The richest people on earth became $1 trillion richer in 2017, more than four times last year’s gain, as stock markets shrugged off economic, social and political divisions to reach record highs, reports Bloomberg. The 23 percent increase on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world’s 500 richest people,
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Former Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboue has revealed how going broke has led him to the brink of suicide. The 34-year-old Ivorian used to make millions in the Premier League but is now sleeping on his friend's floor, washing his clothes by hand and hiding from bailiffs. In an interview with
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In his traditional Christmas message, Pope Francis has urged a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as tensions prevail over the US' decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, reports Aljazeera. Addressing tens of thousands of Roman Catholics on Christmas Day at the Vatican on Monday, the Argentine pontiff
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Cars that fly or drive themselves aren't available to the public yet, but many cutting-edge technologies are already featured in today's vehicles. More car companies are leaning on innovations coming out of Silicon Valley and elsewhere to make getting behind the wheel less of a hassle and more fun. Here
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Attackers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo burned down a farmhouse belonging to President Joseph Kabila Monday, killing a policeman. Kabila was not at the house near the village of Musienene. It is unclear how the officer was killed. "We firmly condemn this barbarous act and call on the
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Rwanda’s economy grew faster in the third quarter of this year compared with the same period in 2016, lifted by an expansion in agriculture and services, the statistics office said. Third-quarter economic growth came to 8 percent year-on-year, up from 4 percent in the second quarter and 5.4 percent in
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North Korea has described the latest UN sanctions imposed on the country as an "act of war". A foreign ministry statement said the measures were tantamount to a total economic blockade, the official KCNA news agency reported. It added that strengthening North Korea's deterrence was the only way to frustrate
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For bond investors, Africa’s been a happy hunting ground this year. Its local-currency and dollar securities easily outperformed those of emerging markets overall as investors piled into a continent offering high yields and starting to recover from the commodity bust of three years ago. Africa Outperforms African bonds have returned
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Malawi’s popular pastor and founder of the Enlightened Christian Gathering Church, Shepherd Bushiri has surprised his first daughter with a Maserati Levante worth $414,000 to celebrate her 5th birthday. The South African based preacher took to both Instagram and Facebook on Wednesday to share photos of the new car which he
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UN human rights experts say they are deeply disturbed by what they describe as atrocities committed by all sides in the conflict in South Sudan. Following a 12-day visit, they said the deprivation and range of sexual violence were hard to describe. Young men said they were gang-raped or forced
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