Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Zimbabwe doctors, nurses call off strike after ‘threats’

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Doctors and nurses in Zimbabwe return to work after a week-long strike over wages. Zimbabwe is experiencing a health worker exodus, with nearly 1,800 nurses last year. Nurses earn 18,000 Zimbabwe dollars per month, which is worth around US$55 at exchange rates. Doctors and nurses in Zimbabwe returned to work on Saturday after a week-long … Read more

Venezuela creeps out of hyperinflation, but no one feels it

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CARACAS: Economists say that Venezuela has come out of a four-year cycle of hyperinflation, but citizens like pensioner Humberto Reco are still waiting to see the evidence. The crisis-wracked South American country ended 2021 with inflation of 686 per cent, according to the central bank, meaning the end of a period of hyperinflation that began … Read more