DURBAN, South Africa — South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday highlighted the achievements of his African National Congress, which has ruled the country for all of its 30 years of democrac y, as it heads into a tight race in May’s election. Ramaphosa delivered the party’s manifesto to thousands of ANC supporters at the … Read more
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Poverty levels in Argentina skyrocketed to 57.4% in January, the highest rate in 20 years, according to a study by the Catholic University of Argentina released over the weekend. The study quickly unleashed a series of accusations between Argentina’s former Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and the government of President … Read more
ISLAMABAD — Human Rights Watch said Monday that Afghanistan’s public health system has been hit hard following a sharp reduction in foreign assistance, coupled with serious Taliban abuses against women and girls, jeopardizing the right to healthcare of millions of Afghans. In a new report, the New York-based watchdog said this has left the “Afghan … Read more
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry urged calm in a public address early Thursday following three days of violent protests that have paralyzed the country demanding his resignation. The brief speech did little to appease thousands of people angry and frustrated over unrelenting gang violence, deepening poverty and no general elections in sight. … Read more
LONDON — Glenys Kinnock, a former British cabinet minister, member of the European Parliament and wife of former Labour leader Neil Kinnock, has died. She was 79. Kinnock died Sunday at her London home some six years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, her family said. Kinnock went from being a schoolteacher to an outspoken … Read more
Rice is a crucial staple for over half the global population and the world is bracing for its most significant shortage in 20 years. India’s export ban on rice is reverberating through global rice markets, threatening food security if developing nations cannot afford or access rice. “The only shortage out there right now would really … Read more
PORT=AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s government has banned all charter flights to Nicaragua that migrants fleeing poverty and violence had been increasingly using in their quest to reach the United States, according to a bulletin issued Monday that The Associated Press obtained. Haiti’s government did not provide an explanation for the decision in its bulletin, which … Read more
Meghan Markle has just been put on blast for attempting to make poverty look ‘photogenic’ for clout. Accusations against the couple have been shared by royal commentator Jan Moir. All her thoughts have come to light, in one of her pieces for the Daily Mail. In it, she referenced Meghan’s visit to an underprivileged school, where … Read more
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — With tired faces, residents of a homeless shelter in Argentina’s capital pass through the main entrance and line up to receive a hot drink and a slice of cake for an afternoon snack. Places like the Bepo Ghezzi Social Inclusion Center in the Parque Patricios neighborhood of Buenos Aires have seen … Read more
Peopleimages | E+ | Getty Pictures Is old-age earnings poverty too excessive? Take into account this thought train: What’s a tolerable poverty fee amongst American seniors? By one metric, the U.S. fares worse than most different developed nations on this class. About 23% of Individuals over age 65 stay in poverty, in accordance with the … Read more