Soaring bread prices spark protests and shop fires in Iran
[ad_1] Issued on: 13/05/2022 – 18:07Modified: 13/05/2022 – 18:29 Soaring bread prices have triggered protests in Iran in which some shops were set on fire,...
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Iran arrests at least 22 protesting staple food price hikes
[ad_1] Issued on: 13/05/2022 – 17:04Modified: 13/05/2022 – 17:23 Iranian authorities have arrested at least 22 demonstrators who had been protesting sudden price hikes of...
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Low growth and inflation increase risk of stagflation
[ad_1] Issued on: 01/05/2022 – 17:39 Income growth has stagnated as prices for essential goods and energy are on the rise. New figures from France’s National...
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Russian pensioner explains support for Putin amid inflation, dubious reporting on Ukraine war
[ad_1] Issued on: 28/03/2022 – 09:48 Speaking to FRANCE 24 in his Moscow home, Aleksandr explained his support for President Vladimir Putin amid rising inflation and food prices alongside...
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Turkish women want equal pay: Gender pay gap widens with financial crisis
[ad_1] Issued on: 23/03/2022 – 11:20Modified: 23/03/2022 – 11:31 A social movement is creating shockwaves in Turkey. People have been taking to the streets, demanding...
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Women in G7 countries feel less supported than men to deal with Covid-19’s impact
[ad_1] (CNN) — An average of more than 60% of women living in G7 countries whose lives were changed by the Covid-19 pandemic say their...
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Slamming ‘dictator’ Putin, Biden meets rare bipartisan approval in State of the Union speech
[ad_1] Issued on: 02/03/2022 – 05:46 President Joe Biden won standing ovation upon standing ovation Tuesday in a rousing State of the Union speech seeking...
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In Turkey, soaring inflation hits consumers hard
[ad_1] Issued on: 01/02/2022 – 16:55 FOCUS © FRANCE 24 In Turkey, inflation reached a record annual rate of 36 percent at the end of 2021....
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German workers hail minimum wage hike, but employers worry about inflation
[ad_1] Issued on: 29/01/2022 – 12:56 Germany’s new government is planning to raise the minimum wage to €12 per hour, a change that will affect some...
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Erdogan’s gamble: What’s behind Turkey’s soaring inflation?
[ad_1] Issued on: 04/01/2022 – 20:11 Turkey’s president is defying the standard prescriptions for inflation, the country’s worst in nearly two decades, by burning through currency...
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Tel Aviv overtakes Paris, Singapore to become world’s most expensive city
[ad_1] Issued on: 02/12/2021 – 04:24 Israeli musician Shir Meir lives in a Tel Aviv hostel room with three friends, sharing a kitchen and bathroom...
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US to release 50 million barrels of oil from reserves to curb rising gas prices
[ad_1] Issued on: 24/11/2021 – 00:55 The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday it will release millions of barrels of oil from...