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System set up by former European colonial powers favours the wealthy, say critics

Plus top Christmas toys, a Hollywood paint job and accusations of climate denial at the World Bank

This, like Covid, needs to be designated a shared emergency and met with a collective, global response

Taoiseach says legal changes to pension system on the way during a visit to Japan

Day of demonstrations also saw protesters set fire to prime minister’s home after he had agreed to step down

Ireland’s economic outlook comes with high downside risks but remains positive despite some fierce headwinds and the worst cost-of-living crisis in a decade

Washington-based institution says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has compounded damage from pandemic and raised risk of 1970s-style stagflation

Green energy developer Arclight selling electricity plants in deal valued at €68m

Government seeks debt restructuring as it moves to ease chronic fuel shortage

President under pressure to follow prime minister and resign after eight killed in clashes

Ukrainian president tells Time troops made two attempts to storm compound while family inside

War in Ukraine a challenge to food and fertiliser supply chains, McConalogue says

These bonds allow companies and governments raise funds for renewable energy projects and ‘green’ transport infrastructure

Biden pledges $800m military aid as Zelenskiy says 120,000 civilians blocked from leaving

Real estate and media stocks were biggest drag on various gauges

S&P 500 banks index rose 1.2%, lifted by 3% gain in shares of Bank of America Corp

Putin to hold first face-to-face meeting with an EU leader since invasion began today

Some 95 per cent of Syrian families in country are living in extreme poverty

US vice-president Kamala Harris backs calls for war crimes investigation over invasion

‘Fast-disbursing’ funds will help government provide critical services and pay hospital workers

Several cities under heavy bombardment, Russian troops land in Kharkiv, Biden attacks Putin

An Irishman’s Diary

Martin Wolf: Debt restructurings will be messy while people and economies suffer

Aid talks with IMF continue as Shia movements end boycott of ministerial appointees

The net worth of Ireland’s nine billionaires has increased by 58 per cent to €49.7 billion

Planet Business: Cheering everybody up, World Bank-style

Millions at risk of famine as international sanctions against Taliban batter economy

Washington-based institution says pandemic likely to continue to disrupt activity in near term

Dozens dead and thousands detained in worst violence in country since independence

Stockbroking firm sees equities delivering average 6.5% return per annum over five years

The president’s path has been cleared to lead for life, but he faces problems domestically

Clerics confirm commitment to coexistence, but Guterres chides country’s politicians

High prices identified as one of main factors behind growing vaccine inequality

New to the Parish: Amanie Issa arrived from Bethlehem during the pandemic

Criticism of Yemen war by information minister Kordahi leads to Saudi ban on all Lebanese imports

New research analyses the role of rooftop solar PV technology in generating power

Security forces use tear gas and gunfire to disperse crowd protesting against coup

Fearing return of repression of women, civilians want fledgling democracy reinstated

UN Security Council calls for dialogue and immediate release of those detained by military

It’s easy to get lost in the terminology around climate. Here’s a quick run-through