Leaders urge closing of gap between rich, poor
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The leaders of France and Brazil on Monday warned that poverty leads to violence and urged the international community to find ways to narrow the gap between rich and poor, casting a spotlight on the more than ...
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PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil -- Participating in the World Social Forum for the first time, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank tried to assure social and leftist activists yesterday that they are increasingly heeding calls for a more aggressive fight against poverty.
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VIENTIANE: Leaders of the four poorest countries within the 10-nation Southeast Asian group agreed to forge closer economic links Sunday as they strive to catch up with their wealthier partners.
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DAVOS, Switzerland -- Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain and President Jacques Chirac of France urged political and economic leaders yesterday to take drastic action against poverty and global warming as the World Economic Forum began its annual meeting here.
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The gap in life expectancies between rich and poor persists, with professionals enjoying longer lives than the lower-skilled.
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A summit of Latin American leaders in Guyana calls for more attention to be paid to poverty and social problems.
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An &quot;ever-widening&quot; gap between the quality of health care in the world&#39;s richest and poorest countries is happening in part because technological advances made by the pharmaceutical industry need to be applied more to delivery of care, according to a
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APARECIDA, Brazil  - The Roman Catholic Church must work harder to reach Latin America's poor and people who have drifted away from the church, Catholic bishops said on Wednesday at the conclusion of their regional meeting.
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Income inequality is near record levels in many countries, and the worldÂs wealth has become even more narrowly concentrated than income.
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A push is on to help small firms join NAFTA and close Mexico's rich-poor gap.
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The gap between rich and poor workers in the UK is growing, according to a survey which found top bosses' pay rising nearly 10 times as fast as that of the average employee.
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The Group of Seven wealthy nations  pledged to increase Third World debt relief on Saturday but a  deal struck after major disagreements fell short of proposals  floated by British finance minister Gordon Brown.
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - Ministers from G20  developing countries said Saturday they had held positive talks  in preparation for a fight with richer countries over changing  trade rules in favor of the poor.
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By Terry Wade SAO PAULO, Brazil  - The gap between rich and poorin Brazil is huge but when it comes to housing, they often liveside-by-side.
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Rising property prices are making the gap between rich and poor far worse, housing charity Shelter say.
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Rich nations pledged $200 million to fight diseases in poor countries on Wednesday, promising to slash the time it takes to get new vaccines to needy children and save more than a million lives a year.
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Pope Benedict XVI has called on Australians to address the social divisions that have left hundreds of thousands of Aborigines living in dire poverty.