As China’s economy stumbles, should the rest of the world worry? | Business and Economy
China has recorded a series of weak economic data in the past six months. China has been described as the world’s factory and the engine…
‘The fire ruined everything’: Lives, livelihoods lost in Johannesburg blaze | Poverty and Development
Johannesburg, South Africa – Just hours after going to bed on Wednesday night, Adam Kamuweluze was woken in a frenzy in his small room on…
Asia’s poor grew by 68 million people after pandemic, report says | Poverty and Development
More than 155 million people were living on less than $2.15 a day last year, Asian Development Bank says. Nearly 70 million more people lived…
Can BRICS end ‘apartheid’ against the Global South? | Inequality
Johannesburg, South Africa – Delegates from the world’s major emerging economies, and dozens of leaders from across the developing world, are meeting in Johannesburg for…
How India’s ban on some rice exports is ricocheting around the world | Business and Economy News
Last month, three days after Russia pulled out of the Black Sea grain deal, India imposed a ban on July 20 on the export of…
The Mumbai residents risking safety for affordable housing | Housing
Amid the luxury towers and expansive villas of Mumbai’s most exclusive postcode, a crumbling apartment block exemplifies the risks some people are willing to take to…
US pauses foreign assistance to Niger as it reiterates support for Bazoum | Poverty and Development News
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says life-saving humanitarian and food assistance will continue. The United States has announced the suspension of some aid to Niger…
Indian state’s new tax on digital platforms sets gig workers against firms | Business and Economy News
Gig workers have welcomed a new law in India’s largest state Rajasthan to impose a tax on revenue earned by digital platforms that operate in…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 514 | Russia-Ukraine war News
These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 514th day. Here is the situation on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Fighting…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 513 | Russia-Ukraine war News
These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 513th day. Here is the situation on Friday, July 21, 2023. Fighting…
In India, fantasy gaming is causing addiction and financial ruin | Business and Economy News
Within a month of using betting apps, job seeker Santosh Kol lost the entire 40,000 rupees ($489) his father sent him for his tuition. Kol’s…
In Vietnam, risking all in the search for a better life | Poverty and Development News
In late October 2019, ambulance crews in the United Kingdom were called to a scene of horror. On a quiet road in a nondescript industrial…
As Cuba’s private sector roars back, choices and inequality rise | Business and Economy News
Güines, Mayabeque – “Capitalism must be uprooted, parasitism must be uprooted, the exploitation of man must be uprooted,” cried Fidel Castro in 1968 to rapturous…
Indonesia’s orphanages turn to TikTok to plead for donations | Technology
Medan, Indonesia – Every night, the staff at the Mutiara Mulia orphanage go through the same ritual. They set up a tripod with a mobile…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 511 | Russia-Ukraine war News
These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 511th day. Here is the situation on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Fighting…
Ukraine’s Zelenskky says Russia blackmails world with food access | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that no one has the right to destroy the food security of any nation and the world has an opportunity…
Nations where 3.3bn live spend more on debt than health, schools | Poverty and Development News
Almost half of humanity lives in countries that spend more servicing interest on debt than health or education, UN says. Approximately 3.3 billion people –…
Sri Lanka’s fishermen face double whammy of climate and economy | Business and Economy News
Babarandage don Sarath Appuham, a 59-year-old fisherman, has worked at Negombo Lagoon since he was a teenager. Palpable differences in tide patterns and fish catches…
Investments in private healthcare are not helping Africans | Health
Recently, a good friend of mine took his perfectly healthy daughter to a private hospital in West Africa for a routine check-up. The paediatrician thought…
‘Hopelessness’: Why Pakistanis are leaving, losing lives at sea | Migration News
Islamabad, Pakistan – Two of Abid Kashmiri’s family members were on board the refugee-filed vessel that capsized off the coast of Greece last week. A…