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Blistering Heat, Empty Chairs, C-Word Hit UN's Flagship Development Event
Brutal heat scorched Spain this week, a blistering reminder of the climate change that is battering the poorest countries - stretching their finances even as government debt climbs to new heights. Two aspects were less abundant: money and power.
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Ex-Guerrilla Fighter Who Ruled A Country As "World's Poorest President"
Jose Mujica, the former guerrilla fighter who became Uruguay's president, has died aged 89.
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World Bank Announces Record $100 Billion Support For World's Poorest Countries
The World Bank announced Thursday that it had raised close to $24 billion to provide loans and grants for some of the world's poorest nations, which it can leverage to generate a record $100 billion in total spending power.
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Biden Pledges "Historic" $4 Billion To World Bank Fund For Poor Nations
US President Joe Biden announced a "historic" $4 billion pledge for a World Bank fund that helps the world's poorest countries, the White House said Monday, before Donald Trump takes office with a new cost-cutting agenda.
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Poorest Countries Face Highest Debt Burden For 18 Years: World Bank
The world's 26 poorest economies are facing the most significant debt burden since 2006, the World Bank announced in a new report published Sunday.
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Poorest Countries In The World: South Sudan On Top With $492 GDP Per Capita
South Sudan, gaining independence in 2011, is the youngest nation in the world and the poorest according to this ranking.
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India's Richest MLA Has Assets Worth Rs 1,400 Crore, 'Poorest' MLA Has...
The richest MLA in the country has assets worth over Rs 1,400 crore while an MLA from West Bengal does not have even Rs 2,000 to his name, a report by an advocacy group has revealed.
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"Honour And Pride": Bhutan No Longer Among World's Poorest Countries
There will be jubilation in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan this year when it quits the club of the world's poorest countries, while others still have a mountain to climb.
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Pfizer To Sell Drugs To World's Poorest Countries On Not-For-Profit Basis
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Wednesday said it would sell its patented drugs at a not-for-profit basis to the world's poorest countries, as part of a new initiative announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Oxfam Calls For Urgent G20 Action On Vaccine Inequality, Climate Change
Oxfam has called on G20 leaders to take urgent action to dramatically scale-up manufacturing and access to Covid vaccines around the world, promote a fair economic recovery, fight hunger and help the poorest countries adapt to climate change.
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Blistering Heat, Empty Chairs, C-Word Hit UN's Flagship Development Event
Brutal heat scorched Spain this week, a blistering reminder of the climate change that is battering the poorest countries - stretching their finances even as government debt climbs to new heights. Two aspects were less abundant: money and power.
-
Ex-Guerrilla Fighter Who Ruled A Country As "World's Poorest President"
Jose Mujica, the former guerrilla fighter who became Uruguay's president, has died aged 89.
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World Bank Announces Record $100 Billion Support For World's Poorest Countries
The World Bank announced Thursday that it had raised close to $24 billion to provide loans and grants for some of the world's poorest nations, which it can leverage to generate a record $100 billion in total spending power.
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Biden Pledges "Historic" $4 Billion To World Bank Fund For Poor Nations
US President Joe Biden announced a "historic" $4 billion pledge for a World Bank fund that helps the world's poorest countries, the White House said Monday, before Donald Trump takes office with a new cost-cutting agenda.
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Poorest Countries Face Highest Debt Burden For 18 Years: World Bank
The world's 26 poorest economies are facing the most significant debt burden since 2006, the World Bank announced in a new report published Sunday.
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Poorest Countries In The World: South Sudan On Top With $492 GDP Per Capita
South Sudan, gaining independence in 2011, is the youngest nation in the world and the poorest according to this ranking.
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India's Richest MLA Has Assets Worth Rs 1,400 Crore, 'Poorest' MLA Has...
The richest MLA in the country has assets worth over Rs 1,400 crore while an MLA from West Bengal does not have even Rs 2,000 to his name, a report by an advocacy group has revealed.
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"Honour And Pride": Bhutan No Longer Among World's Poorest Countries
There will be jubilation in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan this year when it quits the club of the world's poorest countries, while others still have a mountain to climb.
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Pfizer To Sell Drugs To World's Poorest Countries On Not-For-Profit Basis
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Wednesday said it would sell its patented drugs at a not-for-profit basis to the world's poorest countries, as part of a new initiative announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Oxfam Calls For Urgent G20 Action On Vaccine Inequality, Climate Change
Oxfam has called on G20 leaders to take urgent action to dramatically scale-up manufacturing and access to Covid vaccines around the world, promote a fair economic recovery, fight hunger and help the poorest countries adapt to climate change.
