Because so many jobs depend on automaking, the industry’s production problems are causing the pain to ripple.
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Syringe Shortage Likely to Add to Africa’s Vaccine Barriers, W.H.O. Says
The continent already suffers from high infection levels, low vaccination rates and limited, unpredictable deliveries of vaccine doses.
Gangs Rule Much of Haiti. For Many, It Means No Fuel, No Power, No Food.
A country in crisis is facing a severe fuel shortage that is pushing it to the brink of collapse.
Those Gifts You Want for the Holidays? Don’t Wait Too Long.
The supply chain disruption is shorthand for problems from factory closures to workers who are not working anymore.
China’s GDP Growth Slows as Property and Energy Take a Toll
Growth of 4.9 percent shows the country’s huge industrial sector has run into trouble. But exports and services are looking strong.
Britain Needs Truckers Fast. We Went to a School Where They Train.
Britain has experienced shortages of gasoline and some foods because of too few drivers. At a military barracks in South London, trainees are learning how to maneuver trucks through streets and highways.
China’s Power Problems Expose a Strategic Weakness
China announced on Wednesday a national rush to mine and burn more coal, as the country’s electricity shortage threatens to damage its image as a reliable manufacturing base.
34,000 Unvaccinated Home Health Aides in New York Lose Jobs
But preliminary state data also show that at least 34,000 home health aides appeared to have missed the deadline, rendering them unable to work and worsening a labor shortage in the industry.
As Johnson Draws a Happy Face, Britons Confront a Run of Bad News
There’s a cognitive dissonance between Mr. Johnson’s upbeat appraisal of British life and the ills facing its citizens, including gas and food shortages and fears of rising energy prices.
Boris Johnson Pledges Transformed Economy for U.K.
The prime minister sketched a vision of Britain on the cusp of change, but barely mentioned the spate of fuel and food shortages that have afflicted the country in recent weeks.