Ingrid Lederhaas-Okun, 46, has now been sentenced to a year in prison for stealing and re-selling 165 items of jewellery worth $2.1 million. Security is famously tight for the showcases of glittering diamond, platinum and gold jewellery at the store on …

Hawkers and neighbourhood stores ply their wares along many streets, offering items that just a few weeks earlier could not be procured: soda, crackers, junk food, cigarettes, shampoos and toothpaste. Robinsons, a huge department store stripped clean …

However, business is booming, judging from the long lines at lunch, as the chains are targeting the small but comparatively affluent ethnic Chinese segment of the population. Many of the ramen chains are based in Fukuoka, where Hakata ramen has long …

Sustainability and living an eco-friendly lifestyle is often considered to be something only the most affluent citizens may participate in, but it does not have to mean expensive, organic foods, solar panels or electric cars. … Recycle household …

Thirty percent of these domestic workers are migrants, who have moved from their native poorer countries to more affluent Middle East, Asia Pacific and North America. Visa restrictions, communication … According to Human Rights Watch many of them …

Habitat for Humanity workers hammer away across the street, in one of the affluent city's few low-income neighborhoods. … Family Promise helps with clothing, resumes, job searches and, when they move into housing, household items and furniture.

“This really hits home, especially when they see it first-hand in person,” she said. Some Lincoln Junior High students said participating in the gift program helped them see that they take for granted that they will receive the expensive video games …

Peterson and his volunteers packed about 200 boxes with breakfast items such as eggs, sausages, bacon, pancake mix, syrup, oatmeal and hot cocoa mix. The intent is so … “Then there are families who are not so affluent and who are in need. The ones …

Ingrid Lederhaas-Okun, 46, has now been sentenced to a year in prison for stealing and re-selling 165 items of jewelry worth $2.1 million. Security is famously tight for the showcases of glittering diamond, platinum and gold jewelry at the store …