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South Africa is heading into the southern hemisphere winter with the prospect of the country’s worst-ever power cuts – up to 16 hours a day. The roots of the problem…

Soaring prices for bread, cereal and chocolate meant the cost of living rose more than expected last month. Inflation, which measures the rate of price rises, fell to 10.1% in…

Jobs growth in the US has slowed for a second month, in a sign that the labour market in the world’s largest economy may be starting to cool. US employers…

An energy project that sparked an uproar has been given the go-ahead in Maine after a jury ruled a referendum on the proposal was unconstitutional. Proponents say it would eliminate…

A new levy to restrict the use of disposable coffee cups is to be introduced in the Republic of Ireland. The so-called latte levy aims to incentivise the use of…

The US central bank has announced another unusually large interest rate hike as it battles to rein in soaring prices in the world’s largest economy. The Federal Reserve said it…