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Land Grabs Are Partly To Blame For Skyrocketing Violence In Central America

Global firms and local elites are taking land from farmers, which pushes them to cities, where jobs are few.
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Extreme Poverty Hits Children The Hardest: Report

Even though poverty is declining worldwide.
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No Longer Invincible

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New Insurance To Help Poor Countries Tackle Pandemics Like Ebola, Zika

“Pandemics pose some of the biggest threats in the world to people’s lives and to economies.”
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Global Moms' Health Must Improve So Kids' Brains Can Compete In Digital Future: World Bank

"The most important infrastructure you can invest in could be gray matter."
By Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Natural Disasters Already Cost $40 Billion A Year. It Could Get A Lot Worse.

The World Bank says countries are "woefully unprepared" for growing disaster risks.
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How To Make Renewable Energy Cheaper

We could drop the price by 30 percent, a new report finds.
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World Bank May Be Spreading The Scourge That Fed Flint Water Crisis

Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) says Flint's lessons are "global."
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100 Million More People Will Be In Poverty By 2030 Without Action On Climate, World Bank Says

The World Bank says climate change threatens the goal of eradicating poverty by 2030.
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Global Poverty Will Hit New Low This Year, World Bank Says

"This is the best story in the world today."
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