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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Monday 20th February 2023
5. Afghanistan's government says it will turn some former foreign military bases into economic zones for businesses.
Afghanistan has faced a deepening economic and humanitarian crisis since the Taliban regained control of the country in August 2021.
4. UK-based craft beer maker Brewdog is expanding in China after partnering with brewing giant Budweiser.
The joint venture with Budweiser China will see the Scottish firm's Punk IPA and other beers brewed in China.
3. Sexual exploitation has been uncovered on tea farms that supply some of the UK's most popular brands, including PG Tips, Lipton and Sainsbury's Red Label.
More than 70 women on Kenyan tea farms, owned for years by two British companies, said they had been sexually abused by their supervisors.
2. Instagram and Facebook users will now be able to pay for a blue tick verification, parent company Meta has announced.
Meta Verified will cost $11.99 (£9.96) a month on web, or $14.99 for iPhone users.
1. Average asking prices for British residential property rose by just 14 pounds ($17) in February from January, the smallest rise on record for a month which normally sees a big seasonal increase.
Rightmove said the minimal increase - effectively zero in percentage terms - suggested that property sellers were heeding advice to price their homes realistically in order to sell them into a market which has slowed sharply in recent months.