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Liberia's Ebola Widows Face Grim Future as World's Deadliest Outbreak Subsides
A wave of Ebola infections crippled Liberia's economy. As it wanes a year later, it is clear that women who have lost husbands have been particularly hard hit.
America Tests Out a New Whining Offensive In Asia
After the UK announced its plans to join a China-led rival to the World Bank, the White House publicly lashed out at its closest ally and its 'constant accommodation of China.'
The Biggest Infrastructure Boom in History Threatens Earth's Last Wild Places
We're living through the "most explosive era of infrastructure expansion in human history," says biologist William Laurance, and we're about to “rip through our last wild places.”
World Bank Says Chances of Upward Social Mobility in India About the Same as in the US
While that's great news for India, saying that a nation has the same class mobility as the US doesn't mean what it used to.
As Haiti’s Parliament Dissolves, Oversight of Billions in Gold Mining Could Be Axed
At the risk of serious social and environmental cost, President Michel Martelly could unilaterally pass a mining bill to replace a decades-old convention that has stymied exploration of Haiti’s untapped mineral deposits.
Five Years After Devastating Haiti Earthquake, Protesters Want President Martelly to Resign
Despite a tentative agreement with opposition leaders that Martelly reached late on Sunday calling for elections later this year, it remains unclear if a constitutional crisis has been averted.
The Economies of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone Have Been Wrecked by Ebola
Experts say the $300 million pledge — the details of which are to be announced in January — is crucial for Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. But they also warn it could pile further debt on the countries, among Africa's poorest.
Dangerous Levels of Global Warming are Unavoidable, Says the World Bank
Despite projecting significant declines in crop yields, the international bank did not pledge to fully diversify from fossil fuel investments.
Why Is Afghanistan Sending Aid to Gaza?
Afghanistan is sending $500,000 “in a show of sympathy to Gaza,” but is still reliant on foreign aid and suffering violent attacks itself.
Developing Nations Now Have an Alternative to the World Bank and the IMF
Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa have signed a declaration establishing a new international lender for the developing world.
Vultures Circle as Argentina's Debt Crisis Gets Weird
Argentina missed a Monday deadline to settle its sovereign debt — but still has a 30-day grace period before the "vulture funds" swoop in.
Talons Out: Argentina Desperately Fighting “Vulture Funds” Over Debt
A Supreme Court decision in the debt "trial of the century" could endanger debt restructuring efforts by countries around the world.