Poverty

Argentina and IMF discuss debt in shadow of 2001 crisis

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina has been here before: recession, growing poverty, high inflation, billions of dollars in debt, a looming deadline ...
20:04 12 February 2022

Kirk Douglas rose from poverty to become a king of Hollywood

NEW YORK — He was born Issur Danielovitch, a ragman’s son. He died Kirk Douglas, a Hollywood king.
2:05 6 February 2022

Text of President Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address

WASHINGTON — Text of President Donald Trump's 2020 State of the Union address, as provided by the White House:
3:37 5 February 2022

Fleeing war, poverty, African migrants face racism in Egypt

CAIRO — Two Sudanese sisters, Seham and Ekhlas Bashir, were walking their children home from elementary school in a Cairo neighborhood when a group of...
6:08 2 January 2022

Pensioners struggling to survive join Chile protests

SANTIAGO, Chile — Seventy-seven-year-old María Gonzalez is tired of waking up, Monday to Friday, to sell toilet paper in the Chilean capital. Her meag...
17:19 15 November 2021

Rights group: Bosnian migrant camp “dangerous and inhumane”

BIHAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina — A prominent human rights group is warning that migrants trying to reach Western Europe are living in “dangerously cold and...
11:11 15 November 2021

Chrissy Teigen honored at Baby2Baby gala

CULVER CITY, Calif. — Chrissy Teigen said felt honored to receive an award at the Baby2Baby Gala, but her acceptance speech wasn't all about her achie...
10:31 10 November 2021

Argentina’s Peronists seek return in polarized election

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Frustration over a bruising economic crisis and rising poverty has eroded support for Argentina's pro-business incumbent ahe...
15:16 25 October 2021

Blood guacamole: In Mexico, avocados bring income, cartels

SAN JUAN PARANGARICUTIRO, Mexico — Small-scale avocado growers armed with AR-15 rifles take turns manning a vigilante checkpoint to guard against thie...
4:00 23 October 2021