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Raymond Briggs’ personal library goes on sale at Oxfam

Over a thousand books from the author’s library are available at Oxfam in Hove and online.

Evening Standard · Jul 23

Cost of rebuilding Gaza 'will be seven times all previous rebuilds', report warns

MORE than £53 billion will be needed to rebuild “only part of what was destroyed” amid Israel’s genocide in Gaza, according to a new report…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 23

Palantir CEO Predicts AI Will Make Him $300B While Workers Get Left Behind

Palantir CEO Alex Karp warns AI will hyper-enrich tech owners with $300B fortunes, leaving middle-class workers with modest gains. Read his prediction.

International Business Times · Jul 18

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp Predicts AI Will Give Him a $300BN Fortune While Workers Get Smaller Gains

Palantir CEO Alex Karp predicts AI will significantly enrich tech owners, potentially increasing his wealth to $300 billion, while offering modest financial gains for middle-class workers.

International Business Times UK · Jul 18

With a $15 billion net worth, Palantir CEO Alex Karp predicts he will get 20x richer from AI—but that middle-class workers will get just modest raises

Palantir CEO Alex Karp expects his fortune to grow to $300 billion thanks to AI—he says the U.S “biggest problem” is wealth going to unrelatable tech bros.

Fortune · Jul 17

Signed first edition of Virginia Woolf book discovered by chance at a charity shop sells for £25,000

The rare volume of The Waves published in 1931 was found at an Oxfam in Bristol

The Independent UK · Jul 7

Billionaire Mark Cuban says it’s ‘embarrassing’ to not pay employees well—and a $20 minimum wage should be standard

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban says he’s helped mint ‘at least a thousand millionaires’, and that more employers should share success with staffers.

Fortune · Jul 6

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Rare first edition of The Hobbit found among ‘unremarkable’ books at Oxfam charity shop sells for £38,000 at auction

Ian Falkingham, Oxfam’s books expert, said the discovery was ‘incredibly exciting’

The Independent UK · Jul 2

Paul McCartney book worth almost £1,000 donated to charity shop

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The Independent UK · Jun 30

Signed Paul McCartney book donated to charity shop fetches nearly £1,000

The copy of Paul McCartney In His Own Words was donated to an Oxfam shop in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion.

Evening Standard · Jun 30

Paul McCartney book found at Oxfam charity shop sells for £1,000 at auction

The donation sat unnoticed in the shop for months before the valuable inscription was spotted

The Independent UK · Jun 30

Doubt that Elon Musk ‘earned’ his trillion? Rightwing media says you’re in an ‘impotent envy cult’

The lovefest from Musk’s conservative fans completely overlooks the unscrupulous tactics behind his immense wealth

The Guardian - US · Jun 30

Richer Than 3.8 Billion People Combined: The Terrifying Reality of Elon Musk's Brief Run as a Trillionaire

Elon Musk made history as the world's first trillionaire following the SpaceX IPO, but market volatility quickly brought him back to Earth. Here is what the numbers really mean for wealth inequality.

International Business Times UK · Jun 26

Elon Musk's trillionaire status is the result of a broken economic system

A TRILLION dollars is usually used to describe the GDP of the largest economies in the world, but now it can equally be applied to the net worth of…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 21

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Euronews · Jun 18

Heatwaves in France cause around 5,400 deaths a year. Vulnerable communities are hit first

Two studies warn of the health impact of heatwaves in France, with worsening risks in poorly adapted housing and the most deprived areas.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 12

Trillionaire Elon Musk 'would be richer than 46 per cent of world combined'

FAR-RIGHT agitator Elon Musk will be richer than 46 of the world’s population combined if he becomes the first trillionaire, according to new…

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11

Brian and Ursula Kirby

Other lives: Couple who produced award-winning flour at Clyston Mill in Devon

The National (Scotland) · Jun 11

Israel killed more West Bank children in last 3 years than previous 17, study finds

ISRAELI settlers and state forces have killed more Palestinian children in the West Bank in the past three years than in the 17 before that,…

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Radio France Internationale · Jun 9

Oxfam warns Europe’s corporate giants are fuelling inequality

Europe’s biggest companies are paying more than two-thirds of their profits to shareholders on average, diverting money that could otherwise support investment, climate action and workers’ wages, according to Oxfam.

The Guardian - AU · Jun 1

Australia’s 178 billionaires are $25.7bn richer than last year as 3.7 million live in poverty

Oxfam finds the 20 richest Australians now hold more wealth than the bottom 3 million households

Radio France Internationale · May 29

Yemen edges closer to collapse after a decade of war and neglect, UN warns

After more than a decade of war, millions in Yemen are struggling to survive as aid funding dries up, public services fail and rival powers compete for influence, in a country the United Nations says is "hanging by a thread".

The Guardian - UK · May 28

Simon Fisher obituary

Other lives: Proponent of the idea of conflict transformation who set up a body to train people on how to work for non-violent change

The Guardian - UK · May 27

At Oxfam, we too are calling for radical reform of the aid system

Letters: Richard Hawkes of Oxfam GB responds to an article by Halima Begum calling for the ‘dinosaurs’ of international aid to adapt

The Independent UK · May 20

The UK needs real global partnerships – otherwise people will be left behind

COMMENT: We need to rethink how development is financed and delivered, writes the CEO of Oxfam GB, Richard Hawkes. This means radically reforming the global development system

The Guardian - UK · May 12

Pity the poor billionaires – demands for higher taxes must feel hurtful

No wonder they are upset by the slogan ‘tax the rich’. Despite their wealth increasing 81% since 2020, they need our emotional support now more than ever, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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