1015 GMT February 27, 2021
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More than 32 million of the world’s poorest people face being pulled back into extreme poverty because of COVID-19, leading UN economists said on Thursday, highlighting data showing that the pandemic is likely to cause the worst economic crisis in decades among least developed countries (LDCs).
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Big US technology companies are exploiting loopholes in global tax rules to avoid paying as much as $2.8 billion (£2.1 billion) tax a year in developing countries, according to research by the anti-poverty charity ActionAid International.
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