Liz Truss has a lot on her plate. The United Kingdom is heading for a recession. Workers are going on strike as inflation erodes their living standards. And millions of people and thousands of businesses need immediate relief from soaring energy bills to get through the winter.Story Published at: September 06, 2022 at 08:02PM
What should be keeping Liz Truss awake
Two Iranians sentenced to death, including LGBTQ activist
Two Iranians were sentenced to death by a court for “corruption on earth,” Iran’s state news agency IRNA said Monday.Story Published at: September 06, 2022 at 06:48PM
Europe’s Russian energy crisis is escalating and so are the costs
Europe’s energy crisis is deepening as Russia further limits exports of natural gas, forcing governments to spend billions to protect businesses and consumers from soaring bills as the region slides towards recession. Story Published at: September 06, 2022 at 04:13AM
Billionaire investor: Powell would ‘say he made a mistake’ with inflation
David Rubenstein, Co-Founder of The Carlyle Group, hired Fed chairman Jerome Powell more than two decades ago. Today, he says Powell would admit the Fed underestimated inflation and that more unemployment would help combat inflation.Story Published at: September 06, 2022 at 12:04PM
Australia’s tough flu season could spell trouble for the US this winter, especially with Covid-19 in the mix
Influenza is always unpredictable. Infectious disease experts like to hedge their forecasts with a caution: When you’ve seen one flu season, you’ve seen one flu season. Story Published at: September 06, 2022 at 12:51PM
Palestinian killed and 16 others injured by Israeli troops in West Bank demolition operation
A Palestinian man was shot dead and 16 others were wounded during an Israeli military operation in Jenin in the West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said Tuesday.Story Published at: September 06, 2022 at 10:37AM
China approves world’s first inhaled Covid vaccine for emergency use
China has become the first country to green-light an inhaled Covid-19 vaccine, paving the way for potential use of the needle-free product in the country, where suppressing the spread of Covid-19 remains a top priority.Story Published at: September 06, 2022 at 09:35AM
Fears for babies born into Pakistan’s devastating floods
It was raining when Kainat Solangi’s daughter was born on August 14 and it’s barely stopped since, stranding her family in a makeshift tent on a thin strip of land surrounded by Pakistan’s worst-ever floods.Story Published at: September 06, 2022 at 09:42AM
Britain’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, is a political shape-shifter. Now she’s set for her toughest transformation yet
Liz Truss, the next prime minister of the United Kingdom, is a political chameleon who has gone from a radical who called for the abolition of the monarchy to a flag-bearer of the Euroskeptic right wing of the Conservative Party. Story Published at: September 06, 2022 at 04:05AM
In pictures: Liz Truss, the UK’s new prime minister
Liz Truss will be the United Kingdom’s next prime minister, succeeding Boris Johnson, who resigned in July after a series of scandals.Story Published at: September 05, 2022 at 10:10PM