Asia-Pacific: Stronger safety nets key to protecting families from hunger, says WFP
In Asia and the Pacific weather extremes, rising food costs and overlapping global crises are putting communities under growing pressure.…
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Slovak’s now classified as “cautious savers”
The financial mindset of consumers in Slovakia has changed significantly, with almost two-thirds of Slovaks now protecting their savings and…
Nearly 3.4 billion people affected by global housing crisis
Nearly three and a half billion people are still being denied adequate housing around the world, according to the UN’s…
STT to end news services in Finland after 139 years
Finland’s national news agency STT announced on Thursday that it will shut down its news and photo services by the…
Germany’s unemployment rate edged down to 6.3 percent in October
Germany’s unemployment rate edged down to 6.3 percent in October from 6.4 percent in September, official data showed Friday, although…
Finland’s diesel prices hit record high
Diesel prices in Finland reached a record high in October, surging 54.7 percent from a year earlier as the Middle…
Norway awards funds for floating offshore wind projects
Norway’s state-owned enterprise Enova said Friday it has awarded 3.94 billion Norwegian kroner (about 425 million U.S. dollars) to two…
Lagarde’s early exit raises questions over ECB independence, policy outlook
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde’s decision to step down nearly nine months before the end of her term…
Major rare earths project in Australia’s Northern Territory
The Australian government says that construction has begun on a major rare earths project in Australia’s Northern Territory, backed by…
Afghan Post connects Afghans with world, upgrades service
Waiting for his turn to deliver several newly issued passports to their owners in Sara-e-Shamali and Khair Khana neighborhoods in…