Old-Age Poverty

Presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have proposed expensive across-the-board increases in Social Security benefits, premised on the idea, as Warren says, that Its too hard to save enough for a decent retirement and its only getting har…

Brasília (AFP) Brazil is caught in a "civil war" of crime and violence, the head of Congress' pro-gun faction says, warning that ordinary Brazilians need to be armed and ready to fight back. Wearing an electric blue suit with matching glasses, and a heavy g…

Their latest, Sorry We Missed You, wrestles with the thorny issues of unregulated employment and zero-hours contracts. Ricky (Kris Hitchen) thinks his luck has finally changed when he gets a job as a driver with a parcel delivery company. He'll have to buy hi…

Havana (AFP) - Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denied Friday that the country is behind recent social unrest in Latin America and rejected US allegations that it is supporting Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro. "Maliciously people are accusing Cuba o…

A major driver of the protests has been the fear of poverty in old age, which has seen many elderly Chileans marching alongside the youth. The difficult circumstances fiery street protests, mob violence, arson, and looting cited by Chiles President Sebastián…

By Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - As over a million people streamed through Santiago's streets in a series of protest marches last week, one elderly couple stood out from the largely youthful crowd. Amid the debris, tear gas and pot-banging youth…

Amid the debris, tear gas and pot-banging youths, Norma Carrasco, 68, and husband Hernan Figueroa, 78, were protesting a grievance at the heart of swelling public anger in the South American nation: a pension system that has left many retired workers with sca…

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - As over a million people streamed through Santiago’s streets in a series of protest marches last week, one elderly couple stood out from the largely youthful crowd. Amid the debris, tear gas and pot-banging youths, Norma Carrasco, 68, a…

Chile's fiery anger fueled by fears of poverty in old age

Toronto -- While early retirement has been linked to health benefits such as improved sleep and reduced alcohol consumption, U.S. researchers have found that it may also accelerate cognitive decline in seniors. Academics from Binghamton University in New Yor…