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How does Labour want to tackle poverty?
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 1 week ago[Getty Images] When Keir Starmer was running to be leader of the Labour Party, the second of his 10 pledges contained an unambiguous ambition to “abolish...
UN report on Ecuador links crime with poverty, faults government for not ending bonded labor
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoA U.N. envoy urged Ecuador's leaders Friday to boost enforcement of labor laws and end popular fuel...
8 MEPs who could dominate economic and finance policy after the elections
Euronews via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoThe EU’s 720 lawmakers will spend the next five years pondering issues including a digital euro and...
'Lives will be lost' if benefits and wages do not rise in line with inflation
Sky News via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoA poverty and human rights expert has warned governments across the world to increase benefits and...
UN agencies face funding challenges in feeding Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, official says
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoBangladesh should not bear the burden of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees alone while U.N....
Number 10 rejects UN envoy criticisms of UK welfare spending
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoDowning Street has hit back at suggestions that the UK is breaching international law, as a UN envoy...
Ecuador youth choosing gangs as route out of poverty, UN expert says
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoPoor young Ecuadoreans are choosing to join criminal gangs as an easy way to escape poverty due to a...
How much income is needed to live well in the UK in 2023? At least £29,500 – much more than many...
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoStanislauV/Shutterstock You don’t have to look very hard at the moment to find evidence of the...
PM could curb pension tax relief to help plug budget black hole, says senior economist
Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoPensions tax relief costs the Treasury tens of billions of pounds per year. (PA) PA A senior...
Brett Favre scandal reignites decades-old debate over welfare reform
Yahoo News 360· 2 years ago“The 360” shows you diverse perspectives on the day’s top stories and debates. What’s happening...
