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World's richest 62 people as rich as the poorest 3.5 billion

Posted on August 18, 2016 Author admin Comments Off on World's richest 62 people as rich as the poorest 3.5 billion

World's richest 62 people as rich as the poorest 3.5 billion

Documentation: The 62 richest people have as much wealth as half the world and Richest 62 people as wealthy as half of world’s population, says Oxfam.

 

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