Musk, already world's richest person, eyes $1 trillion fortune
Elon Musk's estimated $839 billion net worth has made him the wealthiest individual ever recorded, Forbes said Tuesday, as billionaires worldwide saw their combined fortunes surge in the past year to an all-time high of $20.1 trillion.
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US energy secretary's post saying US escorted tanker in Hormuz deleted
A post by US Energy Secretary Chris Wright saying that the US Navy had escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz was deleted on Tuesday, minutes after his account had posted it.
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Peruvian literary great Alfredo Bryce Echenique dead at 87
Peruvian author Alfredo Bryce Echenique, a leading figure in Latin American literature, has died at the age of 87, the government-affiliated House of Peruvian Literature announced Tuesday.
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After women players defect, Iran hints men will skip World Cup
The head of the Iranian Football Federation on Tuesday cast further doubt on his country's participation in this summer's World Cup, saying women playing in the Asian Cup in Australia had been coerced into defecting.
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Lossiemouth in 'league of her own' as she wins Champion Hurdle
Lossiemouth coasted to victory in the Champion Hurdle, the feature race of the first day of the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday, rewarding trainer Willie Mullins's decision to skip the Mares Hurdle.
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UN warns Hormuz standstill will hit world's most vulnerable
The standstill in the Strait of Hormuz caused by the Middle East war could hammer some of the world's most vulnerable people, the United Nations warned Tuesday.
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Israelis dance on at Tel Aviv 'bunker party' as missiles fly
As thumping techno music reverberated around a basement in downtown Tel Aviv, some 200 Israeli twentysomethings danced through the night despite the war with Iran upending life above.
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Oil crisis: Is world better placed than in 1973?
Ten days after the first American and Israeli strikes against Iran, oil prices have cooled slightly after soaring above $100 a barrel.
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Trump administration does about face on autism treatment
The Trump administration did an about-face Tuesday on an autism treatment it had promoted with great fanfare.
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Expats cling to Dubai's allure despite Iran's missiles
While tourists and non-essential diplomats scramble to leave the Gulf as Iran retaliates across the region for US and Israeli airstrikes, many expatriates in the glittering hubs of Dubai and other Gulf cities are sitting tight.
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