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Most slum evictions in Chennai adversely impacted resettled families, says study The study called for prioritisation of in-situ development or providing houses within 5 km in the proximate locations ...
These slums were approximately 40-45 years old, and in total, there were about 40 slums in the area, according to sources. On June 16, a task force carried out a demolition drive in the Jailorwala ...
A section of a street in Mukuru Kwa reuben slums,Nairobi. [File, Standard] Mukuru Mukuru is an extensive settlement located East of Nairobi’s city centre.
The U.S. revocation of Chevron's license to operate in Venezuela was a financial blow to Maduro, and Machado said cutting off financing was crucial to creating internal pressure against him.
Venezuela, on behalf of the 16-member Group of Friends in Defense of the UN Charter, proposed the date to raise awareness about the negative humanitarian impact of coercive measures and take a ...
In Lagos many parts of the city where a large number of people migrate from rural to urban areas, these people usually end up living in the slum areas because of the high rates of rent of houses ...
Nagpur: In a push towards inclusive urban development just before elections, 426 slum settlements across Nagpur were granted legal land rights under various govt schemes. Spearheaded by chief ...
El Dorado (Venezuela) (AFP) – In the Venezuelan mining community of El Dorado, the majority of residents carry around gold instead of cards or cash to pay for groceries.
El Dorado arose as a military fort as Britain and Venezuela squared off in 1895 over the mineral- and oil-rich region of Essequibo now at the center of an increasingly heated territorial dispute with ...
Amber Portwood Claims She Can’t Even Afford to Live in the ‘Slums’ of Los Angeles Amber Portwood and Andrew Glennon co-parent from a distance. He lives with their son in California.
Migrants From Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela Told To Self-Deport Published Jun 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT Updated Jun 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT By Billal Rahman ...
In a remarkable development, around 200 people in Kibera, the largest slum in Kenya, are adopting Bitcoin for everyday use. Three years of local activism have brought Web3 adoption to Nairobi’s ...