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Poor and minority US children skip bike helmets, risking injury
Health & Fitness
June 11, 2015
Poor and minority US children skip bike helmets, risking injury
Poor and minority children are less likely to be wearing bike helmets when they crash than kids who are white…
Defendant commits suicide jumping from Mugamma building
Egypt
January 6, 2015
Defendant commits suicide jumping from Mugamma building
A 66-year-old defendant committed suicide on Tuesday by jumping from the 9th floor of Mugamma al-Tahrir building. The Qasr al-Nil prosecutor…
World’s ultra-rich getting much richer: UBS study
World
November 21, 2014
World’s ultra-rich getting much richer: UBS study
A bare 0.004 percent of the world's adult population controls nearly US$30 trillion in assets, 13 percent of the world's…
In pictures: Armed forces distribute Ramadan bags in Daqahlia
Egypt
July 2, 2012
In pictures: Armed forces distribute Ramadan bags in Daqahlia
The armed forces on Saturday started distributing bags of food for the needy at Belqas Sporting Club in Daqahlia Governorate,…
UN: Water pollution, drought threaten world’s poor
Environment
November 3, 2011
UN: Water pollution, drought threaten world’s poor
COPENHAGEN - Prosperous countries have not lived up to their promises to help the poor, the UN declared Wednesday, saying…
Why I’m against ‘The Poor First’
Opinion
June 29, 2011
Why I’m against ‘The Poor First’
A recent blog post entitled “The Poor First, You Bastards” has received a lot attention in the Egyptian media and…
Egypt’s budget targets poor, introduces capital gains tax
Business
June 2, 2011
Egypt’s budget targets poor, introduces capital gains tax
Egypt's cabinet approved on Wednesday a budget for the 2011/12 financial year that increases spending by a quarter as the…
LE150 million allocated for Egypt’s poorest villages
Business
September 20, 2010
LE150 million allocated for Egypt’s poorest villages
Under the Egyptian government’s initiative to develop the country's poorest villages, LE150 million has been allocated to boost basic services…
The poor man’s government
Opinion
August 21, 2010
The poor man’s government
Since the bellies of those working in our government are full, they no longer care about the hungry in this…
On Marina and Chavez
Opinion
August 19, 2010
On Marina and Chavez
I have not seen disparity between the rich and poor as much as I did in the South American cities…