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Irish billionaires' wealth increased by €18bn during pandemic - Oxfam

Ireland’s nine billionaires have increased their wealth by €18.3 billion (58%) to €49.7 billion since the start of the pandemic, according to a report by Oxfam. The Inequality Kills report was published today, January 17, ahead of the World Economic ...

17 Jan 2022 at 23:33

World

Protesters gather as G7 leaders set to arrive in Germany

About 3,500 protesters gathered in Munich on Saturday as the Group of Seven leading economic powers prepared to hold their annual gathering in the Bavarian Alps in Germany, which holds the G7’s rotating presidency this year. Police said earlier ...

25 Jun 2022 at 17:48

Scotland

Private jet tax could pay for off-peak rail fares, says Oxfam Scotland

A devolved tax on the use of private jets could have paid for ScotRail to keep off-peak fares until the end of the financial year, a report by by Oxfam Scotland has suggested. About 6% of private jet flights in the UK took off from Scotland, ...

18 Sept 2024 at 00:01

World

World could see its first trillionaire within 10 years, Oxfam says

The world could see its first trillionaire within a decade, anti-poverty organisation Oxfam International has said. The body delivered its annual assessment of global inequalities as political and business elites gather at the Swiss ski ...

15 Jan 2024 at 13:17

Cop28 outcome ‘disappointing’ on fossil fuels, Humza Yousaf says

Scotland’s First Minister has said it is “disappointing” that the Cop28 climate change summit failed to produce a “stronger resolution” that would have committed countries across the world to phase out fossil fuels. While Humza Yousaf ...

13 Dec 2023 at 18:28

Rare WWI naval signal book found in Oxfam bookshop sells for four-figure sum

A very rare lead-lined naval signal book from the First World War has been bought by a museum after being found in an Oxfam bookshop. The General Signals Book, which is filled with confidential signals, was found with a box of ...

20 May 2024 at 16:10

Scotland

Scottish Government gives £250,000 to help people affected by conflict in Sudan

Projects to provide food, clean water and shelter to people affected by the violent conflict in Sudan are being given £250,000 from the Scottish Government’s Humanitarian Emergency Fund. The cash is being split between Oxfam ...

27 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Truss wants reassurance over ‘appalling’ behaviour before lifting Oxfam aid ban

The Foreign Secretary wants to “reassure” herself before lifting the suspension on aid funding for Oxfam after a string of “appalling” allegations were levelled against the charity’s staff. Liz Truss said she wanted to be ...

18 May 2022 at 18:18

Scotland

World’s richest 1% have already used up their carbon budget for year – Oxfam

The world’s richest 1% have already burned their way through their share of the annual global carbon budget in the first 10 days of 2025, according to Oxfam. The charity used the analysis to renew its calls for a tax on ...

10 Jan 2025 at 00:01

Gordon Brown: Covid vaccine inequality across world is getting worse

Vaccine inequality is getting worse as people become complacent about Covid, former prime minister Gordon Brown has warned. He repeated his call for governments to share the burden of funding vaccines, treatments, ...

11 Feb 2022 at 01:26

World

Aid groups call on Israel to end ‘weaponisation’ of aid in Gaza

More than 100 non-profit groups have warned that Israel’s rules for aid groups in Gaza and the occupied West Bank will block much-needed relief and replace organisations with those that serve Israel’s political ...

14 Aug 2025 at 12:52

Life

‘Women short-changed as 65% of weekly working hours ignored in official data’

Almost two-thirds of women’s working hours each week are unpaid and “ignored” by official statistics measuring economic activity, leaving them short-changed and pushed deeper into poverty, according to Oxfam. ...

03 Aug 2023 at 07:56

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