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A global goal of halving poverty by 2015 is still achievable, the World Bank said Tuesday, but warned that nearly half of all developing countries are falling short of the target set a decade ago.

"Unleash your creativity against poverty" is the theme of a Europe-wide advertising competition launched today by the United Nations Regional Information Centre in Brussels (UNRIC) and the Amsterdam office of Euro RSCG 4D. The heart of the campaign is a competition that invites citizens of 48 European countries (including professionals) to design an ad, which will be used to promote the campaign.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday promised a further cut of 10 percent in the number of people living below the poverty line as the government's policies designed at high but inclusive growth were yielding results.

Behind slightly behind in the polls against Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump claimed that he does well in a number of battleground states. 

China's first industry fund in poverty-stricken areas was jointly founded by the Ministry of Finance, China National Tobacco Corporation and State Development and Investment Corporation Wednesday.

The United Nations has hailed India's rural job guarantee scheme, one of the flagship programmes of the Manmohan Singh-led United Progressive Alliance government, saying it has reduced poverty and reversed inequality.

The Europe and Central Asia region has achieved striking success in fighting poverty and food insecurity over the last ten years, with agriculture playing a key role, FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf said in his speech to the 27th FAO Regional Conference for Europe in Yerevan, Armenia.

But for the rapid progress made by India and China, the pace of poverty reduction in developing countries would have been still slower after the global economic crisis, according to World Bank's lead economist.

Chandigarh will soon become the first city in the country to distribute smart card-based ration cards to below poverty line (BPL) families who benefit from the Public Distribution System (PDS).

China is planning a considerable expansion of its foreign aid programs with a particular focus on infrastructure projects in countries along the land and maritime Silk Road trading routes, government officials said on Monday. The country is planning to initiate a number of strategically important aid projects to help improve transportation, energy and telecommunications in those countries, according to the Ministry of Commerce, which is responsible for administrating the country's foreign aid programs. Projects involving construction and improvement of roads, railways, ports and airports are already being implemented in countries including Laos, Myanmar, Nepal and in Central Asia, Yu Zirong, deputy director-general of the foreign aid department at the ministry, told a news conference in Beijing. "China's growing future foreign aid program will be tilted toward neighboring countries and those in the Silk Road region," Yu said. The planned shift in direction for Chinese foreign aid is a direct result of President Xi Jinping's proposed national strategy to revive the centuries-old trading routes connecting Asia and Europe, experts said. The newly created 40 billion yuan ($6.5 billion) Silk Road fund and the Beijing-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are expected to facilitate China's foreign aid programs in the future, they said. "Such a shift indicates that China will be more inclined to offer assistance to Asia and neighboring countries," said Wang Luo, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation. "It does not mean that the percentage of China's foreign aid to Africa will drop. It just means that Asia and countries along the Silk Road will get a greater share as China grows its aid spending," she said. Africa has been the largest recipient of China's foreign aid with more than half of spending directed at the continent between 2010 and 2012, according to a policy paper issued in June. China spent 89.34 bill