Eight richest as wealthy as half of the world, according to Oxfam
Business & TechInternationalNews Jan 16, 2017
By Ben Hirschler DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Just eight individuals, all men, own as much wealth as the poorest half of the world’s population, Oxfam said in a report calling for action to curtail rewards for those at the top. As decision makers and many of the... Read more
MEXICO CITY, Jan 16 (Reuters) – At least four people were killed and 12 injured when a gunman opened fire outside the Blue Parrot nightclub in Mexico‘s Playa del Carmen resort during the BPM electronic music festival, organizers said in a statement. The shooting on Monday Jan. 16 represents a blow... Read more
As a young, female journalist, one of the things that confused me most in this election is the divide that became so quickly visible between women. There were women who loved Donald Trump despite his blatant disrespect of their gender. These women continued to build him up while he... Read more
Our journey back from Cleveland, Ohio after covering the presidential election was a huge contrast to our cheerful and optimistic journey there. The outcome of Donald Trump being elected President of the United States was one none of us expected. Our emotions were not entirely intensified by our personal... Read more
Five of us student journalists climbed into an SUV on the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 8, not thinking we would be covering the election of Donald J. Trump that night. It seemed to me the general consensus of the Western consciousness was Hillary Clinton was going to win. Most... Read more
After a long day of covering the U.S. election results, I couldn’t wait to get back home to Canada. I was the driver for our team of five student journalists assigned to travel the interstate to gather people’s feelings on election day and then the day after when the... Read more
On Day One of our travels things weren’t going well for us. Between being denied access to locations, people not wanting to speak to us and the election results not going as anticipated, we felt we were fighting an uphill battle. I remember telling my fellow student journalists that our... Read more
At the Prosperity Social bar in Cleveland, Ohio, locals party as they wait for the results of the 2016 U.S election on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Although the bar advertised the event as ‘non-partisan’, many there were Democratic party supporters. The first video below shows the atmosphere before the results... Read more
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