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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Thursday 21st April 2022
5. A European business group says Western companies in Shanghai are facing a "logistical nightmare" as they start to reopen after a city-wide lockdown.
The European Union Chamber of Commerce says that it expects the problems to last for several more weeks.
4. The cost of a comprehensive car insurance policy in Britain touched an 18-month high in the first quarter and will continue to increase on the back of rising inflation and regulatory changes.
Insurance had fallen for a year till the autumn of 2021 as lockdowns kept motorists off the roads but now UK motorists now have to pay about £550 ($718.08) for a comprehensive car insurance premium.
3. The world is facing a "human catastrophe" from a food crisis arising from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to the President of the World Bank.
David Malpass warned that record rises in food prices would push hundreds of millions people into poverty and lower nutrition, if the crisis continues.
2. The use of cosmetics was already declining before 2020, but a survey of 10,000 British women by market research firm Kantar has revealed big changes to post-lockdown beauty routines.
Make-up purchases and frequency of wearing products has dropped steeply in the last two years, by almost a third, it suggests.
1. Despite raising prices Tesla deliveries were up 68% in the first three months of the year, and would have been higher if not for supply chain shortages, the firm said.
Even though the firm is facing higher costs, profits at Elon Musk's electric car company soared to $3.3bn (£2.5bn) in the first quarter as customers proved willing to pay more.