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18 August 2023, 08:15
Preview If Beijing doesn’t play its cards right, Vietnam may soon turn into a partner of the US, despite bloody war in their recent history
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18 August 2023, 08:15
Preview Ukraine has once again targeted Moscow’s financial and business district, with one drone intercepted on Friday morning, the authorities say
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18 August 2023, 08:15
Preview If Kiev keeps fighting for land, it will only lose more of it, the leader of Belarus said, offering Ukraine some advice for a better future
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18 August 2023, 08:15
Preview Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, has reduced crude shipments following a voluntary production cut, data has shown    
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18 August 2023, 08:15
Preview Car assembly at a former Mercedes-Benz factory near Moscow will start next year, the Russian deputy PM has confirmed 
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18 August 2023, 08:15
Preview US intelligence agencies have made a “grim” assessment of Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive, according to the Washington Post
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18 August 2023, 08:15
Preview The price of Bitcoin saw a significant drop on Thursday, briefly dipping below $26,000 in an 8% single-day decrease
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18 August 2023, 08:15
Preview Canadian FM Melanie Joly said Ottawa is working on a response to the rise of authoritarianism in the US after the 2024 election
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18 August 2023, 08:15
Preview Ukraine needs to stop the war and start rebuilding its statehood on a healthier foundation, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said
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18 August 2023, 08:15

WASHINGTON DC, Aug 17 (IPS) - In 1990, about half of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia and two-thirds in East Asia and the Pacific were living in extreme poverty (defined as living on less than what today amounts to around $2.15 per person per day).

Read the full story, “Fragility & Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: Two Sides of the Same Coin”, on globalissues.org