A journalist charts the progress of AI pioneer Demis Hassabis from child chess prodigy to Nobel prize winner ...

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) rejects in the strongest possible terms ludicrous proposals to liquidate the South African Post Office (SAPO) by its supposed Business Rescue ...

The SNP government is committed to tackling child poverty but debt collection by public bodies can be more aggressive than in the private sector and also unwittingly punish survivors of domestic abuse ...

The social phenomenon of poverty is extremely complex and in constant, rapid change; it is essential to understand its nature in order to support those who find themselves entangled in its ...

Scotland's new child poverty action plan has been described as 'timid' as charities warn legally binding targets will be missed, leaving ...

The study also estimated that, in absolute terms, full coverage under the scheme would lift 1.23 crore people out of poverty, reduce the number of extreme poor by 56 lakh, and move 1.56 crore people ...

The government’s “Family Card” programme, which will provide Tk 2,500 a month to poor and vulnerable households, could reduce the country’s poverty rate by more than 7 percentage points if carried out ...

WHEN a Filipino economist recently warned that a Sara Duterte presidency would be “full of fiscal risks,” the claim sparked controversy, not because it was outrageous, but because it captured only ...

Jane had been bleeding heavily for days before finally seeking help, not from a hospital but from the man who sold her the pills meant to end her six-week pregnancy.

A new furniture recycling centre hopes to help those experiencing furniture poverty and train young people in new skills. Revive, on the Mirehouse estate in Whitehaven, Cumbria, will restore unwanted ...

While rare in practice, Philippine law allows for prison terms of up to six years for abortion patients and providers, leaving thousands of Filipinas to search for solutions in online forums where ...