Nearly 10 percent of Australians in poverty: study
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Nearly 10 percent of Australians are living in poverty despite a booming economy, a major new study published Thursday said, but its findings were disputed by Prime Minister John Howard.
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Over half of the population in England have volunteered and given to charity in the last 12 months, a survey suggests.
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They've gone without food  or clothing just to make that call: a university survey has  found that some Australians are mobile phone junkies.
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One quarter of New York City's 1.9  million children live in poverty -- 50 percent higher than the  United States average -- and many of these children are  overweight, a food supply group said on Tuesday.
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The number of Americans living in poverty increased last year, with nearly 36 million people below the poverty line, 1.3 million more than last year, the US Census Bureau reported yesterday.
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New report on offshoring points to greater acceptance among Australians.
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One in six Europeans is living below national poverty thresholds, with children particularly vulnerable, according to the results of an official study.
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Ten per cent of people say they or a member of their household paid a bribe in the past year, a survey suggests.
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Managers are less likely to have cancer, while shop assistants have a greater chance of suffering back pain and nurses have a higher rate of heart disease, according to a new Australian study.
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Australia attracted the largest number of immigrants for a decade in the past financial year and is among the top three countries in resettling asylum seekers, despite its tough refugee policies, new data showed.
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One quarter of New York City's 1.9   million children live in poverty -- 50 percent higher than the   United States average -- and many of these children are   overweight, a food supply group said on Tuesday.
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More than six out of 10 people regularly commit petty crimes, exposing the belief in the "law-abiding majority" to be a myth, say researchers.
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Australia&#39;s jobless rate is at a quarter-century low, giving a further reward to Prime Minister John Howard following his recent election victory.
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More than one fifth of elderly people feel they are living in poverty and 28% say their lives have got worse, a survey says.
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The U.S. poverty rate fell for the first time this decade but more people are living without health insurance and the bulk of the nation's poor are children, government data released on Tuesday showed.
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SYDNEY, Feb 2 (Reuters Life!) - They've gone without food  or clothing just to make that call: a university survey has  found that some Australians are cell phone junkies.
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High economic growth helped Asia reduce poverty greatly in the past decade but the increasingly unfair distribution of income could hamper future improvement, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) warned.