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World 5 years ago

Turkish mosque turned into temporary 'supermarket'

At the entrance of an Istanbul mosque, the racks usually reserved for the shoes of the faithful are loaded with pasta packages, oil bottles, biscuits -- like a supermarket.

Business 5 years ago

Regencies asked to waive $6m in street lighting taxes for poor households

The street lighting tax is one out of 10 types of taxes collected by regency administrations to finance, among other needs, healthcare facilities and social safety net programs

World 5 years ago

For Balkan Roma, hunger is the first curse of coronavirus

Curfews and other lockdown measures have wiped out income for families who live hand-to-mouth, often by selling scraps of plastic and metal scavenged from bins.

Opinion 5 years ago

Indonesia's poor can't even afford to wash hands

Inequality across the archipelago directly or indirectly shapes people’s health and wellbeing particularly in the pandemic since it influences their ability to comply to preventive measures on a daily basis.

Business 5 years ago

Mobility restrictions may disrupt food distribution to some regions

The government is distributing food aid to 20 million poor households across the country to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. But large-scale social restrictions may jeopardize the humanitarian effort.

World 5 years ago

Coronavirus adds to struggles in City of God favela

Venture out in this densely populated Rio de Janeiro favela, and residents risk exposing themselves to coronavirus. Stay in, and many have nothing to eat.

World 5 years ago

Poor workers trying to feed families jailed, abused in coronavirus lockdowns

Poor workers have been arrested and beaten by police for trying to put food on the table during coronavirus lockdowns, prompting warnings on Tuesday of social upheaval if aid is not delivered.

Business 5 years ago

Here’s how 31 million Indonesians will get free or discounted electricity

State-owned electricity firm PLN will use both its official website and the messaging platform WhatsApp.

World 5 years ago

India's poor, hammered by coronavirus lockdown, fear for future

Lockdown highlights how difficult it is for countries to tackle the virus without destroying livelihoods - a challenge that is especially acute in developing nations with significant populations living hand-to-mouth.

World 5 years ago

In slums and windowless apartments, Asia's poor bear brunt of coronavirus

"Proximity is an important driver of infection, and low-income settlements in many cities of the Global South are very densely populated."

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poor-residents

Turkish mosque turned into temporary 'supermarket'

Regencies asked to waive $6m in street lighting taxes for poor households

For Balkan Roma, hunger is the first curse of coronavirus

Indonesia's poor can't even afford to wash hands

Mobility restrictions may disrupt food distribution to some regions

Coronavirus adds to struggles in City of God favela

Poor workers trying to feed families jailed, abused in coronavirus lockdowns

Here’s how 31 million Indonesians will get free or discounted electricity

India's poor, hammered by coronavirus lockdown, fear for future

In slums and windowless apartments, Asia's poor bear brunt of coronavirus

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