Cholera epidemics are a bellwether of poverty and the breakdown of basic infrastructure, and Cuba’s recent outbreak is no exception. On July 3rd, the Cuban Government admitted that 53 people in the ...

It is hard nowadays to find topics on which people agree. Ironically, though, all agree on one point: that disagreement has reached peak levels. People are united in recognizing that society has ...

A falling dollar is normally good for the developing world. Because poor countries borrow more in the greenback than rich ones, their debt bills become less burdensome. At the same time, imports ...

NONG BUA HING, Thailand—Boonma Klahan starts her mornings by washing, changing and feeding her 85-year-old mother, who has dementia and spends her days on a mattress on the family home’s wooden floor.

"I hear a lot of Americans hate of themselves and say they want to move away," u/Awkward_Motor_6388 wrote, "but then I look at the economic numbers (Americans have the most disposable income after all ...

The world’s poorest nations, the bulk of which are in sub-Saharan Africa, are receiving less than a third of development aid, and this support is waning, a non-governmental organisation founded by U2 ...

There is a fierce debate today between those who consider globalization to be a malign influence on poor nations and those who find it a positive force. This debate focuses not just on trade, but also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration plans to end U.S. funding for Gavi, an organization that helps buy vaccines ...

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A view of the Doe Run Peru metallurgical plant, which processes metals like gold and silver, in Oroya, Peru, on July 28, 2008David Rochkind / Getty Images Most of the attention on global environmental ...