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Chinese billionaire battling to save debt-mired Evergrande
BEIJING: From rural poverty to real estate billions, the fortunes of Xu Jiayin tracked China’s runaway growth for much of…
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Coup, virus driving half of Myanmar into poverty: UN
YANGON: Half of Myanmar’s population could be living in poverty next year, driven by the combination of the pandemic and…
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Lebanon civil war survivors say today’s crisis even worse
BEIRUT: During the civil war that ended over 30 years ago Abla Barotta survived shelling and clashes, but she now…
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Oil-rich Libya in poverty after decade of conflict
TRIPOLI: Libya has Africa’s largest proven oil reserves and only seven million people, but a decade of bloody conflict has…
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Egypt’s GDP grows despite COVID, but so does poverty
CAIRO: This file picture shows an elevated view of the “King Salman overpass”, currently under construction in the Omraniya district…
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World Bank warns extreme poverty could surge by 100m
MANILA: Men queue up to receive food aid in Manila after the Philippines economy plunged into recession. – AFP WASHINGTON:…
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