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SUNS # 9048 Friday 17 January 2020
  
  Contents  

Opinion : Billionaires beware (PRIV)
 (IPS, Sydney/Kuala Lumpur)
 The latest November 2019 UBS/PwC Billionaires Report counted 2,101 billionaires globally, or 589 more than five years before.

United Nations : Child marriages unlikely to end by UN's 2030 deadline (PRIV)
 (IPS, New York)
 "Right now, I don't want to get married. I have a long life and a dream in front of me", a 14-year-old girl from Bangladesh told her parents as she was just not ready to get married.

Africa : Genuine reform culture lacking in Zimbabwe (PRIV)
 (IPS, Bulawayo)
 Zimbabwe needs urgent economic and political reforms to transform its economy amidst a growing national crisis, researchers say in a new study that urges swift policy changes and a sound financial framework to attract investment.

Australia : Wildfires part of a vicious cycle of food & fire (PRIV)
 (IPS, Silver Springs)
 "Unprecedented." "Hell on Earth." "Catastrophic."

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