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Pakistan's cost-of-living crisis forces families to spend two-thirds on su
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Pakistan's latest household survey shows families now spend nearly two-thirds of their income on food and utilities due to high inflation. Spending on education and health has sharply declined, while reliance on remittances has increased, highlighting rising inequality and shrinking purchasi
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Australia votes amid cost-of-living crisis, uncertainty over Trump's polic
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Australians are set to make a crucial choice this Saturday as they head to the polls in a tightly contested federal election, with the nation's key issues focusing on housing, energy, and the economy, according to Al Jazeera.
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Pakistan struggles with soaring inflation and widening wage disparities
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The government's decision to devalue the currency by over 50 per cent within a year and eliminate subsidies as part of the latest instalment of the International Monetary Fund bailout package has exacerbated the nation's cost-of-living crisis.
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Loneliness has a terrible effect on autistic people: Study
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
According to new research, autistic people experience loneliness more intensely than the general population, refuting the popular belief that they avoid building meaningful social bonds. Loneliness has a negative influence on both physical and mental health in both neurotypical and neurodiv
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New Zealand election: Voting under way amid economic, cost of living crisi
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
After former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern suddenly resigned in January, New Zealand is holding polls on Saturday in a general election, reported CNN noting that there will be a tight race between the two major parties.
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Increased cost-of-living undermines fight against poverty in Asia and Paci
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The increased cost-of-living crisis sparked by surging inflation last year, combined with the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, is continuing to push people in Asia and the Pacific into extreme poverty, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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IMF predicts global inflation set to drop this year amid subpar economic g
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In most economies, amid the cost-of-living crisis, the priority remains to achieve sustained disinflation.
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Study finds childhood deprivation related to impulsive behaviour as adults
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers from the School of Psychology at Aston University found a link between deprivation in childhood and impulsive behaviour - leading to addictions later in life. The findings, which are a culmination of six years of research, also found a further link between impulsivity, obesity an
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Debate between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss cancelled after presenter Kate Mc
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], July 27 (ANI): The Tory leadership debate between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss was cancelled on Tuesday (local time) after presenter Kate McCann fainted and collapsed live on air.
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