Homelessness

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New York Street Homeless Population Up Nearly 40%

The number of people living rough on the streets of New York increased nearly 40 percent this year as America's...

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Ranks of Homeless Veterans Keep Swelling In Los Angeles

Kendrick Bailey is standing outside the tent he has pitched on a filthy sidewalk in downtown Los Angeles and points to...

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Sharp Rise In Number of Homeless In Los Angeles

The number of homeless people in Los Angeles County rose sharply by 23 percent in the last year despite increased...

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Trying To Help Egypt’s Street Kids

Barefoot and wearing shabby clothes, the two-year-old wanders through the dirty streets of Cairo alongside her mother,...

International

The Celebrities Dishing Out Random Acts of Kindness

Grime star Stomzy hit headlines earlier this week after an unexpected act of generosity. When Oxford University student...

News

Rape, Disease, Neglect; the Plight of the Street Child

They lie in open spaces. They have no shelter to hide from the rain and sun and in worst cases; they are exposed to...

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Looters Cause Chaos At Deadly Philippine Fire

Looters mobbed a deadly slum fire in the Philippine capital on Tuesday, pulling roofing sheets and electric wire from...

Entertainment

Sonnie Badu Shares His Inspiring Life Story

Wonder God hitmaker, Sonnie Badu who was recently conferred on as a doctor has taken to his IG handle to share his...

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Homeless Girl Scouts Highlight NY Housing Crisis

The Girl Scouts who meet every Friday in a New York hotel could be any other American youngsters learning life skills,...

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From Shabby To Chic, Downtown LA Gets A Facelift

Once a bleak neighborhood of deserted streets and half-empty office buildings, downtown Los Angeles is experiencing a...

Top Stories

Court’s Roof Ripped Off By Heavy Storm

Staff and clients of the Dunkwa Magistrate Court in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central Region were...

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White US Veteran Charged With Murder ‘targeted Black Men’

A white US army veteran accused of fatally stabbing a 66-year-old homeless black man in New York was charged Thursday...

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Death Trap Storey Building At Agona Swedru Texaco

The breakdown or collapse of buildings in the country in contemporary times has become extremely disquieting, because...

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Inside the Homeless ‘safe Space’ That’s Sprung Up In Martin Place

Homeless people are camping along one of Sydney's busiest streets after setting up a makeshift shelter. Photographs...

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Soaring House Prices Lock Australia’s Homeless Out

Homelessness is on the rise in Australia, experts warn, with a growing number of people failing to benefit from the...

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Man Burns Ex-Girlfriend, Lover and Two Children To Death

A woman, her two children and lover were burnt beyond recognition Monday dawn at Breman Nkontwima in the Suame...

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Windstorm Renders Scores Homeless At Nkwanta

Several residents of Kwamipong Nkwanta have been rendered homeless after a two-day windstorm ripped off the roofs of...

Entertainment

ReachOut World Mission Hit the Streets

A survey conducted in 2011 pegs a total of 61,492 children between the ages of 0-18 on the streets of Accra with 50,997...

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We Must Find A Solution To Streetism

Sometimes l wonder why we want to reinvent the wheel in Ghana. There is no problem that is new in the world and...