Battle against hunger, poverty: G20 summit kicks off with global pact

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Battle against hunger, poverty: G20 summit kicks off with global pact

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November 19, 2024

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva opened the summit of the Group of 20 major economies ...

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Goal to end extreme poverty by 2030 ‘out of reach’: World Bank

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October 16, 2024

WASHINGTON: A global target of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is “out of reach,” said the World Bank on Tuesday, ...

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UN nations endorse a ‘Pact of the Future,’ and the body’s leader says it must be more than talk

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September 23, 2024

UNITED NATIONS (news agencies) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a blueprint Sunday to bring the world’s increasingly divided nations ...

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Pope heads to economic power Singapore after a joyous visit to impoverished, devout East Timor

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September 11, 2024

DILI, East Timor (news agencies) — Pope Francis was flying to Singapore on Wednesday for the final leg of his ...

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Americans’ inflation-adjusted incomes rebounded to pre-pandemic levels last year

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September 11, 2024

WASHINGTON (news agencies) — The inflation-adjusted median income of U.S. households rebounded last year to roughly its 2019 level, overcoming ...

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Activists criticize high cost of Pope Francis’ visit to East Timor, one of the poorest nations

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September 9, 2024

DILI, East Timor (news agencies) — East Timor pulled out all stops for Pope Francis’ historic visit to one of ...

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East Timor looks to the pope’s visit as a reward after 20 years of fragile stability

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September 8, 2024

DILI, East Timor (news agencies) — East Timor is in a festive mood as it prepares for the arrival of ...

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Mexico’s poorest receiving less government funds under president who brought poor to the fore

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May 24, 2024

MEXICO CITY (news agencies) — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador swept into office nearly six years ago with a simple ...

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