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The Express TribunePainful death: Volatile food prices bring many close to the ledgeThe Express TribuneBy Zeeshan Shah SERIOUS THREAT: 10% increase in prices could drive an additional 10 million people globally below the extreme poverty line, according to the World Bank. LAYOUT & DESIGN: SAMRA AAMIR FAIZAN DAWOOD As the summer heat wave approaches, ...

DAWN.com'Pak Punjab's south belt breeding ground for militants'Zee NewsLahore: Pakistan's Punjab province's southern belt, reeling under 'extreme poverty and ignorance', is a breeding ground for militants, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif's government has said in its first such admission. "Extreme poverty and ignorance in ...South a militant breeding ground: ShahbazDAWN.com Read more »

Judith lives on £1 a day for poverty challengeCraven Herald... was not content with simply signing a petition when it came to global poverty and green issues. In fact she put her convictions on the line and spent last week existing on just £1 a day - the UK equivalent of the international extreme poverty line.

USA TODAYNew effort may cut hunger in sub-Saharan AfricaArizona Daily StarOver the past decade, the world has made great strides in helping people lift themselves out of extreme poverty. But more than half of sub-Saharan Africa's 740 million people still subsist on less than $1.25 a day. More than one-fourth suffer from ... Read more »