Tag #Poverty

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Cleanliness as a Survival Strategy for Homeless Individuals in the Netherlands

Homeless individuals in Almere and Scheveningen maintain impeccably clean living spaces to avoid eviction, demonstrating resourcefulness and highlighting the precariousness of their situation, with an upcoming NATO summit potentially displacing many.

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64% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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Benefit Changes Spark Surge in Support Center Visits

A support center in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, reports a surge in visitors concerned about upcoming UK government benefit changes, including stricter PIP tests and reduced incapacity benefits under Universal Credit, impacting vulnerable people; the government aims to save £4.8bn by 2030, while a su...

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56% Bias Score

No Poverty
elpais.com
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Lack of End-of-Life Care for Homeless People Criticized in Spain

A Spanish newspaper article criticizes the lack of resources for the dying homeless, contrasting their plight with the readily available luxury goods, highlighting systemic societal failures in developed countries.

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64% Bias Score

No Poverty
nos.nl
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Dutch Food Bank Launches Nationwide Campaign to Combat Food Insecurity

The Netherlands' Food Bank launched a nationwide "Je bent welkom" campaign to combat food insecurity, aiming to increase usage among the 5% of over 6,000 households in Enschede living below the poverty line who currently utilize its services.

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52% Bias Score

No Poverty
roma.repubblica.it
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Pope Francis's Legacy: Four Roman Facilities Aid the Indigent

Pope Francis established four medical facilities in Rome, including a clinic, a center for vulnerable minors and mothers, a pharmacy, and a clinic near St. Peter's Basilica, providing free healthcare and social services to the indigent, migrants, and homeless populations since 2015 through collabora...

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56% Bias Score

No Poverty
forbes.com
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Financial Exclusion and the High Cost of Poverty in America

Lack of banking access disproportionately impacts low-income Americans, particularly in Southern states like Mississippi (11.1% unbanked) and Louisiana (8.1%), leading to reliance on predatory financial services with exorbitant fees (up to 572% APR on payday loans) and hindering economic development...

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44% Bias Score

No Poverty
theguardian.com
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UK Poverty Costs Economy £38.2 Billion Annually, Trussell Trust Report Reveals

The Trussell Trust reports that the UK economy loses £38.2 billion annually due to high poverty levels, largely attributed to government policies like benefit cuts and the two-child limit, impacting tax revenue, social security, and public services; abolishing the two-child limit could save over £3 ...

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44% Bias Score

No Poverty
repubblica.it
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Working Poverty Rises in Italy, Exceeding Germany

In 2024, 9% of full-time employed Italians faced poverty, exceeding Germany's 3.7% and up from 8.7% in 2023; this rise is especially sharp among the self-employed (17.2%) and those with only mandatory schooling (18.2%), while poverty among university graduates rose from 3.6% to 4.5%.

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36% Bias Score

No Poverty
dw.com
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Milei's Argentina: Economic Reforms Yield Mixed Results

Argentina's President Javier Milei lifted currency controls in mid-April 2024, leading to exchange rate stabilization and decreased inflation and poverty, but also causing significant social unrest due to austerity measures impacting pensions and wages; the long-term effects remain uncertain.

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16% Bias Score

No Poverty
news.sky.com
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Teenage Knife Crime Soars 140% in England and Wales

Knife crime among teenagers in England and Wales has increased by 140% in a decade, reaching 53 victims aged 13-19 in the year to March 2024; young people cite poverty, lack of opportunities, and postcode wars as reasons for carrying knives, while reduced youth services funding exacerbates the probl...

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
welt.de
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North Rhine-Westphalia: Rising Female Employment, Persistent Gender Pay Gap, and High Senior Debt

Between 2011 and 2023, the female employment rate in North Rhine-Westphalia increased from 63.4% to 70.5%, while the male rate rose by 3.9 percentage points; despite this, a notable gender pay gap and high rates of over-indebtedness among seniors persist, with 4% of those over 65 in debt counseling ...

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Gender Equality
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IMF Projects 2025's Richest and Poorest African Nations

The IMF projects Seychelles, Mauritius, Gabon, Egypt, and Botswana as the wealthiest African nations in 2025, while South Sudan, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Malawi, and Mozambique are projected to be the poorest, highlighting vast economic disparities driven by factors such as resource ma...

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56% Bias Score

No Poverty

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