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Thrill of buying a new item of clothing fades after just four wears, study finds

Nearly half of Brits enjoy shopping for new clothes, and spend an average of £70 a month doing so - but this quickly turns to guilt for over half

Daily Mirror · Aug 17, 2022

Food insecurity hits hard in Kenya's urban and rural centres

Failed rains over two years, climate change, locust infestation, the Ukraine war and inflation are at the core of food insecurity in both the urban and rural centres of Kenya. The high cost of staple foods has made it difficult for Kenyans to eat their usual three meals a day,…

Radio France Internationale · Aug 8, 2022

Seeking to destroy India’s civil society

Government is slowly chipping away at the rights of civil society groups using laws such as FCRA, PMLA

The Hindu · Jul 26, 2022

Famine: what is it, where will it strike and how should the world respond?

A toxic combination of climate emergency, conflict and Covid is pushing some of the poorest countries into an acute hunger crisis

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2022

British aid pledge ‘nowhere near enough’ as UN says 49 million are at risk of famine

Boris Johnson and G7 leaders urged to double aid commitments as millions face hunger

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022

Windfall tax on Covid profits could ease ‘catastrophic’ food crisis, says Oxfam

A levy on food and fossil fuel giants could save lives now and help create a sustainable food system, says Gabriela Bucher

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2022

UK among worst offenders in G7 vaccine supply failures ‘which led to 600,000 preventable deaths’

With days left until Britain reaches the deadline to fulfil its 100 million dose pledge, only 39 per cent have actually been delivered

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2022

Inflation sparks global wave of protests for higher pay, aid

As food costs and fuel bills soar, inflation is plundering people’s wallets, sparking a wave of protests and workers’ strikes around the world

The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2022

What Glastonbury Festival actually celebrates - including music, youth culture and the planet

Over the years, the UK's biggest outdoor music festival has achieved legendary status

Bristol Post · Jun 22, 2022

Recession 'Virtual Certainty' as Interest Rates Spike

Plus: Libertarian Party drama, how rent control hurts renters, and more...

Reason · Jun 16, 2022