The upper end of South Africa’s target is relatively high by the standards of big developing nations, such as Brazil, which since 2018 has reduced its inflation target from 4.5 per cent to 3 per cent, ...

As they push for big cuts in Medicaid and food stamps, Republicans are making a big bet that they can avoid political ...

Today, Social Security’s trust funds have a combined reserve of $2.7 trillion, and spending has exceeded revenue since 2021.

Planned issuance also includes debt in Europe and will test investor appetite amid concerns over government policies ...

HARDMAN: For more than three hours, on a freezing February night, the 12 men from the Special Air Service had been lying ...

In The Gambia, a small country in West Africa, 1 in 10 newborns have a low birth weight — less than 5.5 pounds — and face daunting challenges.

Notably, gender and income-based financial access gaps, which initially narrowed between 2014 and 2017, have widened again by 2021, suggesting that inclusive progress can stall or reverse without ...

A global surge in rheumatoid arthritis with local hotspots highlights the need for targeted public health interventions.

Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely and in poor ...

South Africa’s real GDP growth has been flat for a decade, and the OECD has highlighted the need for urgent reform. The OECD’s latest economic survey for South Africa said that reforms are needed to ...

A report has found that older Northerners are also more likely to be physically inactive, lonely and in poor housing ...

In 2024, 94.5% of the children aged 6 to 14 were in primary school, the ideal level for this age group. This was the lowest ...