“We are hungry!” Nigerians Protest Soaring Food and Fuel Costs

In Nigeria, even two meals a day is becoming unaffordable to many. Demonstrators are protesting food inflation of more than 40 percent, and fuel costs that have tripled. And in China, live-streamers digitally clone themselves, raising questions about the future of labor in the age of A.I.

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Labour unionists march in the streets of Lagos, Nigeria on Friday to protest the soaring cost of living under the West African nation's new president.

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Labour unionists march in the streets of Lagos, Nigeria on Friday to protest the soaring cost of living under the West African nation's new president.

Marcus Ayo/AP

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