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Experts say high food prices are here to stay. Here’s why
Inflation has steadily cooled over the past two years, despite seeing a slight stall in October and November. Prices for…
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Rome sets up two large tents to shelter the homeless this winter
This article was originally published in Italian Authorities in Rome have only erected two of the four large tents they’d promised…
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Santa Claus arrives in Hungarian town in style – by helicopter
Children and their parents had gathered on the central beach by Lake Balaton, next to the Ferris wheel, and waited…
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Spain unites in massive aid effort after devastating floods
This article was originally published in Spanish As Valencia battles the aftermath of one of Spain’s worst floods, young volunteers are…
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How will impact investing change the face of charitable finance?
Save The Children Global Ventures is aiming to raise $1bn in new forms of innovative funding for the charity’s mission…
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POWERTY: energising communities to combat poverty
An EU-funded project is helping one of Spain’s poorest neighbourhoods cope with energy costs and the endemic problems of poverty…
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Is the UK’s child poverty rate 10 times that of the Nordic countries?
A widely-seen social media post claims that child poverty in the UK is significantly higher than in the Nordic countries.…
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Microlending: a revolution towards financial inclusion
Integrating the 1.4 billion people around the world with no access to a bank account into the financial system is…
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A new chapter: Irish government to subsidise school books
As cost-of-living pressures continue to pile up, the Irish government has an ambitious new strategy to ease the pains for…
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Oxfam calls for an end to billionaire ‘bonanza,’ say millions are falling into extreme poverty
Olga Shumytskaya | Moment | Getty Images A new billionaire emerged every 30 hours during the Covid-19 pandemic, and nearly…
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