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Homeless Sent Out Of Scottish City To Make Room For Taylor Swift Fans, Alleges Housing Charity
A housing charity said several homeless people have been sent by taxi to Aberdeen and Glasgow because of a shortage of accommodation in the city due to the upcoming concert.
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Unable To Survive In Egypt, Refugees Return To War-Torn Sudan
Ten months after Sudan's brutal war sent hundreds of thousands fleeing, many of those who sought refuge in neighbouring Egypt are caught between the grim choice of homelessness or returning at their own peril.
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British Plumber To Spend Over Rs 2.5 Cr To Make Community Hub For Homeless People
James Anderson, who himself spent two years sleeping on the streets, wants to create a 24-hour centre to help the homeless.
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Migrants Looting Food, Water At Delhi Station Shows Raw Desperation
The coronavirus crisis that has left thousands unemployed, homeless and hungry is painting a raw picture of what desperation can look like when hunger is the drive. A push-cart with cartons of food and water is stopped and looted by scores of migrant workers who then start fleeing, videos from the Old Delhi railway station show. This incident happe...
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Kerala, Rained Out And Homeless, Needs Help. What You Can Do.
Kerala is an unprecedented crisis, ravaged by torrential rain. Here is how you can help.
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Boko Haram Homeless Face Housing Crisis As Rains Hit
Thousands of men, women and children made homeless by the Boko Haram insurgency risk disease because of lack of shelter in northeast Nigeria, aid workers said on Tuesday.
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In A First, Vending Machine With 24-Hour Food, Clothing For UK Homeless
The world's first vending machine for the homeless will start giving out free food and clothes as charities in Britain gear up for a cold winter amid record levels of 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 financial capital struggles to turn the tide against homelessness.
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Millions Of Refugees Face Homelessness Without More Shelter Funding: UN
Millions of refugees worldwide risk living on the street due to a lack of funds for shelters, the United Nations warned today, urging the private sector to help amid surging displacement.
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In Rich Gulf Arab States, Some Feel Shame Over Response to Refugees
When Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, fellow Gulf states raced to shelter thousands of displaced Kuwaitis. Fast forward 25 years, and the homeless from Syria's nearby war have found scant refuge in the Arab world's richest states.
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Majority of Pakistan Heatwave Victims Were Homeless, Says Minister
Nearly two-thirds of the victims of a killer heatwave that swept southern Pakistan last week were homeless people, a minister said today, as the death toll in Karachi reached over 1,200.
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12-Year-Old Becomes Head of Family as 4 Siblings in Agra Are Abandoned By Relatives
At a village in Uttar Pradesh's Agra, four young children live on their own in a brick shed. They cook their own food and have been told that they will get Rs 1,000 a month.
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Two Million Homeless in Iraq: United Nations to NDTV
A potential two million people could have been displaced in Iraq after the Sunni jihadist offensive and other conflicts over the years in Iraq, according to the United Nations. Speaking to NDTV in northern Iraq, the country head for the World Food Programme, Jane Pearce said, "Apart from the fact that we have displaced people in 2014 we already had...
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After superstorm Sandy, housing concerns for New York
New York confronted a growing housing crisis on Sunday with tens of thousands left homeless by superstorm Sandy as temperatures plunged and giant queues built up for fuel.
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Assam violence: Army came 48 hours after SOS? Top 10 developments
Eight days after ethnic clashes began in lower Assam, violence has finally ebbed and the focus has shifted to the massive humanitarian crisis at hand: 45 people are dead and almost four lakh homeless; traumatised people are now crowding 250 relief camps set up by the government. Assam's Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi faces allegations of inaction and o...
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Homeless Sent Out Of Scottish City To Make Room For Taylor Swift Fans, Alleges Housing Charity
A housing charity said several homeless people have been sent by taxi to Aberdeen and Glasgow because of a shortage of accommodation in the city due to the upcoming concert.
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Unable To Survive In Egypt, Refugees Return To War-Torn Sudan
Ten months after Sudan's brutal war sent hundreds of thousands fleeing, many of those who sought refuge in neighbouring Egypt are caught between the grim choice of homelessness or returning at their own peril.
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British Plumber To Spend Over Rs 2.5 Cr To Make Community Hub For Homeless People
James Anderson, who himself spent two years sleeping on the streets, wants to create a 24-hour centre to help the homeless.
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Migrants Looting Food, Water At Delhi Station Shows Raw Desperation
The coronavirus crisis that has left thousands unemployed, homeless and hungry is painting a raw picture of what desperation can look like when hunger is the drive. A push-cart with cartons of food and water is stopped and looted by scores of migrant workers who then start fleeing, videos from the Old Delhi railway station show. This incident happe...
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Kerala, Rained Out And Homeless, Needs Help. What You Can Do.
Kerala is an unprecedented crisis, ravaged by torrential rain. Here is how you can help.
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Boko Haram Homeless Face Housing Crisis As Rains Hit
Thousands of men, women and children made homeless by the Boko Haram insurgency risk disease because of lack of shelter in northeast Nigeria, aid workers said on Tuesday.
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In A First, Vending Machine With 24-Hour Food, Clothing For UK Homeless
The world's first vending machine for the homeless will start giving out free food and clothes as charities in Britain gear up for a cold winter amid record levels of homelessness.
-
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 financial capital struggles to turn the tide against homelessness.
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Millions Of Refugees Face Homelessness Without More Shelter Funding: UN
Millions of refugees worldwide risk living on the street due to a lack of funds for shelters, the United Nations warned today, urging the private sector to help amid surging displacement.
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In Rich Gulf Arab States, Some Feel Shame Over Response to Refugees
When Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, fellow Gulf states raced to shelter thousands of displaced Kuwaitis. Fast forward 25 years, and the homeless from Syria's nearby war have found scant refuge in the Arab world's richest states.
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Majority of Pakistan Heatwave Victims Were Homeless, Says Minister
Nearly two-thirds of the victims of a killer heatwave that swept southern Pakistan last week were homeless people, a minister said today, as the death toll in Karachi reached over 1,200.
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12-Year-Old Becomes Head of Family as 4 Siblings in Agra Are Abandoned By Relatives
At a village in Uttar Pradesh's Agra, four young children live on their own in a brick shed. They cook their own food and have been told that they will get Rs 1,000 a month.
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Two Million Homeless in Iraq: United Nations to NDTV
A potential two million people could have been displaced in Iraq after the Sunni jihadist offensive and other conflicts over the years in Iraq, according to the United Nations. Speaking to NDTV in northern Iraq, the country head for the World Food Programme, Jane Pearce said, "Apart from the fact that we have displaced people in 2014 we already had...
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After superstorm Sandy, housing concerns for New York
New York confronted a growing housing crisis on Sunday with tens of thousands left homeless by superstorm Sandy as temperatures plunged and giant queues built up for fuel.
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Assam violence: Army came 48 hours after SOS? Top 10 developments
Eight days after ethnic clashes began in lower Assam, violence has finally ebbed and the focus has shifted to the massive humanitarian crisis at hand: 45 people are dead and almost four lakh homeless; traumatised people are now crowding 250 relief camps set up by the government. Assam's Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi faces allegations of inaction and o...
