Fallout

A year after the slaughter of October 7, a month before the US elections, the world is near the point of no return. Humanity was already having to deal with the economic fallout of the pandemic when Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022.

Throughout history, technological breakthroughs have created new opportunities for invention, adaptation and progress while inflicting irreversible damage on many lives and livelihoods. They have tested the remarkable abilities of human beings and societies to adapt to the turmoil of transition and to survive what economists call "creative destruction."

China’s current status as “the world’s factory” is one of the reasons why the economic fallout of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic was felt around the world

Perfect choices for the Autumn

Greece's leftist opposition is calling for growth-minded, or what is sometimes described as "front-heavy," measures to support the economy amid the coronavirus outbreak. 

However, at this point in time, no one quite knows what the starting point is in order to be able to define what lies before and what lies after, back and front.

Iran replaced its central bank chief on July 25, local media reported, amid fallout over banking scandals and the crisis facing the country's economy.

Efforts were under way on Friday to restore water supplies to Thessaloniki after a heavy downpour on Thursday affected the quality of local drinking water.

The city's water board (EYATH) was temporarily suspending water supplies in different parts of the city - chiefly the center and western districts - as efforts proceeded to improve the quality.