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One of the oldest book sellers in the world, a 72-year-old, Mohamed Aziz, located in Rabat, Morocco, spends 6 to 8 hours...
01/16/2024

One of the oldest book sellers in the world, a 72-year-old, Mohamed Aziz, located in Rabat, Morocco, spends 6 to 8 hours a day reading books. Having read over 5000 books in French, Arabic, and English, he remains the oldest bookseller in Rabat after more than 43 years in the same location. When asked about leaving his books unattended outside, where they could potentially be stolen, he responded that those who can't read don't steal books, and those who can, aren't thieves. photo credit Khadija Douhri

01/10/2024

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Billionaire Elon Musk Remain the Richest Person in the World. The 10 richest people in the world added $465.4 billion to...
01/03/2024

Billionaire Elon Musk Remain the Richest Person in the World.

The 10 richest people in the world added $465.4 billion to their wealth in 2023.
Elon Musk ended 2023 as the world's richest person, worth $229 billion.

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Billionaire Elon Musk regained the title of world's richest person to end the 2023 year, after a move back to first place in February and again in May.

Musk and the other nine richest people in the world all saw their wealth grow dramatically in 2023 thanks to a strong stock market and soaring prices of technology stocks.

Here's a look back.

What Happened: The S&P 500 ended 2023 on a streak of consecutive weeks with positive gains, helping boost the stock prices of many large caps further to end the full year. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY, which tracks the S&P 500 was up 24% in 2023, which came after a decline of 19% in 2022.

The soaring stock prices helped boost the wealth of the ultra-wealthy, with the top 10 richest people in the world gaining a combined $465.4 billion in wealth in 2023.

Here are the top 10 richest people in the world to close out 2023 and a look at how much their wealth increased, as reported by Bloomberg.

Elon Musk, Tesla Inc TSLA CEO, $229 billion, +$92.0 billion
Bernard Arnault, LVMH LVMUYLVMHF CEO, $179 billion, +$17.0 billion
Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Inc AMZN founder, $177 billion, +$69.9 billion
Bill Gates, Microsoft Corporation MSFT co-founder, $141 billion, +$31.5 billion
Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO, $131 billion, +$45.0 billion
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta Platforms Inc META CEO, $128 billion, +$82.5 billion
Larry Page, Alphabet Inc GOOG GOOGL co-founder, $126 billion, +$43.5 billion
Larry Ellison, Oracle Corporation ORCL co-founder, $123 billion, +$31.1 billion
Sergey Brin, Alphabet Inc co-founder, $120 billion, +$40.6 billion
Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:BRK-A) (NYSE:BRK-B) CEO, $120 billion, +$31.0 billion
Together the top 10 billionaires ended 2023 worth $1.47 trillion, which would rank as the sixth-largest company, with NVIDIA Corporation NVDA currently valued at $1.22 trillion. The 10 billionaires have an average wealth of $147.4 billion.

The billionaires saw their wealth grow by an average of $46.5 billion in 2023 for a total gain of $465.4 billion. Together, the 10 richest people gained more than the market capitalization of Walmart Inc WMT. The retail giant is valued at $424.4 billion.

Surpassing Walmart’s valuation comes as Jeff Bezos’s Amazon.com remains a dominant force in the ecommerce sector, exerting significant competitive pressure on brick-and-mortar retailers, including Walmart and similar companies.

The $465.4 billion amassed by the top 10 billionaires also exceeded the market capitalizations of major corporations like Novo Nordisk, Broadcom Inc, Samsung, Mastercard and ExxonMobil.

Related Link: If You Had A Nickel For Every Search Done On Google, Here’s How Long It Would Take To Equal Elon Musk’s Wealth

Why It's Important: The 10 richest people weren't the only ones who gained in 2023 with the top 14 richest people all adding to their wealth. Eleventh ranked Carlos Slim ended the year with a wealth of $105 billion, gaining $31.0 billion.

Outside of the top 10, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was one of the top gainers of the year with the soaring valuation of the chip stock, as its market capitalization topping $1 trillion for the first time.

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao was also a top gainer in 2023 with a wealth of $34.4 billion, gaining $21.8 billion and ending the year ranking 42nd.

Gautam Adani ended 2023 as the 15th richest person in the world, losing $36.2 billion as the biggest decliner among the world's richest people. Adani and his companies were the subject of short reports in 2023.

Among the world’s 30 wealthiest individuals, only six experienced a decrease in their wealth in 2023. Similarly, within the top 50 richest people globally, 11 witnessed a decline in their wealth last year.

Other decliners in the top 50 were Charles Koch, Jacqueline Badger Mars and John Mars who lost $4.63 billion, $8.16 billion and $8.16 billion respectively.

World's Top 10 Richest People of 2023 & 2024 !How Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos And Others FaredThe 10 richest people in the wor...
01/03/2024

World's Top 10 Richest People of 2023 & 2024 !

How Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos And Others Fared

The 10 richest people in the world added $465.4 billion to their wealth in 2023.
Elon Musk ended 2023 as the world's richest person, worth $229 billion.
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Billionaire Elon Musk regained the title of world's richest person to end the 2023 year, after a move back to first place in February and again in May.

Musk and the other nine richest people in the world all saw their wealth grow dramatically in 2023 thanks to a strong stock market and soaring prices of technology stocks.

Here's a look back.

What Happened: The S&P 500 ended 2023 on a streak of consecutive weeks with positive gains, helping boost the stock prices of many large caps further to end the full year. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY, which tracks the S&P 500 was up 24% in 2023, which came after a decline of 19% in 2022.

The soaring stock prices helped boost the wealth of the ultra-wealthy, with the top 10 richest people in the world gaining a combined $465.4 billion in wealth in 2023.

Here are the top 10 richest people in the world to close out 2023 and a look at how much their wealth increased, as reported by Bloomberg.

Elon Musk, Tesla Inc TSLA CEO, $229 billion, +$92.0 billion
Bernard Arnault, LVMH LVMUYLVMHF CEO, $179 billion, +$17.0 billion
Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Inc AMZN founder, $177 billion, +$69.9 billion
Bill Gates, Microsoft Corporation MSFT co-founder, $141 billion, +$31.5 billion
Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO, $131 billion, +$45.0 billion
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta Platforms Inc META CEO, $128 billion, +$82.5 billion
Larry Page, Alphabet Inc GOOG GOOGL co-founder, $126 billion, +$43.5 billion
Larry Ellison, Oracle Corporation ORCL co-founder, $123 billion, +$31.1 billion
Sergey Brin, Alphabet Inc co-founder, $120 billion, +$40.6 billion
Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:BRK-A) (NYSE:BRK-B) CEO, $120 billion, +$31.0 billion
Together the top 10 billionaires ended 2023 worth $1.47 trillion, which would rank as the sixth-largest company, with NVIDIA Corporation NVDA currently valued at $1.22 trillion. The 10 billionaires have an average wealth of $147.4 billion.

The billionaires saw their wealth grow by an average of $46.5 billion in 2023 for a total gain of $465.4 billion. Together, the 10 richest people gained more than the market capitalization of Walmart Inc WMT. The retail giant is valued at $424.4 billion.

Surpassing Walmart’s valuation comes as Jeff Bezos’s Amazon.com remains a dominant force in the ecommerce sector, exerting significant competitive pressure on brick-and-mortar retailers, including Walmart and similar companies.

The $465.4 billion amassed by the top 10 billionaires also exceeded the market capitalizations of major corporations like Novo Nordisk, Broadcom Inc, Samsung, Mastercard and ExxonMobil.

Related Link: If You Had A Nickel For Every Search Done On Google, Here’s How Long It Would Take To Equal Elon Musk’s Wealth

Why It's Important: The 10 richest people weren't the only ones who gained in 2023 with the top 14 richest people all adding to their wealth. Eleventh ranked Carlos Slim ended the year with a wealth of $105 billion, gaining $31.0 billion.

Outside of the top 10, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was one of the top gainers of the year with the soaring valuation of the chip stock, as its market capitalization topping $1 trillion for the first time.

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao was also a top gainer in 2023 with a wealth of $34.4 billion, gaining $21.8 billion and ending the year ranking 42nd.

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Gautam Adani ended 2023 as the 15th richest person in the world, losing $36.2 billion as the biggest decliner among the world's richest people. Adani and his companies were the subject of short reports in 2023.

Among the world’s 30 wealthiest individuals, only six experienced a decrease in their wealth in 2023. Similarly, within the top 50 richest people globally, 11 witnessed a decline in their wealth last year.

Other decliners in the top 50 were Charles Koch, Jacqueline Badger Mars and John Mars who lost $4.63 billion, $8.16 billion and $8.16 billion respectively.

12/15/2023

A Brazilian topnotch Gospel Singer Slumps, Dies on Stage !
A Brazilian gospel singer, Pedro Henrique,30, died after he collapsed on stage during a performance.
The 30-year-old unexpectedly collapsed in front of his band in a concert hall in the northeastern city of Feira de Santana on Thursday.
In the video clip, before he lost his balance and fell onto his back, Henrique was seen interacting with the audience on camera throughout the event.
Henrique's record label, Todah Music, confirmed his death via their Instagram on Thursday.
"There are very difficult situations in life, for which we have no explanation. We just need to understand that the will of God prevails!
"Peter was a cheerful young man, a friend to all. The only son A present husband and super dedicated father There is no pastor or christian in Brazil who says anything different: - Peter is simple, he is a believer! What a smile ! How nice is that! What a voice! Our kind of people who are great to have around!

"We believe Peter will have a prominent place in the great Heavenly Choir! Maybe singing "The Cross was for me"... or reminding us that God will honor our descendants! The songs in his voice will not die and his legacy will live on through his wife, his daughter Zoe and so many lives that have been and will be reached by Christ through the records of his voice!

