Extreme Poverty
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Ballooning crisis: Living in inescapable penury
In a country where 53 million people live below poverty line, dodging the poverty trap can be a pipe dream for many
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Tajikistan in shock after mothers kill themselves and their babies
The country has been clobbered by the economic crisis sweeping through Central Asia
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Three of every 10 Pakistanis officially poor
Government changes calculation methodology, classifies 59 million as poor
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World Bank statement: Extreme poverty to fall below 10% in a first
The report comes after world leaders last month pledged to end extreme poverty within 15 years
