The inaugural report by the ​ONE Data initiative found that many low- and middle-income countries — particularly in Africa — ...

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Torrential rains and severe flooding across parts of southern Africa have killed more than 100 people in three countries, destroyed thousands of homes and caused tens of millions of dollars’ worth of ...

Climate change presents tremendous challenges, especially for people in the Global South. Two international studies led by Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have investigated how the population in ...

It’s about whether the continent can shed historic dependencies to turn its mineral wealth into prosperity, without repeating ...

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Here’s how the 10 poorest counties in Illinois compared, according to a report from financial website SmartAsset. Julia Rendleman For ProPublica Seven of Illinois’ 10 poorest counties are located in ...