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6 Officials Blamed for Tragic Murder-Suicide of Family in China

Sep 18, 2016 09:10 AM EDT

Six officials in Gansu province have been put on notice and subjected to severe punishment on Friday for negligence in their line of duty. This comes after a mother killed her four children before killing herself. The husband also killed himself later.

100 Million Additional People to be Trapped in Poverty due to Climate Change, World Bank

S Satapathy |

Apr 09, 2016 04:22 PM EDT

The World Bank (WB) has alloted 28 percent of its current fiscal year budget for different projects that will address the issue of climate change.

Quitting Smoking Can Help Poverty in the East

Daphne Planca |

Nov 08, 2015 06:37 PM EST

In the East, among the 455,000 households that include an adult smoker, 158,000 (35%) are below the poverty line, according to an anti-smoking organization Action on Smoking and Health.

Twenty-Two Percent of American Kids Living in Poverty in 2013

Mars Woo |

Jul 21, 2015 11:03 AM EDT

If you think American children are living better lives compared with their counterparts in other first world nations, think again. A recent study showed that more children in the United States are living in poverty than in 2008, when the world was under recession.

Senior Deputies Push For Laws Addressing Plight Of Poor

Desiree Sison |

Mar 11, 2015 12:55 PM EDT

Top senior deputies pushed for the passage of laws addressing the plight of the poor during the annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's legislature.

Chinese Officials Pledge Funding for Shantytowns

Whitney Larkins |

Aug 07, 2014 01:04 AM EDT

Renovation of the infamous Shantytowns that are found throughout China are a top priority for officials. A collaboration between private companies and government entities will lead the way for the highly-anticipated projects.

7 Die in Cambodia After Boy Descends into Well to Retrieve 75 Cents

Katie Collom |

Jun 03, 2014 06:55 AM EDT

An 11-year-old boy descended to the bottom of a well to retrieve the equivalent of 75 cents his father had dropped. The child collapsed from lack of oxygen and six subsequent people who attempted a rescue also collapsed and died from low oxygen levels.

Which are the 10 "Dumbest" States in the USA?

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

May 30, 2014 08:33 AM EDT

The list of the top 10 "dumbest states" isn't as bad as it looks.

Microsoft’s Bill Gates Urges Chinese Entrepreneurs To Extend Help To The Poor

Lemuel Cacho |

Apr 28, 2014 11:31 AM EDT

Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft Corp., wrote an editorial on the People's Daily, the country's Communist Party newspaper, and encouraged more people to do more for China's poor, according to a Reuters report.