Old-Age Poverty

The number over-60s admitted to hospital with malnutrition has more than trebled in the UK over the last decade, a charity has warned. Those diagnosed with the condition at hospital jumped from 1,405 in 2007-2008 to 4,988 in 2017-2018, according to Age UK. …

Moderators: Judy Woodruff, Yamiche Alcindor and Amna Nawaz of PBS; Tim Alberta of Politico Winners and losers from the Democratic debate ANNOUNCER: This is the PBS "NewsHour" "Politico" Democratic Debate. Now, live from Los Angeles, Judy Woodruff. WOODRUF…

When it comes to internet culture, discussion often focuses on the big picture: Viral memes that mutate over months and draw in millions of participants, vast world-striding platforms with powerful and menacing algorithms; influencers with global political cl…

—In which John Green teaches you about the United States as it was in the 1990s. You’ll remember from last week that the old-school Republican George H.W. Bush had lost the 1992 presidential election to a young upstart Democrat from Arkansas named Bill Clinto…

In a strong show of support for Great Thunberg, Billie Eilish said the 16-year-old climate activist is "paving the way" for the future, and called for more action against climate change "so we don't all die."  Eilish made the comments in an interview with NM…

(from left) The deputy secretary-general of the economic affairs ministry with Oxford Universitys Poverty and Human Development Initiative director Sabina Alkire and United Nations resident representative Niloy Banerjee. KUALA LUMPUR: An international expert…

Former President Barack Obama says of men who stay too long in power, "They cling to power, they are insecure, they have outdated ideas." Lim Huey Teng/Reuters The world would be a better place if more women were in charge, former President Barack Obama say…

OPINION: Trade wars, political turmoil and climate crisis grabbed headlines in 2019. But two things of enormous significance happened without much notice. Analysis by economists Homi Kharas of the Brookings Institution and Wolfgang Fengler of the World Bank …

Unbearable news December 13, 2019 The other day while in the library, I decided to pick up and read a few newspapers lying around. To my surprise, I found the experience refreshing even with the banner and full-page ads. It was nice that for once, everythin…

The improvement has been especially impressive so far this century global life expectancy jumped by 5 years between 2000 and 2015, the fastest increase since the 1960s. (The biggest regional gain was in Africa where life expectancy climbed by 9.4 years in tha…