Children twice as likely to live in poverty than adults
ANKARA. Children are more than twice as likely to live in extreme poverty than adults, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday.
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Nobel prize in economics won by Banerjee, Duflo, Kremer
The research conducted by the 2019 Economic Sciences Laureates "has considerably improved our ability to fight global poverty," the academy said …
Nobel prize in economics won by Banerjee, Duflo, Kremer
The research conducted by the 2019 Economic Sciences Laureates “has considerably improved our ability to fight global poverty,” the academy said …
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Prayoga claimed that he never feels afraid of loss or poverty. “Alhamdulillah, the more I give alms, the more I get sustenance from unexpected sources …
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