Sustained high levels of energy and commodity prices could drive global inflation upwards, the World Bank has warned today.
The benchmark rates of most advanced economies soared in recent years, as central banks aimed to tame inflation following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Oil prices could rise to $102 per barrel if a major conflict in the Middle East breaks out involving one or more oil producers, according to the World Bank.
The chief executive of the world's largest wealth fund says there are many wildcards in financial markets right now.
New, fast methods of construction to offset the shortage of housing, and energy efficiency measures such as wall cladding, require a rethink of building regulations, public safety institute NIPV and the fire brigade said on Monday. If the risks are not properly analysed, when so much is being done and so quickly, there is a real risk that people could die, the NIPV said in a new report. “In particular, vulnerable people run risks in this sort of housing,’ fire expert Lieuwe de Witte
A brave group of 2,000 women proved — collectively — that the right to a healthy environment had been violated by Switzerland’s failure to take effective action to restrain global warming, Sian Sutherland writes.
Dr Sudhir Kumar, a neurologist based in India, said that studies have shown that night shift workers are at a higher risk of neurodegenerative diseases
In EIU's May 2024 Global Outlook video, editorial director for the Middle East and Africa, Pratibha Thaker, and principal economist, Benedict Craven, discuss the current status and prospects for African debt.
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Documents show officials were told blood plasma harvested from US convicts was contaminated with viruses• : the true story of the UK infected blood scandal; plus: ‘My mum gave the injections that killed my brothers’A commercial blood product at the centre of the biggest treatment scandal in the history of the NHS was approved for use after government officials were told convicts were among the paid donors and virus contamination “should be assumed”, corporate filings reveal.The product, given to...
Experts warn outbreaks could occur in places were public health systems are unprepared.