Poverty in Argentina hits 20-year high at 57.4%, study says
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Poverty levels in Argentina hit 57.4% in January, the highest in at least 20 years, according to a report by the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA)…
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Poverty levels in Argentina hit 57.4% in January, the highest in at least 20 years, according to a report by the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA)…
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s poverty rate rose to 40.1% in the first half of 2023, the government’s INDEC statistics agency said on Wednesday, up from 39.2% in the second…
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) – Poor young Ecuadoreans are choosing to join criminal gangs as an easy way to escape poverty due to a lack of opportunity, according to…
MANILA (Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic and rise in cost of living have pushed close to 70 million more people in developing Asia into extreme poverty as of last year,…
By Emma Farge and Marc Jones GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – A United Nations agency urged global finance ministers to give poor countries debt repayment breaks, estimating the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent…
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis met Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday and discussed a range of common concerns including peace, poverty, inequality and the environment,…
Parental Rights Groups Added To Southern Poverty Law Center’s ‘Hate And Extremist’ List Reagan Reese on June 7, 2023 Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) added two prominent parental rights in…
STEPHEN MOORE: Democrat Stooges Are Taking This State Back To Rust Belt Poverty Stephen Moore on March 25, 2023 Since the early days of Henry Ford, Michigan was the proud…
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Senator Teresa Ruiz is seeking to memorialize period poverty in New Jersey by designating the last week in May to the struggles poor young women…
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Russia’s war in Ukraine has brought the world to a standstill when urgent action is needed to address growing global poverty, India’s G20 summit negotiator Amitabh…
Southern Poverty Law Center Attorney Granted $5,000 Bond In ‘Cop City’ Domestic Terrorism Case Trevor Schakohl on March 7, 2023 A judge granted Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) attorney Thomas…
TIRANA (Reuters) – Thousands of opposition supporters rallied in front of the Albanian prime minister’s office on Saturday accusing the government of Edi Rama of corruption and protesting against the…
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia’s attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukrainian cities away from the front lines will complicate the dire economic situation facing the country, which has…
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Shocks related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine mean the world is unlikely to meet a longstanding goal of ending extreme…
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s deep economic slump drew thousands to the streets on Wednesday, as protesters demanded action to counter sky-high inflation and help the country’s poor, even as…
MANILA (Reuters) – The pandemic has set back the fight against poverty in the Asia-Pacific region by at least two years, and many nations will find it harder to escape…
By Claudia Cristoferi and Silvia Aloisi Businessman Leonardo del Vecchio, who has died aged 87, created the glasses company that owns brands including Ray-Ban and used his billions to become…
(Reuters) – A United Nations commission has increased its projection for poverty in Latin America and Caribbean for 2022, citing economic disruptions caused by the conflict in Ukraine. Latin America…
‘I Can’t Believe You’ve Been Nominated’: Sen Hawley Grills Biden Judicial Nominee Over Her Work For Southern Poverty Law Center Laurel Duggan on April 27, 2022 Republican Missouri Sen. Josh…
BOGOTA – 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…