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Meet the world’s five richest women

In 2022, there were 327 women billionaires across the world. While this comes as a slightly large proportion of the billionaire population, there are currently 337 women billionaires in the world, according to Forbes’ recent ranking of wealthy people. These women have become driving forces in their respective fields, spanning …

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World’s richest: Bernard Arnault knocks off Elon Musk from No. 1 spot

The top position for the world’s wealthiest person has witnessed another change, with Elon Musk knocked off the spot. Chairman of French luxury goods brand, LVMH Bernard Arnault, saw his net worth increase by $3.1 billion to $211 billion as of March 10, 2023, according to Forbes Magazine. This would …

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Five key facts about the arrest of Donald Trump

The 45th President of the United States of America, Donald John Trump was arrested by the New York Attorney’s Office on April 4, 2023 and put before a Supreme Court with 35 felony charges Charges Prosecutors alleged that the former president sought to undermine the integrity of the 2016 US …

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Former US president Donald Trump formally arrested

Former US President Donald Trump has arrived at the Manhattan district attorney’s office in lower Manhattan, where he is under arrest and in police custody before his upcoming arraignment. Trump is expected to be fingerprinted as part of the arrest, though it’s still unclear whether his mugshot will be taken. …

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US military drone strike kills senior ISIS leader in Syria

A drone strike carried out by the American-led coalition in northwestern Syria has killed a senior member of the Islamic State terrorist group who was responsible for planning attacks in Europe, the United States military said Tuesday April 4. The drone strike conducted by U.S. Central Command forces on Monday …

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TikTok fined £12.7m for misusing children’s data

TikTok has been fined £12.7m by the UK’s data watchdog for failing to protect the privacy of children. It estimated TikTok allowed up to 1.4 million UK children aged under 13 to use the platform in 2020. The video-sharing site used the data of children of this age without parental …

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Woman dies while undergoing weight loss surgery in Turkey

A young woman has died in Turkey while reportedly undergoing gastric band surgery. Shannon Bowe, 28, from Denny, near Falkirk, Scotland, died on Saturday, April 1. It is understood that Shannon travelled to Turkey for the weight loss procedure. It is unclear at which medical facility she received the operation …

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Taliban shuts down women-run radio station for playing music during Ranadan

The Taliban-led government has shut down a women-run radio station in Afghanistan for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, Al-Jazeera reported.   The radio station called Sadai Banowan or “women’s voice” in the Dari language, is the country’s only radio station run mainly by women. It has eight staff …

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‘I’m still alive’ jokes Pope as he leaves hospital

Pope Francis has joked that he is “still alive” as he left hospital in Rome after a three-day stay. He was admitted to Gemelli Hospital mid-week with breathing difficulties, and later diagnosed with bronchitis. The Vatican had said he was responding to antibiotics and would be released on Saturday, depending …

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Trump becomes first US ex-president to face criminal charges

A New York grand jury on Thursday indicted Donald Trump over hush money payments made to a porn star during his 2016 campaign, making him the first former US president to face criminal charges. The historic indictment of the 76-year-old Republican – who denies all wrongdoing in connection with the …

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