‘We don’t need everyone’: Syrian refugees abandoned in Europe
Currently, many of the refugees are living in detention centers that formerly housed army barracks. The facilities are reported to be overcrowded and allegedly … source
INSIGHTS (special edition): Plight of Indian Farmers
Once a land of plenty. Now a land of the dying. India’s bread basket, the state of Punjab, is facing an unspeakable horror of mammoth proportions. Thousands of … source
Madagascar receives almost 1.2 million doses of antibiotics to fight plague
Madagascar has taken delivery of nearly 1.2 million doses of antibiotics and some US $1.5 million dollars in emergency funds from the WHO to fight plague in … source
Sierra Leone’s ‘Peace Diamond’ to be auctioned in New York
Sierra Leone hopes to raise millions of dollars for development projects by auctioning a huge uncut diamond, believed to be one of the world’s largest, in New … source
Cities Are Starting To Address The Eviction Crisis That’s Devastated Poor Tenants
PHILADELPHIA ― The rodent infestation had grown so severe in the home Yazmin Vazquez shared with her nephew that when she left a plate of roast beef on the stove…
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim: The VICE News Interview
Twenty years ago, Jim Yong Kim was an activist calling for the abolition of the World Bank. Today, he’s its president. VICE News met with Kim to discuss the ……
Violence and Private Security in South Africa
Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News The high walls, electric fences, and private security guards surrounding South Africa’s … source
Paco: The Poor Man’s Drug in Buenos Aires
Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News In 2001, Argentina faced a devastating economic crisis that led to widespread unemployment … source
Scotland Is Trying To Stop Its Alcoholics From Drinking So Much (HBO)
Last week, Scotland became one of the first countries in the world to take on cheap booze by introducing a “minimum unit pricing” on alcohol. And although the … source
‘How To End Poverty in 15 years’ Hans Rosling – BBC News
15 years from now, nobody will still be living in extreme poverty anywhere in the world – that’s the pledge being made by President Obama and the Pope. source