G-20 finance ministers agree higher taxes on super-rich are a priority
A proposed 2% minimum tax on billionaires will be taken up at Brazil's G-20 Leaders' Summit in November.
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A proposed 2% minimum tax on billionaires will be taken up at Brazil's G-20 Leaders' Summit in November.
The outgoing Dutch prime minister is tipped to replace Jens Stoltenberg, who will step aside at a summit next month.
The highly contested law passed with 20 countries representing 66% of the E.U. population voting in favor — just above the 65% required for approval.
His diplomatic blitz comes as Ukraine reels from Russia's devastating aerial assault, which has intensified since March.
The E.U.'s rightward shift makes it harder to pass new laws on climate change, security, and industrial competition.
The U.N. chief urges a tax on fossil fuel profits and ban on fossil fuel ads amid new climate reports of breaching 1.5°.
Most research has focused on wealthier countries that have relatively low disease rates and access to quality heath care.
The wars in Europe and the Middle East, climate change and soaring national debts hung over the annual talks.
This year and next mark the countdown to a 2025 deadline for governments to strengthen their carbon-cutting plans.
Nine staff were immediately identified and terminated. Two were still being identified; one was confirmed dead.
Medical facilities are running out of supplies and fuel, which Israel hasn't allowed into Gaza for a month now.
The food on our tables often comes with high, unseen costs to our health, environment and society, a new FAO report finds.
The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board urged more trust-building to boost monitoring, accountability and financing.
The summit marking BRI's 10-year anniversary notably drew Russia's President Vladimir Putin as a guest of honor among leaders and officials from 130 nations.
Officials say civilians' basic needs and protections must be upheld in accord with international humanitarian law.
Its new analysis shows each 1% cut in aid to its US$5.2 billion annual budget could push 400,000 people toward starvation.