Tag: Financial crisis
Pandemic ‘exposed’ UK households’ finances, report finds
LONDON — Households in Britain, especially poorer ones, are far more likely to have suffered a severe income shock during the coronavirus pandemic over...
Myanmar refugee crisis brewing as turmoil hits economy
<p>BANGKOK — Aid workers and activists are warning Myanmar’s political upheavals risk causing a regional refugee crisis as the strife following a February coup...
Pandemic ‘exposed’ UK households’ finances, report finds
<p>LONDON — Households in Britain, especially poorer ones, are far more likely to have suffered a severe income shock during the coronavirus pandemic over...
Myanmar refugee crisis brewing as turmoil hits economy
BANGKOK — Aid workers and activists are warning Myanmar’s political upheavals risk causing a regional refugee crisis as the strife following a February coup...
Also roaring back from pandemic; earth warming emissions
<p>SILVER SPRING, Md. — Global warming emissions are expected to spike this year as the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic and economies begin...
Also roaring back from pandemic; earth warming emissions
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Global warming emissions are expected to spike this year as the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic and economies begin...
‘No Sweets’: For Syrian refugees in Lebanon, a tough Ramadan
<p>BHANNINE, Lebanon — It was messy and hectic in Aisha al-Abed’s kitchen, as the first day of Ramadan often is. Food had to be...
‘No Sweets’: For Syrian refugees in Lebanon, a tough Ramadan
BHANNINE, Lebanon — It was messy and hectic in Aisha al-Abed’s kitchen, as the first day of Ramadan often is. Food had to be...
US warns of punitive actions for Lebanese blocking reforms
<p>BEIRUT — A senior U.S. official warned Thursday that Lebanese politicians who continue to block reforms in the crisis-hit country could face punitive actions...
Syria devalues its local currency against the U.S. dollar
<p>BEIRUT — Syria devalued the official price of its local currency on Thursday two days after the central bank governor was sacked, state media...