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Economy

Europe's poverty gap

"The problem is not that we run out of money occasionally. The real problem is that we live our entire lives this way and our children grow up in this too.”

30/01/2019

World

European anti-poverty groups examine root causes of exclusion

A conference is taking place at the European Parliament today to discuss how to tackle poverty and social exclusion, which affect nearly half the poulation of some member states.

29/01/2019

World News

Failure to tax the rich hits girls hardest: Oxfam

"We all suffer, but it's women and girls who suffer most"

21/01/2019

World News

Poverty report: 26 individuals own the same as poorest 50% of humanity

Fortune favours the rich with 26 people owning the same as the poorest half of the human race, according to a recent report from Oxfam

21/01/2019

France

Macron makes northern pilgrimage

French president visits sites of great WWI battles and says regions' suffering must end.

10/11/2018

Russia

Woman ‘gives away’ newborn baby at Russian airport

Police say the 25-year-old mother gave the newborn baby to a teacher she met online because she was unable to provide for her.

20/09/2018

Venezuela

Professor cannot afford to fix his shoes

This university professor needs four months wages to repair his shoes.

24/07/2018

Venezuela

Venezuelan hardship unlikely to affect presidential election

Nicolas Maduro, has been unable to manage a crisis which, for ordinary citizens, has led to shortages food and medicine. But he is likely to be returned as president.

15/05/2018

Brazil

Fire destroys office block in heart of Sao Paulo

At least one person has died and several others are missing after a 26-floor building in Brazil's largest city caught fire.

01/05/2018

World News

Homelessness on the rise in all EU countries — except Finland: report

“This past year has resolutely confirmed the existence of another Europe: a Europe not merely ignored but also misunderstood, not just despised but also forgotten — a Europe of the homeless," says the new report.

21/03/2018

World News

How can you help the homeless during Europe’s big freeze?

With Europe gripped by freezing temperatures, we spoke to homeless expert Freek Spinnewijn to find out what you can do to help.

27/02/2018

Bolivia

Bolivia wrestles with protecting child workers as young as 10

Is 10 too young to work? Not in Bolivia, where President Evo Morales says children have the right, but should be protected.

27/01/2018

World News

Oxfam: 42 super-rich hold same wealth as world's poorest 3.7 bln

Charity gives Davos elite food for thought: 82 percent of the wealth created over the past year went to the richest 1 percent of the world's population.

22/01/2018

World News

Who will be coldest in Europe this winter?

Almost 9% of Europeans can’t afford to heat their homes

04/01/2018

USA

View: communities hit by mass incarceration need college graduates

Our programme for formerly incarcerated women is a model for improving graduation rates for non-traditional students.

31/12/2017

World News

The unsung heroes spreading Christmas cheer

Volunteers in cities around the world are the unsung heroes at Christmas, providing warmth and meals for the homeless and the poor

25/12/2017

China

Mass evictions of migrant workers in Beijing

Thousands were left homeless after they were evicted from a poor neighbourhood of the Chinese capital.

11/12/2017

Morocco

Morocco: 15 people killed in food-aid crush

A stall giving out food was submerged by crowds in the impoverished town of Sidi Boulaalam.

20/11/2017

Vatican

The poor are our "passport to paradise" Pope declares

19/11/2017

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian pensioners make art to survive

Senior citizens in Bosnia and Herzegovina are turning to art and design to escape poverty.

03/11/2017