Labour: Rising inflation causing a sharp fall in real wages, says ILO (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
Rising inflation combined with a slowdown in global economic growth is causing real wage growth to dip into negative figures in many countries, reducing the purchasing power of the middle class and hitting low-income groups particularly hard, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has said.

Egypt: Racing to supply wind, solar energy to Greece & EU (PRIV)
(IPS, Cairo)
As Europe braces for an unusual winter due to a global energy crisis, Greece is embarking on one of Europe's most ambitious energy projects by connecting its electricity grid to Egypt's.

UN: This planet is drying up - and these are the consequences (PRIV)
(IPS, Madrid)
Drought is one of the "most destructive" natural disasters in terms of the loss of life, arising from impacts, such as wide-scale crop failure, wildfires and water stress.