Poverty levels labelled as “alarmingly high at 24.5 percent” by the World Bank in a report released on April 23 raises ...

Pope Francis visited Manila and Tacloban, Jan. 15 to 19, 2015 – the third pontiff to visit the Philippines after Paul VI in 1970 and John Paul II in 1981 and 1995. Luneta in Manila is the site of the ...

Time poverty is not about just having a packed calendar, it’s about not having enough discretionary time. Time to rest. To breathe. To be with someone without multitasking in your head. And it’s not ...

Economic insecurity, staggering levels of inequality, declining social trust and social fragmentation are destabilizing societies worldwide. The World Social Report 2025, released today, reveals ...

New York, 24 April 2025 – Economic insecurity, staggering levels of inequality, declining social trust and social fragmentation are destabilizing societies worldwide. The World Social Report 2025, ...

Sri Lanka has been commended for its quicker-than-expected recovery from the worst economic crisis since independence.

The World Bank yesterday acknowledged Sri Lanka’s economy has made a remarkable recovery in 2024, surpassing growth ...

Sri Lanka is on track to post growth of 3.5% this year, the World Bank said in its latest report on Wednesday, unchanged from ...

While the Philippines has made strides in reducing poverty, uncertainties wrought by the looming global trade war may reverse ...

More than a domestic policy tweak, President Trump’s announcement can be taken as a clarion call to nations worldwide to rein ...

The US administration is dismantling USAID's ideological indoctrination programmes abroad while increasing conservative influence at home, particularly in universities, and cracking down on dissent ...

Some cardinals expected Francis to be a caretaker pope, yet in just 12 years he reshaped the church in ways that will not be easy to reverse or ignore.