The richest 1% of the global population received 82% of wealth created in 2017, while nothing went to the poorest half (3.7 billion) of humanity, according to a new study by the global charity Oxfam. The report was published on Monday to coincide with the Jan. 23 start of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in the snow-covered town of Davos, Switzerland.

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