poverty
‘The masses are suffering,’ Nigerians lament high cost of living as fuel price hikes bite
World
July 7, 2023
‘The masses are suffering,’ Nigerians lament high cost of living as fuel price hikes bite
Abuja, Nigeria CNN — At the once-bustling Utako Motor Park — an interstate motor hub connecting Nigeria’s capital Abuja to…
World Bank approves $700 million for crisis-hit Sri Lanka
World
June 29, 2023
World Bank approves $700 million for crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Colombo CNN — The World Bank approved $700 million in budgetary and welfare support for Sri Lanka on Thursday, in…
Fatigued and Alone: The Plague of Child Labor
Features/Interviews
May 30, 2023
Fatigued and Alone: The Plague of Child Labor
Ibrahim is only nine years old, and already his skin is stained black with motor oil. His untrimmed nails carry…
In-depth talk about US future path in Bozeman
Opinion
March 9, 2023
In-depth talk about US future path in Bozeman
Bozeman is a city most inhabitants of this earth had never heard of. It’s a city in southern Montana in…
Top UN female envoys meet Taliban in Kabul to discuss ban on women aid workers
Middle East
January 19, 2023
Top UN female envoys meet Taliban in Kabul to discuss ban on women aid workers
CNN — Some of the United Nations’ most senior female officials have been meeting Taliban leaders in Kabul to discuss the ban on…
Afghanistan’s new poor line up for aid to survive as food crisis bites
Middle East
May 22, 2022
Afghanistan’s new poor line up for aid to survive as food crisis bites
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) – Two long lines — one of men, another of women — wind around a World Food…
4 Syrians die after burning coal for heat in south Lebanon
Middle East
January 3, 2022
4 Syrians die after burning coal for heat in south Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian mother and her three children died in their sleep after inhaling toxic fumes from burning…
UN pushes cash handouts to avert mass poverty in Afghanistan
Middle East
December 1, 2021
UN pushes cash handouts to avert mass poverty in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 1 (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Wednesday that a program to pay $300 million a…
US food banks struggle to feed hungry amid surging prices
World
November 10, 2021
US food banks struggle to feed hungry amid surging prices
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — U.S. food banks already dealing with increased demand from families sidelined by the pandemic now face…
A public suicide in Iran spotlights anguish over economy
Middle East
November 4, 2021
A public suicide in Iran spotlights anguish over economy
Ruhollah Parazideh, a wiry 38-year-old with a thick mustache and hair flecked with gray, was desperate for a job. The…