The rate of food inflation in the UK has hit 16.7% so far in January, according to the latest data Read Full Article at RT.com
The French economy has continued to be hampered by record inflation as a result of soaring energy prices, preliminary statistics show Read Full Article at RT.com
US fintech company PayPal has announced a round of layoffs that will impact some 2,000 employees Read Full Article at RT.com
BRUSSELS, Jan 31 (IPS) - When the parents of Korean jazz singer Youn Sun Nah realized that the COVID-19 pandemic had begun, they called and urged her to return to Seoul from New York, where she was based at the time.
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UNITED NATIONS, Jan 31 (IPS) - Recent visits to Afghanistan by senior-led UN delegations underscore the urgency to protect the rights of women and girls, including their access to humanitarian aid and their right to work.
NAIROBI, Jan 31 (IPS) - The new year brought bad news for press freedom on the African continent with the brutal murder of one journalist and the suspicious death of another.
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CARACAS, Jan 31 (IPS) - The environmental priority for South America in 2023 can be summed up in the management of its terrestrial and marine protected areas, together with the challenges of the extractivist economy and the transition to a green economy with priority attention to the most vulnerable populations.