Read more poor stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6643/poor.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:46:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72106/now-driving-innovation-in-india-the-poor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIndian engineers once did little but cater to Western companies, while consumers at home made do with hand-me-down products from the developed world. That is changing in a big way as foreign economies crater and the 1.1 billion consumers of the subcontinent reveal a taste for, well, consuming. And...http://www.newser.com/story/72106/now-driving-innovation-in-india-the-poor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 13:04:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/45889/milans-poor-get-contraband-caviar-for-xmas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe poor and homeless in Milan will get a pricey treat this holiday season, the BBC reports. Officials will distribute 88 pounds of beluga caviar seized from smugglers to the city’s shelters and soup kitchens. The sturgeon roe, confiscated in November en route from Poland, is valued at around $550,...http://www.newser.com/story/45889/milans-poor-get-contraband-caviar-for-xmas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 20 Dec 2008 12:07:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45544/german-politician-let-the-poor-catch-rats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne German politician has a solution to help Berlin's poor: let them catch the rats that are plaguing the city. "People who collect bottles could get one euro [$1.40] for every dead rat," he cheerfully explained. But the Dickensian plan, which may be officially introduced today, wasn't widely hailed....http://www.newser.com/story/45544/german-politician-let-the-poor-catch-rats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Dec 2008 7:04:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44406/ceo-pays-1m-for-front-row-dc-gala-for-disadvantaged.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe fairy godmother of inauguration balls is Earl Stafford, a Virginia businessman who plans to host disadvantaged Americans at “The People’s Inauguration.” The devout Baptist paid $1 million for a build-your-own-ball opportunity at a hotel along the Washington parade rout, and promises to spend more to offer a “cross-section” of...http://www.newser.com/story/44406/ceo-pays-1m-for-front-row-dc-gala-for-disadvantaged.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Dec 2008 14:11:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/4727/high-food-prices-hurt-worlds-poor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor the world's poorest people, the quantity and quality of food are increasingly at risk. Wholesale prices of basic foods are 21% higher now than in 2005, with grain surging more than 30%. What's more, the total volume of food delivered by US-funded groups has declined 52% in the last...http://www.newser.com/story/4727/high-food-prices-hurt-worlds-poor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Jul 2007 17:36:44 CDT