ECB number one, Lagarde, warned that inflation has not yet peaked.
European stock exchanges closed lower. Investors preferred to take profits after the good performance of the last few weeks, driven also by the news from China, where there are riots…
Construction of the world’s tallest apartment building is underway. It will be crowned
Dubai is a veritable kingdom of skyscrapers with state-of-the-art structures. In the largest city of the United Arab Emirates, there are currently almost 60 structures with a structural height of…
Scotland to pledge ‘unparalleled’ funding towards irreparable loss and damage from climate change
Only a handful of governments have ever pledged money for those damages from climate change that are beyond the realms of human adaptation, with the idea the rich polluting world…
Rumours of zero-Covid easing spread in China amid anger at restrictions
Despite relatively low case numbers, there are reportedly about 200 lockdowns across the country Waves of outrage and frustration over China’s lockdown measures this week have demonstrated widening cracks in…
The very last thing the UK needs is more ‘grownup’ politics. That’s what got us into this mess
Poverty is stalking the streets of Britain – and that’s the big issue the people in charge continue to duck It won’t be Boris Johnson, but whoever the new prime…
Rents at record high mean ‘extreme’ competition for properties
Demand for rental properties was up by a fifth across Britain between July and September compared to the same period last year while the number of properties available to rent…
‘Utter chaos’: what the papers say as Suella Braverman quits and Liz Truss faces more turmoil
The UK newspaper front pages cover a tumultuous day in politics with accusations of bullying in the Commons and the home secretary’s resignation A highly chaotic day in parliament and…
Dismay as key cholera vaccine is discontinued
Exclusive: halt to production of Shanchol vaccine alarms WHO amid ‘unprecedented’ global outbreaks The manufacturer of one of only two cholera vaccines for use in humanitarian emergencies is to halt…
Why should we in Pakistan pay for catastrophic floods we had no part in causing?
he climate crisis has accelerated at pace. When temperatures crossed 53C in Pakistan, the summer of 2022 turned our southern towns into the hottest places on the planet, melting our…
Washington and Seoul launch major military exercises
As tensions with North Korea escalated, the United States and South Korea began their biggest joint military drills since 2018 on Monday. Pyongyang sees the drills as a rehearsal before…