Tag: poverty

Damascus (AFP) - Seated on the pavement outside a bank in central Damascus, Abu Fares's face is worn with exhaustion ...

Lilongwe (Malawi) (AFP) - Behind a dimly lit bar in Malawi's capital, Ben Manda rubbed his tired eyes and poured ...

Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentina's poverty levels fell sharply in the second half of 2024 after leaping during the first ...

Pekon (Myanmar) (AFP) - Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes ...

Cape Town (AFP) - The high debt saddling the world's poorest countries needs an urgent reset to avoid multiple crises, ...

Washington (AFP) - The war in the Palestinian territories is having a catastrophic impact on the local economy, the World ...

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Anti-poverty campaigners have hailed a decision by G20 leaders meeting in Rio to make sure ...

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Monday the world faces "a new period of major changes" ...

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - G20 leaders began arriving for a summit in Brazil on Monday to try reignite deadlocked ...

Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo leaves office Sunday with high approval ratings thanks to strong economic growth, but ...