Old-Age Poverty

2.5 million residents were reduced to just under 800,000 from starvation, disease, and exposure during the siege of Leningrad. This building on Mayakovsky street in Leningrad goes up in smoke after a Nazi attack. Sovfoto/UIG/Getty Images Ruins left after L…

NEW YORK - In 1960, South Korea had a total fertility rate of more than six children per woman, high enough to cause a population explosion. But as the country developed, this number dropped decade by decade. A country needs a fertility rate of about 2.1 — a…

The final phase is independence: He will use the money hes saved to move into his own place (hes hoping to find a two-bedroom place so his son can come stay sometimes). He will be responsible to pay all bills, keep track of his money, and meet with a mentor…

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You read about the retirement crisis in newspapers and on the internet. You see members of Congress pushing to expand Social Security and bail out insolvent multiemployer pensions, all in fear of retirees falling into poverty. In a country of 325 million pe…

ON THE OUTSKIRTS of Baga Sola, a small town in Chad not far from the border with Nigeria, is a refugee camp called Dar es Salaam. The name means haven of peace, but the surrounding area is an inferno of war, spilling across the borders of four countries: Chad…

analysisPersistent unemployment has become synonymous with the youth experience across South Africa. Youth unemployment rates are almost four times higher than the regional average - 62% of South Africans between 15 and 35 years are unemployed and of these 60…

There's a perception among young South Africans that farm jobs are back-breaking and financially unappealing. Shutterstock Persistent unemployment has become synonymous with the youth experience across South Africa. Youth unemployment rates are almost four ti…

What would you do if you discovered a leak in your roof? Repair it as soon as possible or wait until it led to more costly, long-term damage? For most people, the answer is easy: repair it now. But what if you didnt know about the leak until it was…

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 13 July 2019 Relevant articles from various news sources: GS Paper 2: Topics covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.Fairn…