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COVID-19 forces Venezuelan refugees to reverse migrate

01:25 Last year, the Venezuelan migration was one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world.Now, the COVID-19 quarantine is forcing many poor Venezuelans to make an unexpected jo

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Pope Francis in 10 quotes

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Every poor Indian will get a home by 2022, says Modi

IndianPrimeMinisterNarendraModiSaturdayannouncedthatallpoorinthiscountrywillgetahomeinthenextfiveyears."By2022,everypoor,whetherinurbanorruralarea,willgetahome.

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Is it difficult for children from poor families to succeed?

ByAPDWriterYangSiyao“Povertywillnotlastforever.However,ifwedon’tspendthemoneyoneducation,wewillalwaysbepoor,”saidHeFaneng,afarmerinsouthwestChina’sYunnanProvinc

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Turnout is key for Iran’s election, a challenge for Rouhani

Iran’spresidentialelectionmayturnonturnout.Historically,themoreIranianswhocastballots,thegreaterthechanceareformistoramoderatelikeincumbentPresidentHassanRouhan

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China poverty police ensuring charitable funds get where they’re needed

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Premier Li underlines implementation of poverty-relief measures

​Chinese Premier Li Keqiang stressed solid implementation of poverty precision-relief measures.

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2020 health plan to ease burden on people in poverty

All Chinese living below the poverty line in rural areas will have access to basic medical care and other health services "close to" the national average by 2020, according to a guideline released by 15 central government departments on Tuesday.

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China's growth problem - undernourished preschoolers

Preschooler Shi Bing in central China, wants to grow up faster so he can go to elementary school where he will get a free school lunch instead of going home for the same cold steamed buns and pickles every day.

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Chinese poverty relief - a handbook for the world

The release of a five-year plan for ending poverty in China signals the beginning of the largest such endeavors the world has ever seen.

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China's underground water quality worsens

Nearly 60 percent of monitored areas of China had "very poor" or "relatively poor" underground water quality last year, a new report showed on Tuesday.