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Re:Solar-powered desalination device wins MIT $100K competition by andrepd on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @09:01AM (#31422217)
At least 1.3 billion people live in poverty, much more than 10%.
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Re:Solar-powered desalination device wins MIT $100K competition by ben_w on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @10:28AM (#31423207)
That depends on your definition of poverty; 10% of the world is in “extreme poverty” of $1.00/day in 1996 prices ($2.29 in 2021),
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