Tag: Kenya
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Thomson Reuters Foundation) Economists document an 'unprecedented' rise in global poverty in 2020 as fears grow that some poorer countries may not get COVID-19 vaccines until 2024.
More than 80% of people in some developing...
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Money transfers from migrants overseas could rebound to pre-pandemic levels, upending a World Bank forecast of a further slowdown in remittances to developing countries in 2021, according to a new study.
Remittances, an important source...
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Sunday, August 20th, tens of thousands of both elite and casual runners from across the globe descended on the Cidade Maravilhosa for the 2017 Rio International Half Marathon.
In...
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL –Ethiopians secured first place at the podium in both the men’s and women’s races at this year’s Corrida Internacional de São Silvestre (San Silvestre International Race) in São Paulo city Wednesday,...
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Kenya's tradition in long-distance running asserted itself once more on Sunday, as athletes from the African country dominated the thirteenth Rio de Janeiro Half Marathon in both male and female categories.
The...
