Around 1,000 children work in illegal gold mining in Venezuela, a booming industry in the resource-rich country.

Around 1,000 children work in illegal gold mining in Venezuela, a booming industry in the resource-rich country.
UN leaders are pushing countries to speed up action on lofty list of 17 goals, from ending poverty to boosting equality.
After the loss of her husband, a hawker finds an informal support system in a country where many people distrust banks.
Israel wants to prevent development in the occupied territories to stop Palestinian self-determination, experts say.
Billionaires have seen their wealth expand by 109 percent over the past decade as their fortunes increase $2.7bn a day.
Guatemalans have mixed expectations for next government as president-elect’s path to office fraught with uncertainty.
For the street vendors and those crammed into shantytowns, the makeover has meant displacement and loss of livelihoods.
China has recorded a series of weak economic data in the past six months.
Survivors mourn losses after a massive fire at a ‘hijacked’ building killed at least 74 people in South Africa.
More than 155 million people were living on less than $2.15 a day last year, Asian Development Bank says.
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India’s decision to ban exports of some rice was based on domestic reasons, but it’s had a global impact.
Residents in one of the city’s prime locations are determined to stay put in a government-owned, dilapidated building.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says life-saving humanitarian and food assistance will continue.