Poverty Source of Tropical Infections in Texas, Gulf of Mexico Chagas is an infectious disease transmitted by the kissing bug. The kissing bug looks a little bit like a cockroach but it has the ability to feed on blood and it lives in the very poor q...
Fighting Poverty, Protecting Women from HIV Financially empowering young women in poor countries may help protect them against sexually transmitted diseases. A new study shows that addressing poverty can help prevent risky behavior. Poverty, a lack o...
India Charity Offers Amputees Escape From Poverty Trap Losing a limb is traumatic in any circumstances, but it can become a poverty trap for those without access to advanced medical care. The Indian state of Rajasthan is home to one of the world's la...
INTHENEWS-USPovertyRateHighestSince1993 新闻报道 - 美国上年度贫困率创1993年以来新高 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 A new report says the poverty rate in the United States...
Nevada Families Struggle with Poverty in Shadow of Casinos In the shadow of the glittering casinos and resorts of Las Vegas, Nevada, many poor families are struggling to get by. Several recent studies have found that one in five American children liv...
A study by the Asian Development Bank finds that domestic food prices in many regional（地方的，区域的） economies have risen on average 10 percent in early 2011. Xianbin Yao, director general of the Regional and Sustainable Development Depa...
BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- China aims to basically eradicate(根除) poverty by 2020 while greatly raise its poverty line, in order to help more people in need, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here Sunday. The State Council is drafting a new ten-ye...
I just dont understand why we have poverty today. There is so much money in the world. We are rich enough to really make poverty history. My government talks about making a better society while there are thousands of people living on the streets. My...
