Poverty

Argentina poverty rate soars over 50% as Milei austerity bites

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina's poverty rate soared to almost 53% in the first half of the year, official data released…

Water crisis batters war-torn Sudan as temperatures soar

PORT SUDAN, Sudan, June 16, 2024 (AFP) - War, climate change and man-made shortages have brought Sudan -- a nation…

One out of three Lebanese poverty-stricken: World Bank

BEIRUT, May 23, 2024 (AFP) - A third of Lebanese people are impoverished with poverty rates tripling in a decade,…

Hungry Nigerians dig up anthills as food crisis grips the nation

By Aminu ABUBAKAR KANO, Nigeria, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) Desperate Nigerians have been protesting against soaring food prices as an…

Global food crisis: A ‘hellscape of hunger’ fueled by climate and conflict

https://youtu.be/Wf5PS7yz9zo   New York, NY (February 13, 2024): A dire warning rang out at the UN Security Council today as…

Living in extraordinary times! ASEAN in Focus – December 26, 2023

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Millions escape poverty in Mexico as incomes rise

Millions of people have escaped poverty in recent years in Mexico, helped by rising incomes in Latin America's second-largest economy,…

India’s growing population a burden for struggling mothers

By Bhuvan BAGGA Agence France-Presse DARBHANGA, India (AFP) -- Married off by her parents at 14, Indian mother-of-seven Jaimala Devi…

Sweden rediscovers poverty as inflation soars

  Stockholm, Sweden | AFP | by Viken KANTARCI It's not yet 6 am and dozens of homeless people are…

Haitians accuse Dominicans of race-based arrests, expulsions

by Richard Pierrin with Amelie Baron in Paris Agence France-Presse PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- His Haitian passport was in order,…

Nearly 20 million Filipinos lived below poverty line in 2021 – PSA

Poverty incidence in 2021 higher compared to 2018, but lower to figures in 2015 (Eagle News) – At least 19.99…

Week of gang violence leaves 89 dead in Haiti capital: rights group

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- A week of clashes between rival gangs in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince has left at least…

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