US poverty rate rose in 2022 for 1st time in years

The number of Americans living in poverty has increased for the first time since 2010, the US Census Bureau said Tuesday.The supplemental poverty rate increased to 12.4% from 7.8% in 2022, data showed.Data also showed a 2.3% decrease in median househo…

Gentiloni calls for agreement on Pact by year’s end

We must work with determination to conclude an agreement on the reform of our fiscal rules by the end of the year, European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Paolo Gentiloni said during the presentation of the Summer 2023 Economic Forecast in Brussel…

61 cases of collapse in Italian schools in 12 months

There were 61 cases of structural collapse or falling plaster in Italian schools and universities between September 2022 and August 2023, citizens’ rights association Cittadinanzattiva said on Monday.

It was the highest number of episodes on record…