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Jeff Bezos Reclaims The Richest Person Title After 2-Weeks At Being The Second Richest. Two weeks after losing the title of the richest person in the world to LVMH chief Bernard Arnault, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos reclaimed the No. 1 spot on Thursday according to Forbes. Amazon shares closed more than 2% higher, boosting Bezos’ net worth by $3.5 billion, while shares in Arnault’s luxury conglomerate LVMH slumped by nearly 1%, slashing $1.4 billion from his fortune. Bezos’ net worth now stands at $193.5 billion, Forbes estimates, compared to Arnault’s $192.9 billion. It’s been a rollercoaster few weeks for the two…

Despite the ongoing face-off between social media giant Twitter and the Nigerian government, the co-founder and CEO of the platform Jack Dorsey tweeted the flag of the country, an apparent reference to the celebration of Democracy Day in the country. The tweet was published at 12 am Nigerian time on Saturday. ?? — jack (@jack) June 11, 2021 Twitter got itself into the Nigerian government’s black book earlier this month after deleting a tweet posted by President Muhammadu Buhari which evoked the memories of the Nigerian Civil War. The platform said the tweet violated its “abusive behaviour” rules. But the…

In voting on June 6, Pedro Castillo, candidate of the Peru Libre (Free Peru) political party, defeated three-time presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, daughter of imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori. Five days later, with all votes counted, Castillo claimed a victory margin of 69,546 votes or 50.2 % of the votes. Keiko Fujimori, who gained 49.8% of all votes, is charging fraud and demanding that 200,000 votes from rural areas be recounted. Castillo’s narrow victory, yet to be officially validated, represents an abrupt shift from Peru’s norm of corruption, right-wing ascendency, and political instability (such that in one week in November…

The G7 summit has “stolen” a week of the holiday season, according to some local business owners. World leaders have come to Cornwall for the talks, along with their staff, journalists and protesters. Despite the influx of people to St Ives and Falmouth, some businesses have said the impact has meant a loss in trade. While others still hope “it will bring good things to Cornwall” and put the area “on the map going forward”. The summit is taking place in Carbis Bay, near St Ives, with international media based 27 miles (43km) away in Falmouth. Mark Martin, from the…

EURO 2020 France Camp rift deepens as Kylian Mbappe ‘rejects apology’ from Olivier Giroud ahead of Euro 2020 France continue to deal with issues between Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe ahead of Euro 2020 as the PSG star rejects an apology from his team-mate following comments he made this week Kylian Mbappe has rejected an apology from Olivier Giroud following comments he made after France’s 3-0 win over Bulgaria on Tuesday. The internal rift threatens to hamper French hopes as they target Euro 2020 success in the coming weeks. Giroud came off the bench to score twice on Tuesday evening…

World leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations are set to commit at their summit to share at least 1 billion coronavirus shots with struggling countries around the world – half the doses coming from the United States and 100 million from the United Kingdom. Vaccine sharing commitments from US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson set the stage for the G7 leaders’ meeting in southwest England, where leaders will pivot Friday from opening greetings and a “family photo” directly into a session on “Building Back Better From Covid-19.” “We’re going to help lead the…

Lord Of The Rings, Battle of Helm’s Deep from The Two Towers movie A Lord Of The Rings anime film is in the works from the studio that produced the blockbuster original trilogy. New Line Cinema has teamed up with Warner Bros Animation for The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim. Producers said the film, directed by Kenji Kamiyama, would explore and expand the story behind the fortress of Helm’s Deep, which memorably featured in 2002 epic The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. The War Of The Rohirrim will delve into the life of Helm…

Conte explains Tottenham snub. ‘ If there’s something that doesn’t convince me, I don’t accept’ The Italian left Inter weeks after delivering the Serie A title but rejected a return to the Premier League with Spurs. Antonio Conte has revealed why he turned down the chance to manage Tottenham, with Spurs having been keen to appoint the former Inter boss. The Italian coach delivered Inter’s first Serie A title for 11 years in 2020-21, only to exit weeks later amid reports the club would be forced to sell first-team players due to financial pressures. Conte looked set for a return…

The 28 year old Damien who was caught on video slapping French President Emmanuel Macron across the face earlier this week has been handed a four-month prison sentence. In an emergency trial, Damien Tarel, was found guilty of violence against a person invested with public authority following the incident that occurred in the winemaking town of Tain-l’Hermitage on Tuesday. Macron was conducting a meet-and-greet with members of the public and Tarel was quickly arrested after the swipe. “When I saw his friendly, lying look, I felt disgust, and I had a violent reaction,” Tarel told a court, according to the…

UEFA insist that Ukraine remove the ‘political’ slogan from their kit European football’s governing body UEFA has instructed the Ukrainian national team to remove the phrase “Glory to the heroes!” from the national team kit on the eve of Euro 2020, due to the slogan’s military connotations. Ukraine’s shirt for Euro 2020 was initially emblazoned with a map of Ukraine’s borders including Crimea as well as two slogans. One on the back read “Glory to Ukraine!” while inside the shirt were the words: “Glory to the heroes!” — a military greeting in Ukraine. UEFA initially approved the design but backtracked…