Restaurant and night club owners, and employees have been protesting the closure of their workplaces outside of government offices, arguing that the measures taken to prevent the spread of the virus are depriving them of their livelihood.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

Pope Benedict denounced what he called "the clouds of evil" over Africa that have brought war and ethnic rivalry, reducing the poor to slavery and depriving "future generations of the resources needed to create a more solid and just society."

VOA: standard.2009.03.22