Food inflation in world’s rich nations falls to pre-Ukraine war levels Rate declines for 15th consecutive month across 38 OECD countries from 6.3% in January to 5.3% in February The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2024
Jaguar Land Rover sales jump 22%; 15 Ted Baker stores to close, with 245 job losses – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2024
Top 10 Countries With The Most Prescribed Anti-Depressants: Did Yours Make The List? Our World in Data studied the number of anti-depressant prescriptions given out in 22 countries across the globe. International Business Times UK · Apr 2, 2024
The UK’s digital infrastructure is hiding big problems City Voices: It is not possible to build an innovative, robust, and resilient digital government on top of the infrastructure built almost 10 years before the internet existed Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2024
Thousands of foreign nurses a year leave UK to work abroad Exclusive: Surge in nurses originally from outside EU moving overseas prompts concern Britain is a ‘staging post’ in their careers The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2024
PwC chairman refuses to share tax leaks scandal investigation with Australian parliament Firm cites legal professional privilege after request for copy of report but provides more detail about scope of investigation The Guardian - AU · Mar 21, 2024
Pupils in Wales perform only as well as disadvantaged children in England – IFS Improving schools is first challenge for new first minister, Vaughan Gething, as IFS study shows lower attainment is not due to poverty The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2024
Yes, your G&T is getting more expensive. Here’s why Beer, wine and spirits are all treated differently under Australia’s ‘patchwork’ of alcohol taxes – and public health experts say the system needs an overhaul The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2024
Social media companies on notice over extremist threats Australia's eSafety Commissioner has put social media giants including YouTube, Meta, X and Telegram on notice over the online radicalisation threat. AAP · Mar 18, 2024
Mauritius is ensuring transparency, there are no shell companies: Mauritius Minister Soomilduth Bholah Mauritius promotes transparency in financial services, seeks investments from India, and acts as a platform for Indian companies in Africa. The Hindu · Mar 15, 2024
Ireland votes on removing constitutional reference to ‘women in the home’ On this year’s International Women’s Day, Ireland votes on whether to remove the decades-old ‘women in the home’ clause from its constitution, alongside a second referendum on revising the definition of family. Despite a desire to remove the gendered and outdated language of the 'women in the home' clause, concern… France 24 · Mar 8, 2024
How Medtech Companies Are Unlocking The Potential Of Latin America In Clinical Research In 2020, there were 67 medical device trials in Latin America, a 67.5% increase from 40 in 2017. International Business Times · Mar 7, 2024
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Fertility rates are falling in the rich world. But there are still plenty of people to go round A slowdown in global birthrates is a problem for states such as South Korea, but not for humanity and especially women The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Feb 29, 2024 Clare Lombardelli named deputy governor of Bank of England Ex-Treasury official and adviser to David Cameron will replace Ben Broadbent, making MPC majority female for first time
The Guardian - UK · Feb 29, 2024 Cuts to public services in England will ‘reverse’ gender equality, unions warn Women’s groups urge chancellor to ignore calls for tax cuts in next week’s spring budget
AAP · Feb 28, 2024 Australia must scale up aid for security Australia's peak body for international development is urging the federal government to step up its foreign aid budget, or risk the nation's reputation.
International Business Times · Feb 28, 2024 South Korea Birth Rate Falls To All-time Low South Korea's birth rate fell to a record low last year, the government said on Wednesday, despite having poured billions of dollars into efforts to encourage women to have more children and maintain population stability.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024 Joe Biden should end support for overseas oil and gas projects Letter: Nina Pušić and Kate DeAngelis say the US president must follow his move to restrain fossil fuel expansion at home with similar measures to curb it around the world
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024 Britain’s economy is deeply flawed. These are the three pledges Labour must make to fix it Investing in infrastructure, overhauling rigid planning rules – there is no magic bullet, but these changes would set us on a far better path, says the Guardian’s economics editor, Larry Elliott
The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024 Monday briefing: From the UK to South Korea, why people are having fewer babies In today’s newsletter: Birthrates are falling – and many of the reasons are the same across the world
The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2024 Isolated Indigenous people as happy as wealthy western peers – study Interviews with people in remote communities challenge widely held perception that money buys happiness
International Business Times · Feb 5, 2024 OECD Ups World Growth Forecast But Sees Middle East 'Risk' The OECD raised its 2024 world economic growth forecast Monday but warned that the Middle East conflict posed a risk, with disruptions in Red Sea shipping threatening to increase consumer prices.
Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2024 US economy 'to grow three times as fast as UK’s' in 2024 as both countries to elect new leader The OECD predicted the US economy will expand by 2.1 per cent in 2024, compared to 0.7 per cent for the UK
The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2024 Central banks must beat inflation before cutting interest rates, says OECD Organisation revises global outlook but warns it may be too soon to know if price pressures are contained