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Strike action involving baggage handlers and check-in staff will “inevitably” cause severe delays, disruption and cancellations, Unite union says

Union Minister Gadkari expressed satisfaction at Andhra Pradesh's development efforts. Projects worth ₹2 lakh crore are in progress, doubling national highways from 4,193 km to 8,744 km. PM Modi's vision of poverty/unemployment eradication through infrastructure is being implemented. Projects worth ₹17,000 crore in Tirupati, inter-modal bus terminus, and Swastya hospital…

Report by the Fabian Society said that levelling up is needed for all parts of the country

More help could be on the way

'Devastating cuts' to Universal Credit have been ordered to be reversed, with the DWP also urged to put a new payment uplift in place which would apply to legacy benefits

Calls made to bring back the uplift after report reveals more than 100,000 people pushed into poverty by additional help axe

Government urged to 'reverse damaging decision' to stop top up payments - as MP says weekly uplift would raise thousands out of poverty

Nigeria’s population is currently estimated at over 222 million, with the median age - the age at the midpoint of the population - 18.1 years. This poses challenges and opportunities. Akanni Akinyemi explains in this interview with The Conversation Africa that better data and greater focus on its huge young…

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ms. Lauryn Hill and Megan Thee Stallion will headline this year’s Global Citizen Festival, as the anti-poverty nonprofit looks to focus attention on increasing inequality for girls and young women around the world