial center, today it’s home to abandoned factories that sit in ruins by the …
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Honduras says economic factors fuelling pursuit of China ties
The Honduran foreign minister has said that a decision to pursue diplomatic relations with China and ditch ties with Taiwan was motivated by economic interests rather than ideology. Speaking to the Canal …
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South Korea yields on extended 69-hour working week after backlash from young workers
The government of South Korea has been forced to reconsider a proposal to raise the cap on weekly working hours to 69, due to widespread rejection by young people, who …
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DRC’s dilemma: Generate oil wealth or combat climate change?
The Democratic Republic of Congo wants more money for climate projects. Otherwise, oil drilling could replace fishermen in the world’s largest peat bog. And that could spell devastation for the …
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EU countries seek to weaken livestock emission limits
BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) – European Union countries agreed on Thursday to try to reduce the number of farms covered by proposed rules to cut pollution and greenhouse gas emissions …
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