anti-poverty

Despite low oil prices, Bill Gates looks to Gulf in anti-poverty campaign

Low oil prices and tight budgets in the Gulf are making it harder to raise money for a fund tackling poverty in the Muslim world, but a growing culture of philanthropy may draw in wealthy regional donors, billionaire campaigner Bill Gates said.

Dec 07, 2015, 19:03 PM IST

Greece says to pay anti-poverty benefits from June

Benefits promised by Greece`s new radical leftist government to support those who have fallen into poverty as the country carries out EU-IMF imposed reforms will be paid beginning in June, an official said Tuesday.

Apr 14, 2015, 22:44 PM IST