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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 2 - The Untold Story

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

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

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)

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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.

Euronews

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 National (Scotland)

Brian and Ursula Kirby

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

The Guardian - UK

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,…

The National (Scotland)

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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.

Radio France Internationale

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

The Guardian - AU

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".

Radio France Internationale

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

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 Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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Fortune

CEOs got an 11% pay raise in 2025. Workers got 0.5%

A new ITUC-Oxfam report covering 1,500 companies found CEO pay is outpacing worker wages by a factor of 20—and the gap is only getting wider.

International Business Times

CEO Pay Rises 20 Times Faster Than Worker Wages In 2025, Oxfam-ITUC Report Says

Executive compensation rose sharply across major global firms in 2025 while worker wages remained largely flat, according to a new Oxfam and ITUC analysis released ahead of International Workers' Day.

The Guardian - UK

Mike Morrissey obituary

Other lives: Journalist who helped investigate the source of the ‘Teesside smell’

AAP

Australia low on list as global foreign aid in freefall

Australia ranks as the 25th most generous of 32 donor nations on foreign aid according to new figures, with Germany and Norway the most substantial givers.

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Euronews

Untaxed wealth of the top 0.1% eclipses assets of the poorest half of the world

The world's ultra-rich have stashed around $2.84 trillion (€2.47tn) in untaxed offshore accounts, a figure that surpasses the combined wealth of the bottom 50% of the human population, according to a new report.

The Guardian - UK

Global super-rich may have hidden $3.55tn from tax officials, says Oxfam

Charity calls for a levy on the very richest and the closing of tax loopholes in its report on offshore wealth

Evening Standard

First-edition novel from Sherlock Holmes series sells for more than £10,000

The novel, titled The Sign Of Four, is the second book in Doyle’s best-selling series.

The Independent UK

Rare Sherlock Holmes book discovered in Oxfam charity shop sells for £11,520 at auction

The novel, titled ‘The Sign of Four’, is the second book in Doyle’s bestselling series

Fortune

New York is home to 154 billionaires. Together they're worth $975.7 billion—and some of them are even making $2 million an hour

It would take the typical New York private-sector worker 82,863 years to earn as much as one of the 10 wealthiest billionaires did last year on average, according to a new Oxfam America report.

Fortune

1 in 5 Americans thinks it's 'morally wrong' to be a billionaire—Gen Z in particular finds it distasteful

People aged between 18 and 29, who are Gen Z, were the most likely to find extreme wealth distasteful. One-third said it was morally wrong.

Euronews

‘Stark global inequality’: Calls for taxes on private jets grow louder as uber-wealthy flee Dubai

Private jets are up to 14 times more polluting than commercial planes – and are now being used to escape escalating conflict in the Middle East.

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