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Tax The Ultrarich To Solve Poverty? Easier Said Than Done
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Oxfam has issued its annual report on the gap between the wealthy and the poor — and offered a solution.
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WOUB News • WORLD: ‘Unimaginable’ Suffering In South Sudan. Is There Any Hope?
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That’s how the U.N. aid chief characterizes the situation. A cease-fire that could bring improvements was signed last week — and violated within hours.