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Inflation has become a global issue — and it’s not just gasoline prices that are rising. The cost of food is heading higher in many parts of the world, and some countries are taking extraordinary measures in response. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.
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Prices are continuing to rise for products from gasoline to mortgages. The cost of food is also going up — and that has more economies scrambling to adjust. This week, India is making another move in that area. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more on that in this Asia Minute.
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War and a record heatwave have pushed prices higher for another food staple: wheat. Over the weekend, India made a surprise announcement — and the impact has already been felt around the world. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.
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“Supply chain disruption.” It’s a phrase you’ve heard since the early days of the COVID pandemic. But for one product, it’s a squeeze hitting poor people around the world—including in the Asia Pacific. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.
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A dangerous heat wave in South Asia is continuing to shatter records. Residents are sweltering under temperatures that are threatening electricity supplies and interfering with food crops. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.
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Parts of India have been suffering through record heat in recent weeks. Extreme temperatures have become more of a pattern across the subcontinent in the past several years — and scientists say climate change is definitely playing a role. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.
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Russia and Ukraine continue to be in the headlines this week, but the U.S. Secretary of State is heading in another direction: to the Asia Pacific. In fact, by the end of the week Antony Blinken will be in Hawaiʻi, with high-level meetings at every stop. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.
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President Joe Biden held talks Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Their video call follows an in-person visit the Russian president just made in the Indo-Pacific. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more.
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Every day, more countries are showing the presence of the Omicron variant. But some have been making quiet progress in the fight against the coronavirus. And to the surprise of many, that includes India. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more.
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The price of gasoline has continued to spike across the country. That’s led the Biden administration to announce Tuesday that it will tap the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve — and whether the Biden administration will tap into the emergency stockpile. And it’s also raising some questions in the Asia-Pacific. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more.