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Damaged refineries and blocked shipping lanes mean fuel and heating costs are likely to stay high or climb further this winter, not just at the pump but in cooking gas and diesel too.
What you can do. Check current fuel and heating-oil prices in your area and factor a further rise into winter budgeting.
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If you live outside China this changes nothing in your own home. It matters because of how a label works: internet addiction is not in the ICD-11, yet in China it was enough to have a legally independent adult confined by a private company her family paid.
Why this reaches you: a close trading partner — China
What you can do. The ICD-11 is public and searchable; it is the reference that decides whether a term is a recognised diagnosis at all.
For most readers this changes nothing day to day. It matters if you hire or pay someone there: Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza cannot use PayPal, Gaza runs largely on 2G, and 81% of its telecoms network is destroyed.
Why this reaches you: a worldwide story
What you can do. The figures come from the 7amleh report on access to digital economy platforms and from the EU and UN rapid damage assessment published in April 2026.
We could not honestly say what these change for you, so we say nothing and let you read them yourself.
In this collaborative article, Global Voices contributors explore these two stories of statelessness, and reveal how minority communities are redefining nationhood, loyalty, and identity across the re
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