Large parts of the world are this week operating on a wing and a prayer: With high levels of damage, low levels of preparation and many unknown factors, desperate people
ContinueThe eyes of the world remain on the violence in Libya and the ongoing unrest across North Africa and the Middle East, with oil prices reacting to the potential disruptions
ContinueFood security is making the headlines again. On Thursday the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Food Price Index showed global food prices at the highest level since records began
ContinueThis may be one of the weeks that redefines the shape of the world, although the impact is as yet extremely uncertain. The civil unrest that started in Tunisia, toppling
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