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The New South America - Latin America is taking giant leaps towards becoming a global superpower. ... quality of life through public spending have reduced overall poverty in the region. ... South America possesses 33% of the global reserves of fresh water, ...

The rise and fall of South America's Pink Tide - the end of the 1990s, South America was desperate for change. ... forgiven for believing in the possibility of a new and less unequal South America .

Besides the disturbing numbers in Brazil, South America, it looks like, is the new epicentre of the coronavirus. So far, three South American leaders ... View article...

South America's Unlikely New Economic Hope: Paraguay ... but the share of the population living in poverty has fallen sharply since the early years of ... View article...

A new Stanford study shows the economic cost of climate change is more global inequality - Over that half century, the median economic losses in countries closer to the equator—including parts of South America , central Africa, and South East ...

Stability powers new South American growth : "Since 2002, about 56 million people across Latin America have risen out of poverty , according to the World Bank, and economists now talk of a new dynamic that reflects the stronger foundation of more-mature economies: increasingly affluent consumer ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | AMERICA

Owning a $1 million home is no longer considered a luxury in America - including California, New England, and Florida, though there are a smattering of high-priced listings across Texas and the South, according to Trulia. But the rising cost of luxury underscores the severity of wealth inequality that's striking communities across America . While the median home price in the ...

... at a gated community, sparking a debate on the environment and inequality ... the second most important river in South America after the Amazon. View article...   - The Guardian

Are you surprised? Louisiana among unhealthiest states in America - Louisiana is among several states in the South named the unhealthiest in the nation, according to a new report. United Health Foundation released its yearly report on the level of healthiness in each state. Louisiana was ranked 49th in the country for being unhealthy, while Mississippi was named the ...

Helping children break the cycle of poverty - Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in South America . But new programmes have been launched to help children escape the poverty cycle

How rural poverty is changing: your fate is increasingly tied to your town  - That's the story of the new rural poverty in America : If your hometown went south, you probably did with it, unless you managed to get out and had the ...

Anti-HIV drug effort in South Africa yields dramatic results An intensive campaign to combat HIV /AIDS with costly antiretroviral drugs in rural South Africa has increased life expectancy by more than 11 years and significantly reduced the risk of infection for healthy individuals, according to new research. The ... America | Las Américas | Português | Español | usca.Stigmabase.org | eGAYlity