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The Taliban is not playing straight with the west over easing of sanctions – and women and girls are paying much of the price

The Taliban is not playing straight with the west over easing of sanctions – and women and girls are paying much of the price: The economic and political isolation of Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in August 2021 has worsened a humanitarian crisis in the country. The World Food Program has projected that between November …

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Richard Price: how one of the 18th century’s most influential thinkers was forgotten

Richard Price: how one of the 18th century’s most influential thinkers was forgotten: Richard Price reading a letter dated 1784 from his friend, Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin West, National Library of Wales & Shutterstock According to the eulogies and obituaries written at the time of his death in 1791, Richard Price’s name would be remembered alongside …

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Inflation: how financial speculation is making the global food price crisis worse

Inflation: how financial speculation is making the global food price crisis worse: Checking food prices. 06photo / Shutterstock UK households, like those in many other countries, are struggling to make ends meet. More than half of households have only £2.66 per week left after paying for bills and essentials, according to figures from the supermarket …

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Britain’s energy price cap left many people confused – especially Conservative voters

Britain’s energy price cap left many people confused – especially Conservative voters: Andrey_Popov / shutterstock If you’re in the UK, how do you understand the government’s plan to deal with energy prices? Has it: Capped energy bills for all households at £2,500 for the next two years; Capped the price of energy so a typical …

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Why the ‘energy price cap’ is confusing – and how it could be better communicated

Why the ‘energy price cap’ is confusing – and how it could be better communicated: Alex Yeung / shutterstock If you thought energy bills in Britain were capped at £2,500, you are not alone. Even Prime Minister Liz Truss recently made the same mistake, incorrectly claiming that no household would pay more. What Britain has …

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How the UK energy crisis plan will affect bills and price inflation — an economist explains

How the UK energy crisis plan will affect bills and price inflation — an economist explains: The government wants to ease the burden of the rising cost heat and power on households and businesses this winter. tommaso79 / Shutterstock A rapid rise in energy prices for households and businesses this year has led the UK …

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Energy crisis: the UK is still heading for widespread fuel poverty – despite the government’s price cap

Energy crisis: the UK is still heading for widespread fuel poverty – despite the government’s price cap: Many UK households will be watching their energy costs very closely this winter. Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock Fuel poverty kills thousands of people in the UK each winter. It means being unable to afford to heat a …

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Kenya’s maize price has doubled in a year: 6 ways to avoid a staple food shortage

Kenya’s maize price has doubled in a year: 6 ways to avoid a staple food shortage: A high-yielding maize variety (H-513) developed by the Kenya Seed Company. James Wakibia/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The elections in August offered Kenyans a temporary distraction from some of the challenges the country is facing. At the top of …

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