Many colonias along the Texas-Mexico border still lack basic infrastructure, including running water.
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Halfway to the SDGs’ 2030 deadline, countries have made progress, but most are struggling to meet all 17 goals. The US is no exception.
South African police officers at the scene of the burned building in Johannesburg.
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Inner city occupations and shack settlements alike are the inevitable consequence of the fact that huge populations of people have to get by without a living wage.
Gabonese woman embracing a soldier after the announcement of the coup.
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Failed developmental promises, ever shifting domestic elite alliances and popular demand for better living conditions contributed to the military removal of Gabon’s Ali Bongo Ondimba.
Cannabis plants.
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Contrary to popular views, it was not just uneducated and socially deviant individuals who were engaged in cannabis farming or trade.
Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to meet the tiny Catholic community of Mongolia is drawing considerable interest.
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A scholar of Roman Catholicism explains why Pope Francis’ visit to Mongolia, home to fewer than 1,500 Catholics, is significant.
Food insecurity can impact both a mother’s ability or decision to breastfeed, and also the ability to purchase baby formula.
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Low-income mothers with infants are struggling with food insecurity, which can lead to long-term health impacts for both mothers and children.
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AI chatbots can be educational tools but still have many drawbacks.
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Britain’s most famous iconoclast presents a show of humour, beauty, and irreverence that reflects the complexities and contradictions in being human.
Debt renegotiation between debtors (mostly older, minority women) and debt collectors (in green and from behind). December 2019, debt renegotiation fair in Vitoria (Espirito Santo) Brazil.
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In different parts of the world, managing debt on a day-to-day basis is a real job, and one that is mainly taken on by women.
Affordable housing in Ghana is unavailable for most people.
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Ghana’s housing deficit needs immediate attention.
The British Miracle Meat presenter, Greg Wallace, onstage at a food festival in 2019.
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Repugnance for certain activities tends to dictate government rules for markets but this can obscure real problems like poverty.
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi spews lava during an eruption on May 23, 2023. Over 250,000 people live nearby.
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For some people, it’s a choice based on cultural beliefs or economic opportunities provided by the volcano. Other times it’s less a choice than the only option.
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With the right investment in health and education, Nigeria’s high population can spur economic development.
Ghana’s population can be described as rapidly urbanising and young.
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Ghana’s implementation of key population policies has not been consistent.
French prime minister Elisabeth Borne and president Emmanuel Macron during a meeting of an interministerial crisis unit.
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On the issue of working-class neighbourhoods, as on others, Emmanuel Macron has failed to find the path to a common project.
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Early childhood poverty is in fact a risk factor for lower educational attainment, poorer cognition and worse mental health.
Low-income residents are among those most likely to lose cooling in their homes because they can’t pay their bills.
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One in 4 American households are at risk of losing power because of the high cost of energy. Over 30% of those disconnections are in summer, when heat gets dangerous.
Autistic people often don’t receive the correct healthcare to meet their needs.
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A review of government services has found that autistic people are being failed in health, education, employment, poverty and housing.
NBA rookies must navigate their way over a series of pitfalls.
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With newfound fame and fortune, NBA rookies who come from poverty face a bevy of challenges that threaten to derail their success.
Walkley Bank Allotments, Sheffield, UK.
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Maintaining a diversity of insects may be key for crop pollination in cities.