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Declining poverty ratio: a continuing trend

NSSO fact sheet data reveals declining poverty and inequality trends, with varying estimates based on different methodologies.

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If you live to 100, you might as well be happy: what poverty, jail and war have taught author Rhee Kun Hoo

Joy is all around us, according to the bestselling South Korean author. Here’s what he has learned from a long and often hard life

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Spain Struggles To Stamp Out Drug Trade In Poor South

The killing of two police by drug traffickers has focused attention on smuggling networks in southern Spain, where poverty makes it easy for gangs to recruit youngsters.

International Business Times

Owaisi is rich and old city is poor: Sameer Waliullah

Congress candidate accuses Owaisi of amassing wealth, highlights poverty in Hyderabad, emphasizes need for change in leadership.

The Hindu

Haiti crisis: International intervention 'not the solution', expert says

It's estimated that more than 53,000 people have fled extreme violence in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, which equates to 80 percent of the city's population. Haiti has been without a president since the assassination of Jovenel Moïse in 2021. The country has been ravaged for decades by poverty and natural…

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‘Placement poverty’ to be tackled in Labor budget with new payments for student teachers and nurses

Midwives and social workers will also be given a $320 weekly payment for undertaking mandatory work placements at university

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After a boom in cash aid to tackle poverty, some states are now banning it

Four states so far have passed laws prohibiting the use of public money for no-strings cash aid. Advocates for basic income say the backlash is being fueled by a conservative think tank.

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The budget reveals what governments actually care about. And Labor has chosen to keep jobseekers in poverty

The government could easily index jobseeker to whichever is highest of the CPI or wage price index

The Guardian - AU

Nigeria: Currency reform deepens socio-economic crisis

The devaluation of the Naira against the dollar has plunged Nigerians into a deep socio-economic crisis. The price of basic foodstuffs can double or even triple in the same day. While 98 million Nigerians were already living in extreme poverty in recent years, this figure could explode by 2024 if…

France 24

Fewer wildfires, great biodiversity: what is the secret to the success of Mexico’s forests?

More than half of the country’s forestry is in community and Indigenous hands – and from CO2 absorption to reducing poverty the results are impressive

The Guardian - UK

Asylum seekers in UK should have right to work after six months, MPs say

Exclusive: Existing policies seem designed to push people into destitution but fail as a deterrent, cross-party report says

The Guardian - UK

The Congress lacks leadership, policy and intention to take India forward: Rajnath Singh

Lok Sabha elections 2024 news: Union Minister Rajnath Singh criticizes Congress' divisive manifesto, and praises BJP's commitment to eradicating poverty and developing India by 2027.

The Hindu

It’s immoral to push children into poverty, but that’s what the benefits cap does

Claimants were supposed to be deterred from having more children, but the policy has made families poorer, not smaller

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“I Don’t Eat The Last Of Anything”: 45 Habits People Kept From Their Poor Days

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Mississippi Lawmakers Negotiate Medicaid Expansion In Landmark Decision

Mississippi lawmakers are discussing Medicaid expansion, facing challenges in reaching a compromise for low-income residents.

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Towards a less poor and more equal country

The twin objectives of high economic growth and reduction of inequality can only be achieved with improvements in human development and poverty reduction

Latin Times

Argentina's President Milei Celebrates First Quarter Surplus, Says 'Our Plan Is Working'

Argentina President Javier Milei took over the office in December and promised to implement a "shock" plan to fix the economy, reducing extremely high inflation, improving the economy, and helping people who were struggling with poverty.

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Congress-RJD will bring riots, atrocities, poverty, starvation; NDA will bring development, says Amit Shah in Bihar

Amit Shah criticizes RJD regime, warns of Jungle Raj return, praises Modi's development work in Bihar.

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