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Learning CPR On Manikins Without Breasts Puts Women's Lives At Risk, Finds Study
Learning CPR compression techniques on manikins without breasts contributes towards women being less likely to receive life-saving first aid from bystanders, a study conducted by Australian researchers found.
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Brazil's G20 Presidency: Hunger, Poverty, Inequality Top Priorities
G20 is the main forum for economic and financial cooperation -- areas increasingly tested by today's shifting geopolitics.
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CEO Pay Takes A Hit In 2023, Yet Stands At 290 Times Average Workers Salary
The analysis suggests that exorbitant CEO pay, driven by their leverage over corporate boards rather than performance.
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Trio Wins 2024 Nobel Prize In Economics For Work On Wealth Inequality
The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded on Monday to Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu and British-Americans Simon Johnson and James Robinson for research into wealth inequality between nations.
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Who Will Receive Nobel Economics Prize 2024?
The Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce the Nobel economics prize on Monday, with specialists on credit, the role of government, and wealth inequality seen as possible contenders.
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South Africa To Add Incentives, Improve Black Empowerment System
The head of South Africa's flagship Black economic empowerment programme plans to introduce additional incentives and potential fines to improve corporate participation and curb exploitation of the system meant to tackle the country's gross inequalit
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Wealth Of World's Top 1% Grew By $42 Trillion Over The Past Decade: Oxfam
The world's richest one per cent increased their fortune by $42 trillion over the past decade, which is nearly 34 times more than the entire bottom 50 per cent of the world's population, according to a new analysis by Oxfam.
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World Inequality Report: India Has 85% Billionaires From Upper Castes, None From Scheduled Tribes
A recent report by the World Inequality Lab has documented a significant rise in economic disparities which has led to an uneven demographic makeup of billionaires in India.
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There Are Over 22 Million Millionaires In The World, An All-Time High
The world has never had so many rich people and their investments in soaring stock markets have made them wealthier than ever recorded, according to a study published on Wednesday.
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Mexico On Course To Elect Its First-Ever Woman President
Mexico is on course to elect its first woman president this weekend, with two front-runners competing to break the highest political glass ceiling in a country with a history of gender violence and inequality.
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Income Inequality Up In 60% Of Nations With IMF, World Bank Loans: Report
A massive 60 per cent of all countries receiving grants or loans from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank are witnessing high or increasing income inequality, an analysis by Oxfam International has revealed.
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Youth's Unhappiness, Loneliness Pull Down US's Global Happiness Ranking
Rising unhappiness among younger people has caused the United States and some large western European countries to fall down a global wellbeing index, while Nordic nations retain their grip on the top spots.
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Women And Rural Poor Hit Hardest By Climate Change: UN
Heatwaves and floods inflict greater economic pain on rural women than men because climate change intensifies existing inequalities, the United Nations' food and farming agency said on Tuesday.
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Billionaires Boom While Billions Fall: Oxfam Exposes Widening Global Wealth Gap
Oxfam Report Inequality Inc: The number of billionaires has skyrocketed since 2010, more than doubling to 2,489 by March 2023.
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Global Unemployment Set To Worsen In 2024: UN
The global unemployment rate will increase slightly in 2024, the United Nations said Wednesday as it raised concerns about stagnant productivity, worsening inequalities and inflation biting into disposable income.
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Learning CPR On Manikins Without Breasts Puts Women's Lives At Risk, Finds Study
Learning CPR compression techniques on manikins without breasts contributes towards women being less likely to receive life-saving first aid from bystanders, a study conducted by Australian researchers found.
-
Brazil's G20 Presidency: Hunger, Poverty, Inequality Top Priorities
G20 is the main forum for economic and financial cooperation -- areas increasingly tested by today's shifting geopolitics.
-
CEO Pay Takes A Hit In 2023, Yet Stands At 290 Times Average Workers Salary
The analysis suggests that exorbitant CEO pay, driven by their leverage over corporate boards rather than performance.
-
Trio Wins 2024 Nobel Prize In Economics For Work On Wealth Inequality
The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded on Monday to Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu and British-Americans Simon Johnson and James Robinson for research into wealth inequality between nations.
-
Who Will Receive Nobel Economics Prize 2024?
The Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce the Nobel economics prize on Monday, with specialists on credit, the role of government, and wealth inequality seen as possible contenders.
-
South Africa To Add Incentives, Improve Black Empowerment System
The head of South Africa's flagship Black economic empowerment programme plans to introduce additional incentives and potential fines to improve corporate participation and curb exploitation of the system meant to tackle the country's gross inequalit
-
Wealth Of World's Top 1% Grew By $42 Trillion Over The Past Decade: Oxfam
The world's richest one per cent increased their fortune by $42 trillion over the past decade, which is nearly 34 times more than the entire bottom 50 per cent of the world's population, according to a new analysis by Oxfam.
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World Inequality Report: India Has 85% Billionaires From Upper Castes, None From Scheduled Tribes
A recent report by the World Inequality Lab has documented a significant rise in economic disparities which has led to an uneven demographic makeup of billionaires in India.
-
There Are Over 22 Million Millionaires In The World, An All-Time High
The world has never had so many rich people and their investments in soaring stock markets have made them wealthier than ever recorded, according to a study published on Wednesday.
-
Mexico On Course To Elect Its First-Ever Woman President
Mexico is on course to elect its first woman president this weekend, with two front-runners competing to break the highest political glass ceiling in a country with a history of gender violence and inequality.
-
Income Inequality Up In 60% Of Nations With IMF, World Bank Loans: Report
A massive 60 per cent of all countries receiving grants or loans from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank are witnessing high or increasing income inequality, an analysis by Oxfam International has revealed.
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Youth's Unhappiness, Loneliness Pull Down US's Global Happiness Ranking
Rising unhappiness among younger people has caused the United States and some large western European countries to fall down a global wellbeing index, while Nordic nations retain their grip on the top spots.
-
Women And Rural Poor Hit Hardest By Climate Change: UN
Heatwaves and floods inflict greater economic pain on rural women than men because climate change intensifies existing inequalities, the United Nations' food and farming agency said on Tuesday.
-
Billionaires Boom While Billions Fall: Oxfam Exposes Widening Global Wealth Gap
Oxfam Report Inequality Inc: The number of billionaires has skyrocketed since 2010, more than doubling to 2,489 by March 2023.
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Global Unemployment Set To Worsen In 2024: UN
The global unemployment rate will increase slightly in 2024, the United Nations said Wednesday as it raised concerns about stagnant productivity, worsening inequalities and inflation biting into disposable income.
