Monday, January 20, 2020

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 20, 2020


George Obulutsa, Reuters: World's richest 2,000 people hold more than poorest 4.6 billion combined: Oxfam

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The world’s richest 2,153 people controlled more money than the poorest 4.6 billion combined in 2019, while unpaid or underpaid work by women and girls adds three times more to the global economy each year than the technology industry, Oxfam said on Monday.

The Nairobi-headquartered charity said in a report released ahead of the annual World Economic Forum of political and business leaders in Davos, Switzerland, that women around the world work 12.5 billion hours combined each day without pay or recognition.

In its “Time to Care” report, Oxfam said it estimated that unpaid care work by women added at least $10.8 trillion a year in value to the world economy - three times more than the tech industry.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 20, 2020

Davos braces for Trump-Greta showdown as climate change tops agenda -- DW

Iran threatens to ditch nuclear treaty after being accused of breaching accord -- Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner

Iran will go beyond missile strikes to avenge Soleimani -- Sara Bazoobandi, Al Jazeera

Why the U.S.-China Cold War Will Be Different -- Robert Kaplan, National Interest

Chinese internet outrage after women drive luxury SUV into Beijing's historic Forbidden City -- Michael Walsh and Bang Xiao, ABC News Online

Putin's constitutional reforms could lead to his political demise -- Roman Dobrokhotov, Al Jazeera

Explainer: The new life of Prince Harry and Meghan after split from royal family -- Andrew MacAskill, Reuters

Trade war and peace: Trump declares victory in China, Mexico-Canada deals, but doubts persist -- Paul Wiseman, USA Today/AP

Explained: Huawei's Meng Wanzhou US extradition trial -- DW

How Turbulent Will Trump’s Trial Become? -- Hunter DeRensis, National Interest

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have no trust in a report issued by a Narobi based organization. Reports like this are based on assumptions that are usually skewed depending on the politics of the designer. Don't fall for bullshit reports like this.

Rodger Ramster said...

The whole saga of Prince Harry and his wife, the divorcee American Meghan Markel is a sad one. You have a man of royal blood being led around by the balls by an American whore. Anyone care to guess how long it will be until we see news reports that the whore is filing a divorce from the Prince, demanding a multi million dollar settlement?