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Edsa at 40: Filipinos want democracy to curb poverty, inequality

The Philadelphia Inquirer 24 Feb 2026
in 1986. Survey results suggest, however, that beyond freedom, Filipinos now expect more from the protest that restored democracy ... .
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“I committed to poverty for that”: Whitesnake’s Joel Hoekstra says you have “a hole in ...

Guitar.com 24 Feb 2026
Getting into music with dreams of dollar signs dancing in your head? Well you might want to think again ... Raised in the blue-collar suburbs of Chicago, the odds weren’t exactly stacked in his favour. READ MORE ... And I committed to poverty for that ... ....
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'Cycles Of Poverty': The Impact Of Non-Communicable Diseases In The Pacific

Scoop 23 Feb 2026
A Pacific health expert says NCDs are not just medical conditions, but social, economic, cultural and generational challenges ....
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Poverty still claims more than 820,000 Hoosiers

Greensburg Daily News 23 Feb 2026
When it was first developed in 1963, the poverty threshold was set at the cost of a minimal diet defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Then, a family of two adults and two children under age 18 were considered ... .
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CT can choose to end child poverty

The CT Mirror 23 Feb 2026
child poverty ... End Child Poverty Now —a campaign stewarded by the ... They represent practical, proven tools the state can deploy now to lift children out of poverty and protect future generations.
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Investigation launched into anti-poverty charity after failure to comply with official orders (Charity Commission for England and Wales)

Public Technologies 23 Feb 2026
). Destiny Community Services was registered with the Commission in 2015 and has charitable purposes including the prevention or relief of poverty primarily in Dagenham, Essex ... ENDS. Notes for Editors. ... Attachments Original document Permalink. Disclaimer.
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Residents with experience of poverty to help create lasting solutions (Islington London Borough Council)

Public Technologies 23 Feb 2026
Residents with experience of poverty to help create lasting solutions. Islington is uniting residents with experience of the struggle against poverty with community and business leaders to help create lasting, potentially radical solutions.
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Vale and Tata Consultancy Services establish strategic partnership to tackle extreme poverty (Vale SA)

Public Technologies 23 Feb 2026
"Brazil and India are countries of global economic relevance and have significantly reduced poverty levels in recent decades through economic growth and social programs ... Together Against Poverty.
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‘Tinderbox’ UK may be one shock away from food riots, experts say

The Guardian 23 Feb 2026
Weakened food security could tip into unrest after a cyber-attack, extreme weather or conflict, analysis finds ... ....
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WATCH: Escaping Energy Poverty – #SolutionsWatch

Off Guardian 22 Feb 2026
Did somebody say “small modular, molten fuel salt, thorium fuel cycle, ...
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AI Could Cause Workers to Rise Up Against the Corporations Driving Them Into Poverty

Futurism 22 Feb 2026
Looking at the state of labor in the US, it can be hard to believe that 35 percent of all workers once belonged to a union. That was back in the 1940s, the peak of American organized labor ... That is what we’re starting to see.” ... More on AI.
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INSECURITY, ECONOMIC FRAGILITY AND THE POVERTY OF POLITICS

This Day 22 Feb 2026
History shows us that over the last century and a half, a ‘war on poverty’ – to borrow the words of US President Lyndon Johnson in 1965 – is, when properly handled, actually a blueprint for economic development.
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Thousands have left these islands. Its government is now paying them to stay

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 22 Feb 2026
Citizens of the Marshall Islands will receive "free money" as the government launches a world-first universal basic income scheme ... .
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Pakistan Poverty Hits 11-Year High as 70 Million Slip Into Extreme Hardship, Survey Shows

News18 21 Feb 2026
Pakistan’s poverty rate hit 29%, highest in 11 years, with 70 million in extreme poverty. Balochistan remains poorest ....
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Poverty varies widely by school district in many counties

THe Post & Mail 21 Feb 2026
(Editor’s Note. This is the third in a series of articles involving the recent release of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Area Income Poverty Estimates. This installment deals with the poverty percentage of those under the age of 18 broken ... .
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