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The Hindu · May 24, 2022

New billionaire was created every 30 hours during the pandemic

Nearly one million people could be pushed into extreme poverty in 2022, according to Oxfam

The Independent UK · May 23, 2022

Governments need to take urgent action to combat inequality -Oxfam

Governments need to take urgent action to tackle rising inequality which emerged over the COVID-19 crisis with a surge in energy and food prices ramping up pressures on millions of people around the world, Oxfam said on Monday.

Reuters · May 23, 2022

Rare Palestinian Banknote Sold for 140,000 Pounds in Auction

Paul Wyman was volunteering in the Brentwood's Oxfam branch when he noticed in a package of donated goods, an odd-looking banknote of £100 Palestine pounds issued in 1920, Britain's The Daily Mail reported. Wyman, who located the note, chose not to put it on the shelves and instead called an…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 18, 2022

Rare banknote found in Oxfam charity shop sells for £140,000

Paul Wyman was in disbelief when the note sold for 1,400 times its original value

Liverpool Echo · May 17, 2022

Rare £100 banknote found in charity shop sells at auction for £140,000

Paul Wyman was working as a volunteer at the Oxfam store when he came across the nearly 100-year-old banknote in a donation box.

Daily Record · May 16, 2022

Rare banknote found in charity shop sells for 1,400 times its original value

Paul Wyman found the rare banknote in an Oxfam shop and thought it looked a little unusual, but he had no idea it would be worth so much until it went under the hammer

Daily Mirror · May 16, 2022

Rare £100 note sells for staggering sum at auction

Proceeds will go to Oxfam’s work in east Africa and Ukraine, charity says

The Independent UK · May 16, 2022

Rare £100 note found in charity shop sells for £140,000

Fewer than ten of these banknotes are known to exist

Wales Online · May 16, 2022

Half a tonne of unwanted clothes is dumped in landfill across Ireland every minute - how we can stop fast fashion

That’s why we’re taking a dive into fast fashion and solutions out there as part of our Reach for Zero campaign

Irish Mirror · Apr 28, 2022