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As food and fuel costs rise, there is no doubt the UK's poorest are hardest hit
Jun 04, 2022 08:14The UK's Institute for Fiscal Studies believes the rise in domestic energy prices alone pushed the inflation rate for the poorest tenth of households to as high as 14%, compared with 8% for the richest.
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Eliminating air pollution could save more than 53,000 lives per year, study says
May 29, 2022 08:32Researchers found that reducing the amount of air-based pollutants would have a profound impact on public health in the immediate term — and that it would also have long-term positive effects when it comes to transitioning away from unsustainable energy sources and addressing the climate crisis as a whole.
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The energy and food crisis is far worse than most Americans realize
May 22, 2022 09:19Experts are warning of the worst global food crisis since WWII. It is a crisis that will have its severest impacts on the poorest countries, and poor people in relatively wealthy countries, especially those already experiencing food insecurity.
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'This is robbery': Chevron profits quadruple and Exxon's double amid Russia- Ukraine crisis
May 04, 2022 13:40Chevron and ExxonMobil announced Friday that their profits surged during the first quarter of 2022, prompting fresh calls for a windfall tax as the U.S.-based oil giants continue to exploit Russia- Ukraine crisis to hike prices at the pump and lobby for more drilling.
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Boris Johnson's Ukraine jaunt and what it says about Britain
Apr 24, 2022 09:45Make no mistake about it, the war in Ukraine has been weaponized by Boris Johnson regime for political gain at home, evidenced in his attempt to make turn Ukraine into some holy cause that will, if it continues along the present trajectory, take Britain and by extension NATO perilously close to direct military confrontation with Russia.
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Pentagon contractors seizing new gold rush to cash in on Russia- Ukraine crisis (2)
Apr 23, 2022 19:18Even before hostilities broke out, the CEOs of US major weapons firms were talking about how tensions in Europe could pad their profits.
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Pentagon contractors seizing new gold rush to cash in on Russia- Ukraine crisis (1)
Apr 22, 2022 18:31Even before hostilities broke out, the CEOs of US major weapons firms were talking about how tensions in Europe could pad their profits.
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Top Tories say Rishi Sunak’s hopes of becoming UK’s prime minister are over
Apr 11, 2022 05:06UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is believed to be considering a ministerial reshuffle in the summer or autumn. There are known to have been tensions between No 10 and No 11 after the Chancellor of Exchequer Rishi Sunak offered only lukewarm support to Johnson at the height of the scandal over lockdown-busting parties, before Russia’s special operation in Ukraine.
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Corporate profits reached record high of nearly $3 trillion in 2021
Apr 07, 2022 07:40As working-class Americans struggled with high inflation, corporate profits soared to a record high in 2021, reaching nearly $3 trillion.
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Social media giants repress Palestinian content
Apr 02, 2022 15:15As the West implements draconian sanctions against Russia, including the banning of the Russian news outlets RT and Sputnik from YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok as well as search engine results, social media censorship of political messaging about the Palestinian liberation struggle continues.