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Number of billionaires globally could reach 4,000 in next five years
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The Guardian · World

Number of billionaires globally could reach 4,000 in next five years

There are now 3,110 billionaires but analysis shows ‘deep structural acceleration’ in wealth creation around worldThe number of billionaires in the world could reach nearly 4,000 by 2031, figures suggest, as the super-rich accumulate wealth at an accelerating rate.There are now 3,110 billionaires gl...

Lauren Almeida
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Use of toxic Pfas in consumer goods must be urgently restricted, MPs say
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The Guardian · World

Use of toxic Pfas in consumer goods must be urgently restricted, MPs say

Commons committee heard from residents of Yorkshire town with the highest levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in UKOn 15 January, members of the House of Commons environmental audit committee (EAC) visited Bentham, the North Yorkshire town that has the highest levels of Pfas contamination in the UK.Colloq...

Damien Gayle Environment correspondent
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Czech journalists threaten to strike over plan to scrap licence fees
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The Guardian · World

Czech journalists threaten to strike over plan to scrap licence fees

Government aims to move TV and radio funding under state control, which critics say undermines independenceJournalists at the Czech Republic’s public broadcasters have said they are prepared to go on strike unless the government of the billionaire prime minister, Andrej ​Babiš, backs down on its pla...

Anna Koslerova in Prague
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