India's Rajasthan state to halve cooking gas price for poor hurting from inflation
The state is one of several to announce measures to help households in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis after food and fuel prices surged in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
EU countries agree gas price cap to contain energy crisis
The cap is the 27-country EU's latest attempt to lower gas prices that have pushed citizens' energy bills higher and driven record-high inflation this year after Russia cut off most of its gas deliveries to Europe.
Govt bound by confidentiality deals on vaccine cost, says Khairy
Deals have been made with three more companies for the supply of Covid-19 vaccine, but exact details on the price cannot be revealed, he says.
Think tank challenges protest over vaccine pricing
Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy says much of the protest is due to misinformation and the exclusion of middlemen from vaccine deals.