July2022

Girls as young as twelve are being forced into child marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at “alarming rates” in the Horn of Africa, as the most severe drought in forty years pushes families to the...

The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, according...

Nearly three quarters of young people aged 15 to 24 in 92 countries with available data are off-track to acquire the skills needed for employment, according to a new report published today by the Education Commission...

Netflix will work with Microsoft to launch a cheaper subscription plan that includes advertisements, the firms said on Wednesday, as the streaming giant fights to attract customers. Netflix opted to develop the lower-cost offering after a...

Thousands of Panamanians took to the street again on Tuesday to protest rising inflation and government corruption, despite the announcement of price cuts for fuel and some food products. The demonstrations, called for by the Central...

Britain’s economy rebounded in May, official data showed on Wednesday, dampening fears of a slowdown despite surging inflation and rising interest rates. Gross domestic product expanded by 0.5 percent, the Office for National Statistics said in...

China’s export growth surged more than expected in June after its largest city eased lockdown rules, official data showed Wednesday, but imports fell while lingering Covid controls kept consumers jittery. Business hub Shanghai reopened in June...

US inflation surged to a fresh peak of 9.1 percent in June, further squeezing American families and heaping pressure on President Joe Biden, whose approval ratings have taken a battering from the relentless rise in prices....

Asian markets fluctuated on Thursday as another forecast-busting US inflation print ramped up bets on a quick series of sharp interest rate hikes that traders hope can be quickly walked back once prices are brought under...

NASA’s James Webb Telescope has discovered water on an alien planet for the first time. This water has been found on a planet called WSP-96b, more than 1,000 light years away. News of the Independent. The...