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Bezos regains top spot as world’s richest man
San Francisco: Amazon founder, and CEO Jeff Bezos, after briefly losing the top spot as the world's richest man to Bill Gates, regained the position.
Bezos lost to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates after Amazon's lackluster Q3 results…
Jeff Bezos loses world’s richest man title to Bill Gates
Seattle: Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has lost the title as the world's richest man, paving the way for tenacious Bill Gates to grab the top spot after Amazon's lackluster Q3 results resulted in Bezos losing nearly $7 billion in stock…
Japan hit by worst storm ‘Hagibis’ in decades
Tokyo: Torrential rain and tornado-like winds are lashing large parts of Japan, as the country endures what could be its worst storm for 60 years.
The eye of Typhoon Hagibis made landfall shortly before 7 p.m., on Saturday, in Izu…
6 killed in Indonesia earthquake
Jakarta: Six people were killed and more than a dozen others injured after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Maluku province on Thursday, a senior disaster official said.
The quake triggered panic, forcing residents to…
Blast at Afghan President’s rally kills 26
Kabul: At least 26 people were killed and 42 others wounded after a suicide bomber targeted a campaign rally of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in the country's Parwan province on Tuesday. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.…
44 bodies found in Mexico well, victims identified
Mexico City: At least 44 bodies hidden in black bags were found buried in a well in Mexico's Jalisco state, authorities said, adding that they managed to identify all the victims.
The human remains were discovered in the well just…
11 die in Rio hospital fire
Rio de Janeiro: At least 11 people died in a fire at a private hospital in the southeastern Brazilian metropolis of Rio de Janeiro, authorities said.
"There may still be more fatalities, I hope not, but that possibility exists," police…
Zimbabwe ex-President Robert Mugabe passes away
Harare: Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's first post-independence leader, died on Friday at the age of 95, the country's incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced.
"It is with the utmost sadness that I announce the passing on of…
Boris Johnson becomes UK’s next Prime Minister
London: Former Foreign Secretary and leading Brexiteer Boris Johnson was on Tuesday elected as the leader of the UK's ruling Conservative Party and the country's next Prime Minister.
Johnson won the contest in resounding fashion, earning…
Bomb threat forces AI’s Mumbai-Newark flight to land in UK
Mumbai: A bomb threat on Thursday forced Air India's Mumbai-Newark flight to land at the London Stansted Airport.
According to London Stansted Airport's official twitter handle, an Air India Boeing 777 aircraft was diverted to the…