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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 Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Apr 28, 2022

TikTok featuring The Range’s Fridge Organisers is causing a stir on whether it’s causing contamination and clutter

Some users even hit back at how The Range is allegedly promotes food in bulk when others are living in poverty

Bristol Post · Apr 28, 2022

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Mum forced to use food bank to feed her daughter despite having a full time job

Caroline Rice, who lives and works in County Fermanagh in rural Northern Ireland, is one of tens of thousands of workers in the UK who are being pushed into the poverty bracket because of spiralling living costs

Daily Mirror · Apr 28, 2022

Commentary: How 4 gangs in Watts brokered a historic peace treaty

A hidden history lies beneath the world where racism flattens lives by creating poverty and violence. Within this history, overlooked stories show that marginalized communities can achieve meaningful change as they seek to overcome years of neglect and discrimination. That’s what happened on the eve of the L.A. uprising 30…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 28, 2022

Brazil's lower house approves measure to make welfare program permanent

Brazil's lower house approved on Wednesday a measure that makes permanent the 400 reais ($80.58) Auxilio Brasil monthly welfare program for families in poverty situations, months ahead of the country's October presidential election.

Reuters · Apr 27, 2022

Groups call on Stone Mountain to cancel Confederate event

ATLANTA — The Southern Poverty Law Center Wednesday joined a growing chorus of activist groups calling on the Stone Mountain Memorial Association to cancel a planned Confederal Memorial Day rally scheduled for the park Saturday, citing a legacy of racial hatred and violence connected to such rallies.

Tribune News Service · Apr 27, 2022

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The World Is Back on a War Footing and We'll All Pay the Price

Mourn the end of a too-brief interlude of relative peace and prosperity.

Reason · Apr 27, 2022

Nearly half North East families with young children now in poverty, new report says

Figures in the report, which finds the North East has the highest level of child poverty in the UK, have been described as "simply intolerable" by campaigners in the region

Chronicle Live · Apr 27, 2022

Scots pick up 200,000 food bank parcels a year in 'accelerating' poverty crisis

Trussell Trust figures show its Scottish network provided more than 197,000 food parcels to people facing financial hardship across the country from April 1 last year to March 21 this year.

Daily Record · Apr 27, 2022

SDLP Stormont Assembly election manifesto - key points

SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said his party was focused "within every fibre of our being" on lifting people out of poverty

Belfast Live · Apr 26, 2022

Colombia poverty declined in 2021, but still above pre-pandemic levels

Poverty levels in Colombia fell last year versus 2020, amid an economic recovery in the Andean country, but have yet to return to levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic, the government said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Apr 26, 2022

No voters have raised Brexit Protocol or First Minister post during election campaign, says SDLP leader Colum Eastwood

He said the SDLP was focused "within every fibre of our being" on lifting people out of poverty

Belfast Live · Apr 26, 2022

‘Scandal’ of poverty in NI should be top election priority – SDLP leader

Colum Eastwood outlined a series of measures to deal with the cost-of-living crisis as the party published its manifesto.

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022

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Daily Record · Apr 26, 2022

New petition calls for DWP benefits to increase in line with current rate of inflation

The petition highlights a looming ‘poverty emergency’ for the UK.

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022

In Afghanistan, boys are becoming the breadwinners

In Kabul, war and poverty have long created a permanent underclass of child beggars, scavengers and shoeshine boys, but their numbers have soared in recent months, reports Pamela Constable

Glasgow Live · Apr 25, 2022

Glasgow Election 2022: New high school needed in Springburn and Robroyston

The area has been described as a shadow of its former self, and council election candidates have pledged to tackle issues such as derelict land and the push for a new high school.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2022

Fuel Poverty Action’s energy pricing plan is not just for the poorest

Letter: Ruth London explains how the campaign group’s Energy for All proposal, under which energy to cover basic needs would be free, could be funded

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The Conversation · Apr 25, 2022

Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home

The global economic crisis triggered by the outbreak of the COVID pandemic in 2020 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February this year has intensified the risk of declining trade integration between countries. A process referred to as the deglobalisation of trade.

Manchester Evening News · Apr 25, 2022

Cost of living: How your energy bills are calculated and why they've gone up

Millions of households could be in fuel poverty by the end of the year

Daily Record · Apr 25, 2022

Scottish Government announces new plans to make it easier for families to access financial support

New plans have been outlined to help tackle child poverty across the country between now and 2026.

The Hindu · Apr 24, 2022

After a hiatus, household consumer spending survey to resume in July

It helps arrive at estimates of poverty levels

Wales Online · Apr 24, 2022

The deprived Welsh community battered by the energy crisis despite producing more power than it needs

Blaenau Ffestiniog produces around 133% more energy than it needs thanks to hydro power but it's one of the most deprived areas of Gwynedd

Wales Online · Apr 24, 2022

'I ended up using foodbanks and was threatened with homelessness after my marriage broke up'

Elizabeth Evans said there is still stigma around being a single parent and the issue of poverty

Al Jazeera · Apr 23, 2022

Explosion at Nigerian illegal oil refinery kills more than 100

Unemployment and poverty in oil-producing Niger Delta has made illegal crude refining an attractive but deadly business.

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