Tag #Inequality

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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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London Parks Face Funding Crisis Amidst Population Growth

Reduced funding for London's parks since 2008, coupled with a 15% population increase, has created a significant deficit in green space access for over a million more residents.

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36% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
elpais.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Global Hunger Crisis: Chile's Success and Haiti's Persistent Struggle

Globally, 1 in 11 people face food insecurity, while 29% experience moderate levels; Chile's success in nearly eradicating child malnutrition through sustained public health initiatives contrasts with Haiti's persistent struggles, highlighting the need for systemic solutions.

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48% Bias Score

Zero Hunger
elpais.com
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Joint Initiative Seeks Higher Taxes on the Wealthy to Combat Global Inequality

Spain, Brazil, and South Africa launched a joint initiative at the UN Seville summit to increase taxes on high net worth individuals to address global inequality and reduced international cooperation, with plans for a three-month action plan and annual meetings.

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40% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
elpais.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Global Education Crisis: Funding Gap Exceeds \$148 Billion, Millions of Children Out of School"

More than 244 million children are out of school globally due to insufficient funding, conflict, and inequality; the annual shortfall to achieve SDG4 exceeds \$148 billion, while ODA for education has decreased, impacting vulnerable populations disproportionately.

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48% Bias Score

Quality Education
english.elpais.com
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Dallas Eviction Center Fights Systemic Inequalities

The Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center (DEAC) prevents evictions in Dallas, Texas, by providing free legal aid to vulnerable defendants, achieving a 60% success rate while highlighting systemic inequalities in housing laws and assisting around 30,000 people since its founding in 2020.

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48% Bias Score

No Poverty
theguardian.com
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Iranian Missile Kills Four in Tamra, Exposing Israeli Inequality

An Iranian missile intended for Haifa hit the Israeli Arab town of Tamra on Saturday night, killing four members of the Khatib family and injuring approximately 40 others, exposing inequalities in civil defense infrastructure and highlighting deep societal divisions within Israel.

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56% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
elpais.com
🌐 90% Global Worthiness
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US Funding Cuts Cause Devastating Rise in HIV Infections

The abrupt US funding cuts for global health initiatives have severely hampered HIV prevention and treatment, leading to clinic closures, staff layoffs, and a projected increase of 6.6 million new HIV infections by 2029, alongside an estimated 4.2 million additional deaths, unless the financial gap ...

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56% Bias Score

Good Health and Well-being
theguardian.com
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G7 Exempts US Companies From Global Minimum Tax

The G7 exempted US companies from a global minimum 15% corporate tax, undermining a 2021 OECD/G20 agreement and prioritizing multinational interests over developing nations and fairer tax practices, potentially costing over $500 billion annually in global revenue.

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60% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
bbc.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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UK Government Tightens Disability Benefit Rules, Sparking Community Division

The UK government's revised plan to tighten Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments from November 2026, following a U-turn prompted by a Labour MP rebellion, will impact disabled people's access to financial support, causing concern and division within the disabled community, despite governm...

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52% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
elpais.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Spain's Education System: Unequal Access and Outcomes

Spain's education system, while providing compulsory schooling, fails to guarantee equal access, quality processes, and positive outcomes due to privatization, underfunding, and high rates of early school abandonment, disproportionately impacting low-income families.

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68% Bias Score

Quality Education
bbc.com
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Bezos' Venice Wedding Sparks Protests Over Tourism and Displacement

Activists in Venice are protesting Jeff Bezos's upcoming multi-million dollar wedding, which is expected to occupy the city from June 23-28, highlighting concerns about the displacement of residents due to over-tourism and the exploitation of the city by wealthy outsiders.

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56% Bias Score

Sustainable Cities and Communities
nrc.nl
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Dutch Caribbean Islands Face Severe Infrastructure Deficits

A Dutch advisory council highlights severe infrastructural shortcomings in the Caribbean Netherlands, caused by insufficient funding, a lack of skilled workers, and inconsistent government policies compared to mainland Netherlands, urging a collaborative approach to address these challenges.

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36% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality

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