The financial body cuts its growth forecast for the UK and warns the war threatens to throw the global economy “off course”. ...
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Hospital at centre of child HIV outbreak caught reusing syringes in undercover filmingHospital at centre of child HIV outbreak caught reusing syringes in undercover filming
Footage shows staff in Pakistan injecting without gloves and reusing syringes, but the hospital boss refuses to acknowledge it is genuine. ...
Nigeria seeks IMF, Bank support as war impacts biteNigeria seeks IMF, Bank support as war impacts bite
Nigeria said it would ask the IMF and the World Bank for support, as the effects of the Iran war deepen in Africa’s most populous nation. Nigeria had been on a winning streak before the conflict: It halved annual inflation from a peak of almost 30% while maintaining sturdy economic ...
Cuba says it is open to US oil investmentCuba says it is open to US oil investment
Cuba’s president said he was open to US investment in his country’s oil industry, though he reiterated he would not step down despite Washington’s threats to oust Havana’s communist leadership. Economic conditions in the island nation have deteriorated rapidly since the Trump administration tightened its oil embargo, sparking nationwide blackouts ...
Iran, US could meet for talks again this weekIran, US could meet for talks again this week
US and Iranian negotiators could reportedly meet again for talks this week, as a US blockade threatened confrontation in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran warned that it would strike ports across the Gulf in retaliation for the US embargo on maritime traffic to and from Iranian ports. But the clock ...
Xi Jinping warns of global ‘disarray’ over warXi Jinping warns of global ‘disarray’ over war
Chinese leader Xi Jinping said the global order was “crumbling into disarray” as the Iran war takes a toll on the world’s second-largest economy. Xi had so far largely refrained from commenting directly on the conflict, wary of harming ties with Washington ahead of a high-stakes summit with US President ...
War’s knock-on effects sink in beyond stocksWar’s knock-on effects sink in beyond stocks
The effects of the Iran war are increasingly being seen in the real economy, not just the stock market. Goldman Sachs warned that it was seeing less enthusiasm for mergers and IPOs from big corporate clients, and that rising commodity prices alongside falling consumer demand were a “headwind.” Other large ...
US blockade of Iranian ports explained in two minutesUS blockade of Iranian ports explained in two minutes
The BBC’s security correspondent Frank Gardner explains how the US blockade of Iranian ports will work. ...
‘These flowers have witnessed horrific things’: Steve McQueen’s bountiful Grenada – in pictures‘These flowers have witnessed horrific things’: Steve McQueen’s bountiful Grenada – in pictures
The artist and film-maker spent a summer on the island making poetic images of the local flora – and exploring their connections to Grenada’s historical trauma Continue reading… ...
Viktor Orbán inspired rightwingers across the EU and in Britain. His defeat could represent a turning of the tide | Polly ToynbeeViktor Orbán inspired rightwingers across the EU and in Britain. His defeat could represent a turning of the tide | Polly Toynbee
We must hope this vote will be the start of a wider backlash – and send hard-right populism back to the fringes where it belongs The forces of darkness rolled back on Sunday. The mighty combined power of Vladimir Putin’s Russia and Donald Trump’s America were defeated in Hungary, as ...