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The Vatican has a new campaign encouraging divestment from mining, as Catholic Church leaders warned that a global rush for ...

Even in the troubled financial times currently facing the U.S., Europe and Asia, where we all have had to cut back, nothing compares to the poverty in many African nations.

The affluent often blame poverty on bad budgeting skills, claiming the poor just need to be taught financial literacy. But ...

As a young Black woman and daughter of two immigrants, that was the surest way to say the quiet part out loud: that a Black ...

Normally, at this age, one should be resting - so why am I still running to the front line? The answer is simple: Forget your age, and your career will always stay young. I am a scientific and ...

The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has noted with concern that Nigeria, and especially the Northern region retains the unenviable status of “poverty ...

Many hope to follow in the footsteps of their compatriot Awar Odhiang, who went from a refugee camp in Ethiopia to closing Chanel's Paris Fashion Week show last year.

A Canadian streaming platform is helping white supremacists who have been kicked off mainstream social media continue to ...

The World Happiness Report 2026 was published on March 19. Discover the nations struggling the most with happiness.