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HOUSING - FRANCE
Winter ban on evictions brings temporary relief to crisis-stricken tenants
France’s annual winter ban on tenant evictions began on November 1 and will go on until March 15. The measure guarantees some 1.8 million families who struggle to pay their rent an albeit temporary roof over their heads.
agriculture - Ethiopia - Ivory Coast - Jacob Zuma - poverty - South Africa
Zuma urged to act on plight of South Africa's poor
In this edition: Concern grows over the likelihood of Ivory Coast ever holding promised elections; South Africa's Zuma under pressure to tackle growing poverty; and foreign investors plunder Ethiopia's farming land.
Brazil - Economic crisis - Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - Mexico - poverty - USA
Poverty pushes Las Vegas residents underground
In this edition: just weeks after winning the bid for the Summer Olympics, a wave of violence between rival drug gangs in Rio de Janiero hits the headlines; Las Vegas' homeless set up camp in the tunnels underneath Sin City.
FINANCE
IMF approves sale of 403 tonnes of gold to aid developing countries
The International Monetary Fund executive board approved on Friday the sale of 403 tonnes of gold worth 13 billion dollars. The money will boost the institution's capacity to lend to poor countries.
education - Morgan Tsvangirai - poverty - Robert Mugabe - Zimbabwe
Has power-sharing helped?
A year ago, a new power-sharing government took over in Zimbabwe, a country crippled by inflation, poverty and disease. Has the coalition helped symbols of national pride, such as Zimbabwe's university, get back on their feet?
RAMADAN
Free meals, despite the crisis
Charity is one of the five pillars of the Muslim faith. Ramadan, the holy month of fasting in the Muslim calendar, is a time of sharing and solidarity among the faithful. Despite the recession, charities have seen a significant rise in donations.
DR CONGO
Free cataract operations brings hope in Kinshasa
At an Islamic school in Kinshasa, Pakistani and Sudanese doctors are treating eye conditions for free. Doctors work on behalf of "Al Basar International Foundation" which organises blindness control programmes.
BURKINA FASO
Water and electricity thanks to a Diesel generator
The village of Beka in Burkina Faso now has running water and electricity thanks to a Diesel-operated generator. Residents pay a small fee to use the electricity and the money is then used for fuel and maintenance.
MOROCCO
Casablanca, symbol of a two-tier country
In the past decade under Mohammed VI, Casablanca, the kingdom's economic capital, has become the symbol of a Morocco on the move. But behind the luxury cars, business centres and fashionable shops, inequalities are deepening.
BRAZIL
Tin can scavenging loses its shine
In Brazil, hundreds of thousands of poor people feed the country's recylcing machines by scouring for aluminium in dustbins. However, the price of aluminium has collapsed as a result of the credit crunch, making it a much less lucrative job.
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