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Your coffee cup will need a climate rating, too
News, David Fickling, Published on 12/09/2023
» Here's a quick game for the climate-conscious. Try ranking these disposable beverage containers from least to most environmentally friendly: aluminium; glass; paperboard; plastic bottle; plastic pouch.
Food subsidies perpetuate hunger
News, David Fickling, Published on 17/08/2022
» If you want an image of subsidised food in the world, you might think of Egypt, where the price of flatbread is fixed and more than half the population lives on loaves costing just 0.05 Egyptian pounds (8 baht) thanks to heavy government support.
East Timor risks its freedom under China's BRI
News, David Fickling, Published on 30/08/2019
» Given a sad history of exploitation by foreigners, the young democracy of East Timor can hardly be blamed for being hell-bent on self-sufficiency. But its current drive to cement its independence risks squandering the faltering progress the country has made. If the government doesn't tread carefully, a future of debt peonage to China beckons.
The trade war hurts US more than China
News, David Fickling, Published on 07/05/2019
» Trade wars are good, and easy to win. So President Donald Trump said last year as he embarked on his first round of tariffs on foreign imports.