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Is Ghana Africa's most expensive country to live? – BBC News
Ghana is one of the most expensive countries to live in Africa. The price of essential goods and services has increased sharply since the beginning of the pandemic. “It’s too much for us,” some say, adding that the situation has become unbearable. Rising fuel and food prices are affecting all parts of society. In the last four months the price of drinking water has risen…
What's the way out of Sri Lanka's economic crisis? | Counting the Cost
Sri Lanka’s coffers have all but dried up and it cannot afford to pay for imports. Millions of its people are bearing the brunt of the country’s economic crisis. Basic goods are in short supply, power cuts are frequent, prices are soaring and the value of incomes is eroding. Many people are blaming the president for the worst economic crisis in more than 70 years…
Kyiv mayor accuses Russia of genocide
The mayor of Bucha said that 300 residents had been killed during a month-long occupation by the Russian army. Victims, who were not in mass graves, are still lying on the streets. “The images from Bucha are unbearable, Putin’s uninhibited violence is extinguishing innocent families and knows no boundaries,” Annalena Baerbock wrote on Twitter. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook:…
China halts Lithuania beef, dairy and beer imports amid Taiwan row – BBC News
China has stopped buying beef, dairy products and beer from Lithuania, authorities say, as a row deepens over the Baltic state’s ties with Taiwan. China-Lithuania relations soured after Lithuania allowed Taiwan to open an embassy in its capital of Vilnius in November. The embassy in Lithuania bears the name Taiwan rather than “Chinese Taipei”, the name used by many foreign nations to avoid offending China….
Hong Kong businesses cry foul over abrupt return to anti-Covid-19 social-distancing rules
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Bars, gyms and other leisure facilities have been ordered to close for two weeks and restaurants can only serve takeaway after 6pm as Hong Kong ramps up its battle to prevent the Omicron Covid-19 variant from spreading in the city. The measures, announced by the city’s leader Carrie Lam, take effect from January 7. Although the…
Iran launches satellite carrier rocket into space: State TV | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
Iran has announced it launched a rocket with a satellite carrier bearing three devices into space, as talks to revive the nuclear deal continue in Vienna. It’s unclear if any of the objects entered orbit around the Earth.