The G20 closed in Johannesburg without a ceremonial hand over to the U.S., its next chair, after Washington boycotted the summit.
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South Africa hosts G20 as tensions with U.S. flare amid boycott
The U.S. boycotts South Africa’s G20 summit, sparking a diplomatic spat and throwing the global gathering into turmoil.
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Prominent Afrikaners refuse to be ‘pawns,’ and hit back at Trump’s claims about South Africa
Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of “white persecution” in South Africa as false and politically driven.
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Trump is back: how Biden will tweak his ‘America’s back’ message at APEC and the G20
President Biden used to tell world leaders “America is back,” implying the Trump era’s go-it-alone ethos was a one-term blip. But Biden needs a new line for this week’s APEC and G20 summits.
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A proposal to tax the uber-rich is gaining traction. But there are skeptics
The Brazilian government has proposed a 2% global wealth tax on the uber-rich. It would impact the 3,000 wealthiest people in the world.
