
Israel’s annual poverty report released Wednesday by the National Insurance Institute shows that 776,500 Israeli children were living in poverty in 2014, an across the board increase from 2013. The number of Israeli families below the poverty line rose from 18.6 percent
by Deborah Danan10 Dec 2015, 5:21 AM PST0

Ireland is set to introduce minimum alcohol pricing in a bid to reduce drinking levels that are among the highest in the Western world, the government announced Wednesday. The bill comes as part of a wider push to change what
by AFP10 Dec 2015, 2:32 AM PST0

The UK experienced the third largest increase in net migration of any major nation in 2014, making it the third largest net recipient of migrants globally. The UK is the only country to feature within the top positions in both measures.
by Liam Deacon23 Sep 2015, 9:24 AM PST0

Mexico’s disparate wage and wealth distribution levels are the worst of any economically developed nation. So says a report from the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
by Bob Price3 Aug 2015, 12:39 PM PST0

New coal plants represent the most “urgent threat” to the future of the planet, the head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned. In a somewhat alarmist speech that effectively ranked coal power ahead of militant
by Donna Rachel Edmunds6 Jul 2015, 9:11 AM PST0