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People in poverty will suffer the most if Roe is overturned, Pa. experts say

PHILADELPHIA — If Roe v. Wade ends, people in poverty could find themselves in ever-worsening conditions — unable to stabilize their families, destined to augment the miseries and distress that already engulf them, advocates say.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Charity which helped people with poverty and loneliness forced to close after being scammed

Someone pretending to be from Amazon conned the charity out of tens-of-thousands of pounds

Liverpool Echo

Edinburgh Election 2022: Call for 'equality tax' on festivals to fight poverty

Independent candidate Bonnie Prince Bob says the City Centre has become "hostile" for low earners and said a proposed tourist tax did not go far enough.

Edinburgh Live

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Bid to overturn Sierra Leone loitering laws that activists claim ‘criminalise poverty’

Citing claims of violence and rape by police, lawyers and activists mount legal challenge to laws brought in under British rule

The Guardian - UK

The Tories do not deserve a cross in any ballot paper box as poverty plagues the nation

Record View says the Conservatives, who had already given us a decade of austerity, are ready to double down on poverty in post-pandemic Britain.

Daily Record

As Vietnam reopens, villagers seek more sustainable tourism

Villagers in remote Dien Bien Phu are looking to traditional homestays to encourage tourism without overdevelopment.

Al Jazeera

Glasgow shop selling single nappies as parents 'can't afford full size packets' from supermarkets

The community 'cabin' shop in Cranhill, which stocks different sized nappies from 5p to 15p, also offers food in small quantities.

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Glasgow shop selling one nappy at a time to help families battling cost of living crisis

The community shop is run by a development trust providing vital services to the area, and also offers small quantities of food, single batteries and single toilet rolls to help struggling families.

Glasgow Live

Government to consider impact of UK energy efficiency plan on poor households

Officials admit they did not conduct equality assessment before launch of heat and buildings strategy

The Guardian - UK

Local elections 2022: Greens have answers where old parties are failing

This country is in crisis. Inflation sky-rocketing, more and more people having to rely on foodbanks or choose between heating their home and eating, millions of children in poverty. There is a horrific war in Europe, and the climate emergency is only getting more urgent.

Evening Standard

Glasgow police on the scene of Clydebank oil protest as activists blockade terminal

Activists are holding a peaceful protest against the current energy crisis that is 'pushing people into poverty' at an oil terminal in Clydebank and are calling for action by the UK Government.

Glasgow Live

Housing pressure on Hunter region's domestic violence services puts Labor, Coalition on notice

Support services say both major federal parties need to step up with too many women staying in unsafe homes and fearing poverty if they flee domestic violence.

ABC News

West Lothian workers who kept country running through pandemic now struggling with cost of living

Over 3000 workers are living below the breadline thanks to rising costs

Daily Record

Nigerian workers struggle as cost of living outstrips incomes

Food inflation in Nigeria increased by 15% during the 11 months from April 2021 to March 2022, adding pressure on the cost of living for salary earners whose incomes have not risen for close to three years.

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Manchester Evening News

“It's all a bit f*****": The home of Greater Manchester's poorest kids

"When they have school photos, I can't afford to pay for them”

Daily Record

Key workers who kept country going in pandemic 'facing poverty amid cost of living crisis'

Many frontline staff who were applauded on doorsteps across the land are now on the breadline, according to a study by the GMB.

Wales Online

Newport's changing identity: The city that always seems to take one step forward and two steps back

With a brand new market and the promise of major investment, where is Newport headed?

Asharq Al-Awsat

Congressmen Upset over 'Assad's Wealth Growth' despite US Sanctions

The US State Department estimated the wealth of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family at $1 to $2 billion, despite the imposed sanctions. The estimated figure surprised US lawmakers amid international reports stating that nearly 90 percent of the Syrian people live below the poverty line. Ranking member of…

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Health worries and Long Covid have seen 400,000 leave work - new report highlights impact of inequality and need for Levelling Up

Experts think around 400,000 people nationwide have stopped working during the pandemic due to ill health and Long Covid.

The Independent UK

Heads ask ‘what century are we living in’ over rising food bank use

Headteachers condemn ‘Dickensian’ levels of rising poverty at annual conference.

Al Jazeera

Infographic: How expensive are everyday items in Nigeria?

Since 2016, the Nigerian economy, Africa’s largest, has suffered two recessions; prices of necessities have soared.

Daily Record

Falkirk Council elections 2022: Fuel poverty among the issues on Upper Braes' voters minds

Upper Braes voters will have to choose three councillors from nine candidates on May 5, and many residents will be expecting soaring bills and fuel poverty to be at the top of the agenda for those elected.

The Hindu

Are freebies affecting the economic growth of India?

There are subsidies that are productive and then there are those that are wasteful

The Independent UK

Women ‘brutally exposed’ to cost-of-living crisis after bearing brunt of soaring poverty

Exclusive: Data from Labour’s shadow women and equalities secretary reveals women left ‘brutally exposed’ to cost of living crisis

The Conversation

Evicting people from Tanzania's Ngorongoro conservation area is a bad idea, there are alternatives

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area in northern Tanzania is a spectacular area made up of expansive plains, forests and savanna. It’s also home to a huge caldera – a depression that forms when a volcano erupts and collapses – known as the Ngorongoro Crater.

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