"To Suilan and all family and friends our deepest condolences, our respect, full support in every area we can help, and our sincere Hug!
"We rejoiced so many times together, and now we cry with those who cry.
The Christian music segment is mourning. Todah music family is mourning Heaven in choir receives an illustrious son: Pedro Henrique! See you soon dear brother!!! See you all soon!.
"May the Holy Spirit comfort you all!/
"Amen! 💔🙏🏼"
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Lauren Daigle, the Grammy Award-winning Gospel singer, has been named Billboard’s top Christian artist of the year. This...
11/25/2023

Lauren Daigle, the Grammy Award-winning Gospel singer, has been named Billboard’s top Christian artist of the year. This follows a significant year for Daigle, marked by new music releases and continued chart dominance.

11/23/2023

He is George McLaurin the first Blàck man admitted to Oklahoma University in 1948, he was forces to sit in a còrner away from his fellow white men.
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But his name remains on the honor list as one of the top three students in college.
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These are his words:
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''Some colleagues looked at me like I was an a.nimal, no one spoke to me, for tèachers I didn't eveñ exiśt, they ràrely answered my questions. I dedicated so much to myself, that after my teammates started looking for me and teachers started taking me into consideration. I stòpped being invisiblè to them."
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Edùcation has more pòwer than weapòns.
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He is George McLaurin the first Blàck man admitted to Oklahoma University in 1948, he was fòrced to sit in a còrner away from his fèllow w.hite men.
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But his name remains on the honor list as one of the top three students in college.
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These are his words:
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''Some colleagues looked at me like I was an a.nimal, no one spoke to me, for tèachers I didn't eveñ exiśt, they ràrely answered my questions. I dedicated so much to myself, that after my teammates started looking for me and teachers started taking me into consideration. I stòpped being invisiblè to them."
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Edùcation has more pòwer than weapòns.
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11/19/2023

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Nigeria Police Released Naira Marley!A Nigerian police spokesman today said they have released Afrobeat stars Naira Marl...
11/18/2023

Nigeria Police Released Naira Marley!

A Nigerian police spokesman today said they have released Afrobeat stars Naira Marley and Balogun Samson, popularly known as Sam Larry, on bail. This comes several weeks after they were detained in connection with the death of singer MohBad. MohBad, also known as Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, passed away on September 12 under unclear circumstances. Social media has been rife with speculation about the cause of his death. In October, the police called Naira Marley and Balogun Samson to appear for questioning as part of the investigation. They were remanded in custody but have now been released "after fulfilling all the conditions for parole set out by the court," Lagos state police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin said. The circumstances surrounding MohBad's death remain unclear.

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10/21/2023

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Adit Ajhok Deng (Adit Priscilla) extend Greetings from South Sudan!!
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Adit Ajhok Deng (Adit Priscilla) extend Greetings from South Sudan!!

Late Night chuckles in New York !Moral Lesson : There somethings in Life, you don’t fight too much
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Late Night chuckles in New York !

Moral Lesson : There somethings in Life, you don’t fight too much

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Over 50 children have been rescued from an underground apartment in a church in the Valentino area of Ondo state. It was gathered that the children, who were reportedly kept in the underground apartment of the church for trafficking, were discovered and rescued on Friday evening, July 2. The pastor of the church and other accomplices have been arrested by the state police command. The rescued children were seen in a viral video being driven to the police station by security operatives in a patrol van.

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Exclusive- Video: How Cameroon Military Killed over 30 in Marvas & Ballin in Akawaya, Manyu Division eyewitness account! Cameroon Military had reportedly killed Over 30 Civilians and Set Seven Houses Ablaze in Marvas, Akawaya, Manyu Division now referred to as Manyu County by Ambazonians worldwide! In the early hours of Sunday, 26th June 2022, a contingent of Cameroon Military enter the Village of Marvas and Ballin in Akawaya sub Division, Manyu Division and killed over 30 people, and set Ablaze the entire Village. A man corpse that was laid in state was equally set Ablaze by French Cameroun Military. The military also set Ablaze the Integrated Health Center of Ballin. Several people who couldn't run due to personal health challenges including babies were also killed by the military and many more had died by arson. The Cameroon Military accused the Village of harboring Ambazonia Separatist Fighters who are fighting since October 2016 to Restore the Independence of Former British Southern Cameroons. Follow Eagle News Africa for Regular updates!

"ONAGA" MUST GO. Mbaka supporters declares during protest at Adoration ground. .. Supporters of the spiritual director of Adoration ministry Ejike mbaka have demanded the exist of the Bishop of Enugu, callistus Onaga. Onaga had in a letter on Friday barred catholics from worshipping at Adoration ministry following recent public utterances from father mbaka. Some worshippers who went to the ministry in Enugu protested carrying tree leaves and branches chanting. "Onaga must go".

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