New book, ‘The Yahoo Boys,’ explores the world of Nigerian love scammers

Brazil’s Pix payment system reshapes how millions pay — and puts Washington on edge

‘When the fun stops, stop.’ Addiction experts consider the rise of gambling in the UK a test case.

‘How much can you afford to lose?’ Gambling in Norway is tightly controlled. Could that work in the US?

A tiny Himalayan nation’s big crypto gamble

‘Dönerflation’: Outcry in Germany over rising cost of döner kebab

The shadow of the United Fruit Company still reaches across the globe today

‘It’s a lose-lose situation’: Carbon ‘offset’ project in Cambodia accused of human rights violations

Venezuela’s public sector workers take on multiple side jobs just to get by

Cubans worry about inflation explosion after government austerity measures

‘Justice doesn’t exist here’: Uzbek farmers and cotton workers say abuse, exploitation continues despite reforms

COP28: African nations resist fossil fuel phaseout, citing economic realities

‘We saw an immediate drop’: Jordan’s tourism industry is suffering amid the Israel-Hamas war

Microfinance was meant to help the world’s poor, but in Cambodia, it’s plunging people deeper into debt

Rural communities in the Amazon face a complex world of carbon credits

Indian women do less paid work. It’s bad news for the economy.

New banking services tackle barriers faced by migrants

Women in Afghanistan are devastated by the Taliban’s ban on beauty salons

Sierra Leone elections: Familiar faces vie for voter trust as economy stagnates

El Salvador’s bitcoin experiment rides on choppy seas as currency fluctuates

Indian billionaire businessman Gautam Adani faces scrutiny

Young Africans seek to leverage Vice President Harris’ trip to Africa 

The risk of banking ‘contagion’ 

Thousands of passengers are stranded after Colombia’s Viva Air grounds flights 

Millions of Nigerians prepare to vote amid chaotic cash shortage

At COP27, Lula promises to resume Brazil’s ‘leading role’ as a climate defender

Colombia and Venezuela reopen shared border after years of closure

Maine’s lobster industry is still feeling the effects of the trade war with China

‘We are forced to be bank robbers,’ desperate Lebanese citizens say amid financial crisis

‘No more food in my village’: Aid needed to avert a famine in Somalia

Somalia’s first environment minister aims to alleviate suffering from climate disasters

‘We have to close the gap’: Some politicians in Colombia say it’s time to take pay cuts

‘Doomsday’ flooding in Pakistan linked to glacial melt, expert says

Sri Lanka’s financial crisis is impacting families across the economic spectrum

‘How long will this continue?’: People in Istanbul see their rents double as inflation soars

Zimbabwe gambles with gold to curb soaring inflation

Sri Lanka’s fuel shortage is hurting the country’s fishing industry

Sri Lankans wait in line for days to refuel their vehicles amid shortages, economic crisis

Alberta’s diminishing bee colonies could have severe economic, environmental implications, expert says

‘The country is on its knees’: Ghana seeks IMF bailout amid economic woes, teachers’ strike 

Solar power is the ‘only business that’s booming’ amid financial and electricity crises in Lebanon, experts say

‘Everything is destroyed’: Extreme flooding in Ghana tests climate resilience

Lviv rents skyrocket as displaced Ukrainians scramble for housing 

‘Too little too late’: Ghana’s small farmers worry fertilizer aid won’t arrive in time to avert food crisis

‘It’s a mass ecological crisis’: Extreme weather in Iraq hits those already struggling the hardest

Accra’s only surviving greenbelt is under threat. Ghanaians are fighting to protect it. 

At the mouth of the Black Sea, a ship spotter watches for clues amid Ukraine war

Proposed SEC rule would require companies to disclose risks from climate change

As global oil prices surge, some African countries may see a silver lining

Life Insurance Corporation of India is a household name in the country. It could soon be India’s largest-ever IPO.

The company and the state: Part II

Apps help cut food waste and costs in Canada as prices rise

Candidates go ‘green’ on the campaign trail for Philippines national election

Saudi Arabia says it’s not responsible for high oil prices

Did the world ‘build back better’ since the start of the pandemic? Not so much. 

Myanmar revolutionaries seek $1 billion frozen by the US

Ruble plummets as sanctions bite, sending Russians to banks

With soaring debt, Ghana considers controversial mobile money tax 

What does Moderna owe the world?

Foundations of international relations: Part II