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Date Title
2023-04-12 Eggs off the menu as Japan battles bird flu crisis

Diners are cutting back while major chains McDonald's and 7-Eleven are even changing recipes.

2023-04-11 Europe migrant crisis: Italy moves to rescue 1,200 people on boats

Two overcrowded fishing boats carrying 800 and 400 people are found off the coast of Sicily.

2023-03-28 Lebanon crisis: The Syrian refugees recycling to stay alive

Companies pay tiny amounts for recyclable waste in Beirut. Deiri Fayyad dives into bins to find it.

2023-03-24 Europe migrant crisis: Dozens missing off Tunisian coast

The boat, which was trying to reach Italy, is the fifth to capsize in two days in the Mediterranean.

2023-03-23 Evergrande: Crisis-hit Chinese property giant offers debt restructuring plan

It will only account for less than 10% of China's former top-selling developer's $300bn debt.

2023-03-18 French pension reforms: Is Macron's government doomed by crisis?

No-confidence motions face the Macron government as it tries to force its unpopular changes into law.

2023-03-14 SVB and Signature Bank: How bad is US banking crisis and what does it mean?

Two US banks have collapsed and shares tumbled. So how serious is this and what does it mean for you?

2023-03-06 Kgosientsho Ramokgopa: South Africa gets new minister to tackle power crisis

An "electricity minister" has been appointed to address the country's unprecedented energy shortages.

2023-02-23 Oscars 2023: Crisis team in place for ceremony, after the Will Smith slap

The unit has "run many scenarios" in the wake of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at last year's show.

2023-02-21 North Korea food crisis looms behind displays of military prowess

The country's top officials will meet at the end of February to discuss "pressing" farming issues.

2023-02-19 Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo's cathedral plan stalls amid economic crisis

Ghana is seeking a $3bn loan from the IMF but the president is pushing ahead with a huge new cathedral.

2023-02-16 Beirut banks attacked as Lebanon financial crisis deepens

Demonstrators lit fires and smashed windows over ongoing cash withdrawal restrictions.

2023-02-11 Crisis upon crisis: Why it's hard to get help to Syria after earthquake

Little foreign aid has arrived in the country - and promises of better access may not change much.

2023-02-10 Eskom crisis: What does South Africa’s state of disaster mean?

Will the state of disaster help the government deal with the unprecedented power-cuts?

2023-02-08 Nigeria's naira crisis: Supreme Court suspends banknote deadline

The deadline to stop using old naira notes was Friday but banks did not have enough new currency.

2023-02-05 Turkey elections: Biggest test for Erdogan amid cost of living crisis

Rampant inflation is a key issue for voters as Turkey’s President Erdogan faces elections in May.

2023-01-30 Nigeria cost-of-living crisis sparks exodus of doctors

A cost-of-living crisis in Nigeria is forcing thousands of young professionals to flee abroad.

2023-01-09 Australia flood crisis: 'Once in a century'

Heavy rain has hit Western Australia, leaving communities stranded and hundreds of people needing evacuation.

2023-01-04 Sri Lanka crisis: Parents forced to pick which child can go to school

The economic crisis may no longer make headlines but it has a devastating effect on education.

2022-12-21 African, Arab or Amazigh? Morocco's identity crisis

How football ignited a debate over whether Moroccans are Africans, Arabs or Amazigh - or all three.

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