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Date: Jun 2012

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Sales of parts for weapons must be as tightly regulated as sale of weapons themselves, says Oxfam

New treaty must avoid leaving 'dangerous loophole' The prospective new international...

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First edition of Samuel Beckett’s Murphy sells for £12,000 at Oxfam’s book auction

A rare first edition of Samuel Beckett's Murphy has sold for a massive £12,000, doubling its...

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First edition of Samuel Beckett's Murphy

EU Finance Ministers break deadlock on financial transaction taxes and now must deliver for the poorest

Today EU Finance Ministers, meeting in Luxembourg, agreed to drop the idea of an EU-wide European...

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UN Zero Hunger challenge offers ray of hope in fight against hunger

The challenge echoes the successful 'Hunger Zero' strategy of the Brazilian hosts which...

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Final statement at Rio +20 - Oxfam

On the verdict "Rio will go down as the hoax summit. They came, they talked, but they...

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G20 fails 1 billion people worldwide

Oxfam’s executive director in Mexico, Carlos Zarco said: “This is a hugely disappointing...

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Rio 1992 connected the environment and development. Rio+20 looks like splitting them up

Agreement on Sustainable Development Goals is expected to be one of the major outcomes from the...

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Eurozone breakup could cost poorest countries $30bn

A Eurozone breakup could cost the world's poorest countries $30 billion (£19.3 bn) in lost...

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Oxfam calls for Brazilian leadership at Rio +20

At midnight tonight Brazil will take over the presidency of the talks, and with this, the responsibility...

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Work no longer pays for Britons caught in "perfect storm" of falling incomes and rising costs

Charity warns "UK could return to inequality levels not seen since Victorian times" ...

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