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Pele, Brazilian Legend of the Beautiful Game, Dies at 82

Pele, the legendary Brazilian football player who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died on Thursday at the age of 82. Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein hospital, where Pele was undergoing treatment, said he died at 3:27 p.m. "due to multiple…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nine million spent Christmas in ‘Dickensian’ housing conditions, survey finds

Millions of adults with serious health conditions are spending Christmas in cold damp homes, according to research

The Independent UK

Poverty battle raged on in 2022, here are four ways women are working to escape it

Research across the world demonstrates how global poverty can be tackled effectively by empowering women in all aspects.

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Charity and Capitalism Are Better Than Government

When I was young, I assumed government would lift people out of poverty. But those policies often do more harm than good.

Reason

Lack of internet is a 'poverty trap' for city's most vulnerable

In an ever-increasing digital world, people who cannot afford laptops, smartphones and broadband risk being left behind

Liverpool Echo

Failure by Congress to extend federal child tax credit hurts tens of thousands of children in Illinois

Our federal lawmakers and state legislators should make it a priority to help our most vulnerable residents when they get back to work next month.

Chicago Sun-Times

AP Year in Pictures: A vibrant Latin America and Caribbean

The best images taken in 2022 by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean revealed the reality of migration, poverty and violence, but they also showcased the region's intense, vibrant and colorful daily life.

The Independent UK

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Why do the rich get richer — even during global crises?

Every 30 hours, the pandemic spawned a new billionaire, while pushing a million people into poverty. Here’s why.

Al Jazeera

On the frontline of the 'poverty war': Desperate calls from GPs, suicidal young men, and families with £20 to live on for a week

“It was devastating,” James reflected. “People were sitting there lost."

Manchester Evening News

Barbara Kingsolver returns to Appalachia to tackle opioid crisis, in Dickens-inspired novel Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver, author of The Poisonwood Bible, returned to her home turf of Appalachia to tackle one of its most urgent issues — with a little help from David Copperfield.

ABC News

How Putin’s war and small islands are accelerating the global shift to clean energy, and what to watch for in 2023

The year 2022 was a tough one for the growing number of people living in food insecurity and energy poverty around the world, and the beginning of 2023 is looking bleak.

The Conversation

Here's how to end gridlock in D.C.

Ambitious policy solutions can break through partisan paralysis and change America. It's time to go big

Salon

US Slams Taliban for Women's NGO Jobs Ban in Afghanistan

The US has condemned the Taliban for ordering non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to stop employing women, saying the ban will disrupt vital and life-saving assistance to millions. The Taliban takeover last year sent Afghanistan’s economy into a tailspin and transformed the country, driving millions into poverty and hunger. Foreign aid…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'We shouldn't exist': Inside the very special Christmas toy shop where no-one has to pay a penny

The Wood Street Mission is once again helping the 64,500 children in poverty in Manchester and Salford

Manchester Evening News

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The Pope condemned the human 'hunger for wealth and power' at a Christmas Eve Mass

Recalling Jesus' birth in a stable, Pope Francis rebuked those "ravenous" for wealth and power at the expense of the vulnerable in a Christmas Eve homily decrying war, poverty and greedy consumerism.

The National (Scotland)

Sunak urged to 'break with predecessors' and scrap two-child limit and benefit cap

THE Prime Minister has been urged to “break with his predecessors” and make scrapping the two-child limit and benefit cap a top priority when…

Wales Online

Sunak urged to drop two-child benefit cap to lift half a million out of poverty

SNP MP Kirsten Oswald has asked the Prime Minister to U-turn on the "unspeakably cruel" policies to lift half a million children out of poverty

The Independent UK

Scrapping tax cut for banks for just one week could feed 1.9 million children, Sunak told

Exclusive: Pausing cuts could fund holiday vouchers for all pupils receiving free school meals, analysis shows

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The Independent UK

Sunak urged to drop two-child benefit cap to lift thousands out of poverty

SNP MP Kirsten Oswald is calling on the Prime Minister to act.

ABC News

38,000 living in poverty in Australia's wealthiest city this Christmas

In Australia's city with the highest median income, 38,000 people will be living below the poverty line this Christmas.

ABC News

Tao Huabi's Lao Gan Ma chilli sauce is a beloved household staple but will her Chinese success story continue?

For decades, Tao Huabi's Lao Gan Ma chilli crisp sauce has dominated China's spicy sauce market but, now, a cloud of competition is looming over her chilli empire.

The Independent UK

Stuck at the border, migrants find a little Christmas cheer

Tens of thousands of migrants who fled violence and poverty will spend Christmas in crowded shelters or on the dangerous streets of Mexican border towns

Daily Mirror

'Free school meals for ALL kids would ensure every child has opportunity to thrive'

Severe eligibility rules dictates 800,000 children living in poverty miss out on free meals as leading author Henry Dimbleby joins our campaign for no kids to go to class hungry

ABC News

Christmas charity records 50pc drop in donations with poverty on the rise among Australia's working poor

For some Australians, tomorrow will be a holiday of acceptable excess — opulent feasts, mountains of gifts and binge drinking. But many of those straddling the poverty line are worried they will have little to no food on the table.

Capital & Main

As Eviction Notices Arrive, Reclaimers Brace for Last Christmas in El Sereno

Reclaiming Our Homes drew national attention to SoCal’s struggles over housing and poverty. But their time in state-owned houses may be up.

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