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#dluhy #chudoba #finančnípomoc
uk.finance.yahoo.com
High levels of debt on essential UK bills are the 'new normal', warn campaigners
High levels of debt on essential bills have become the "new normal" for many low-income households, the charity StepChange said on Monday, with average arrears for housing, utilities and council tax all going up last year.
#DebtCrisis #LowIncome #HouseholdArrears
ca.finance.yahoo.com
High levels of debt on essential UK bills are the 'new normal', warn campaigners
High levels of debt on essential bills have become the "new normal" for many low-income households, the charity StepChange said on Monday, with average arrears for housing, utilities and council tax all going up last year.
#Philanthropy #GivingPledge #BillionaireCulture
www.nytimes.com
The Billionaire Backlash Against a Philanthropic Dream
Just a few months after Warren Buffett convened a series of high-end dinners across America to collect signatures for something called the Giving Pledge, he was feeling optimistic about his new idea for philanthropy.
#ColorectalCancer #HealthAwareness #EarlyDetection
nypost.com
Woman's colorectal cancer symptoms dismissed for years before stage 3...
A Los Angeles mother said her jarring symptoms were dismissed by doctors for years, chalked up to a side effect of childbirth -- but they turned out to be signals of colorectal cancer.
#Belarus #HumanRights #Democracy
www.yahoo.com
Prominent Belarus opposition figure picks up prize she was awarded while in prison
BERLIN (AP) -- Prominent Belarus opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova on Saturday picked up a prize for contributions to European unity that she was unable to collect while in prison in her homeland four years ago.
#Belarus #Democracy #HumanRights
apnews.com
Prominent Belarus opposition figure picks up prize she was awarded while in prison
BERLIN (AP) -- Prominent Belarus opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova on Saturday picked up a prize for contributions to European unity that she was unable to collect while in prison in her homeland four years ago.
#LebanonCrisis #HumanitarianAid #Displacement
www.newsweek.com
Fears grow in Lebanon over Israeli attacks: "There is a very heavy sadness"
Israeli strikes on Lebanon have displaced around 800,000 people as those dealing with the fallout of a growing humanitarian crisis express their fears for the coming days.
#womenintech #artificialintelligence #empowerment
www.cbsnews.com
Silicon Valley nonprofit encourages young women to lead in AI
In a quiet corner of Silicon Valley, Tara Chklovski is inviting the future of artificial intelligence into her living room - and encouraging young women to see themselves as leaders in the technology reshaping the world.
#Immigration #HumanRights #LegalAccess
apnews.com
Immigration lawyers accuse Vermont prisons of impeding their work
Attorneys and volunteers with the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project used to go into Vermont's prisons and meet with every immigration detainee, using their phones and computers for language interpretation, according to Jill Martin Diaz, executive director of the organization.
