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February 22, 2022
BEIRUT: Skiing in Lebanon has long been a luxury for the well-off, but the eastern Mediterranean country’s financial meltdown has thrown most people into poverty and made taking...
December 28, 2021
International funding was cut off after the taliban takeover. afghanistans foreign reserves frozen and sanctions imposed. now the economy is in freefall. have you had lunch today? why? so what will you do now? eventually they buy a single piece of bread to share between them. soon after, they find a customer. translation: even though i had my shoes shined in the morning, - i let them do itjust to help them. have you ever seen it this bad in afghanistan, economically? translation: from morning - ...
December 28, 2021
Walked past the kebabs enders. and the displays on the flower street. as well as civil servants demanding unpaid salaries. and huge queues outside banks. internationalfunding outside banks. international funding was outside banks. internationalfunding was cut off after the taliban takeover. afghanistan is foreign reserves risen and sanctions imposed. now the economy is in freefall. have you had lunch today? why? what will you do now? eventually they buy a single piece of bread to share between t...
December 28, 2021
The boys walk past the citys kebab vendors... ..and the displays on kabul�*s flower street, as well as civil servants demanding unpaid salaries, and huge queues outside banks. have you had lunch today? international aid was stopped after the taliban took over. now the economy is in freefall. have you had lunch today? no. why? translation: we didnt find any work. _ so what will you do now? translation: nothing. we will stay hungry until the evening, until we earn some money. and can take some b...
December 25, 2021
This is the strong suit. these are the issues republicans clean house. david: what about the pandemic. president biden did come in largely on his basis of the critique of the way the pandemic was handled by the trump administration despite warp speed etc. and now it looks like he is losing on that as well, the pandemic issue. >> no doubt about that. when he went into office people were optimistic, his policies and plans will make things better, almost a 70% approval rating is he took office and ...
December 19, 2021
Afghanistans economy is in free fall, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths told a special meeting on Sunday, warning that if decisive and compassionate action is not taken immediately, it may pull the entire population with it.
December 15, 2021
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December 15, 2021
Get the vaccine — the sentiment echoed by the who, but with a nod to vaccine inequality in poorer nations. reiterating the fact that when it comes to battling variants, the world is only as strong as its least vaccinated population. stephanie prentice, bbc news. it is four months now since kabul fell to the taliban and they retook control of afghanistan. during that time, the economy has been in freefall and a beleaguered medical system has struggled to cope with the spread of covid. the bbc�...
December 14, 2021
From retirement. samir hussein, bbc news, new york. the turkish lira has tumbled to an all—time low, hitting record depths against the dollar and losing nearly 30% in value in the last month alone. annual inflation in turkey has also risen by over 21%. the currency has been in freefall as president erdogan continues to support interest rate cuts despite surging inflation. concern is also rising that the countrys central bank will cut rates even further later this week. joining me now is guido ...