poverty

Austerity -- the backdrop to Britain's 'Brexit election'

Slough (United Kingdom) (AFP) - As record numbers of Britons are forced to use food banks and homele...

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- #Brexit
- #politics
- #vote
'The end': Poverty bites in remote Egyptian village

Al-Nehaya (مصر) (AFP) - The name of the remote Egyptian village Al-Nehaya sounds much like the Arabi...

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Still in streets, Iraqis say problem is poverty

Diwaniyah (Iraq) (AFP) - Chants demanding complete regime change have echoed across Iraq for weeks, ...

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PM urges civil servants to guide the poor out of poverty

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad today called on public servants to assist Putrajaya in encouragin...

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Let's eradicate poverty without looking at race - Daim

The issue of poverty in Malaysia must be recognised and addressed by the government without being vi...

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Police choppers a terrifying sight in Rio slums

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - For those who live in Rio de Janeiro's crime-wracked slums, danger and fear a...

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- #crime
- #police
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Pope hosts meal for 1,500 poor and homeless

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis on Sunday hosted around 1,500 poor and homeless people for lunch a...

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- #pope
- #religion
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How Russia's foster children are saving dying villages

Brodi (Russie) (AFP) - In a small room with a blackboard and lace curtains, first-grader Danya liste...

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- #education
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New cocoa deals help peasant farmers, but not enough

Abidjan (AFP) - The willingness of some multinational firms to pay a cost-of-living bonus for Africa...

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- #Ghana
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Southern Niger reels after Nigeria closes borders

Dan Issa (Niger) (AFP) - "Nothing crosses into Nigeria and nothing comes out. It's hermetically seal...

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- #Nigeria
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