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Forbes Announced the World Billionaires List: Jeff Bezos in the Top position

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Forbes has officially announced the list of Billionaires in the World on Tuesday! Despite his pending divorce, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon retains his top spot for now.

The Forbes World’s Billionaires list is a snapshot of wealth using stock prices and exchange rates from February 8, 2019.

Kylie Jenner becomes the world’s youngest self-made billionaire ever at her age of 21 with $1 B. Chang Yun Chung becomes the oldest in the list with $2.1 B.

“Capitalism is taking some lumps” as for only the second year in a decade, both the number of billionaires and their total wealth shrank, “proving that even the wealthiest are not immune to economic forces and weak stock markets” said Forbes regarding this year’s list.

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A ‘crazed minority’ will be defeated – Says Maduro

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The Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a meeting said that he will defeat a “crazed minority”, pointing the self proclaimed Venezuelan leader Juan Guido and his supporters. Juan Guaido had defied him by returning home on Monday and this was reported as Maduro’s first public comment after that.

Maduro said that he will be organising an “anti-imperialist” demonstrations on Mar 9. An opposition march had been announced by Guaido on this same date.

Elliott Abrams, The US envoy for Venezuela said it was hard to see a role for Mr Maduro in future democratic elections. “If he wanted to build a democratic Venezuela, he had the opportunity to do so, but he did not” said Elliott Abrams.

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El Salvador judge removed from top court, accused of sexual abuse

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A Supreme Court Judge named Jaime Eduardo Escalante Diaz (51) was temporarily removed from his post pending a trial after he was accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl, reported reuters. El Salvador’s Congress voting was held on Monday night.

Patricia Valdivieso, a lawmaker with the conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) said “An important precedent is being set to prevent this type of event from repeating, especially with regard to officials with such a high position”.

The accused Escalante Diaz has served for more than two decades on the 14-member court. He has been accused of sexually abusing a 10 year old girl on February 18, and then fleeing after he was surprised by neighbours and the girl’s mother.

During the congressional session on Monday, the judge did not speak on his own behalf. His lawyer, Ana Concepcion Urias, would only say that he did not object to the process. If the accused is convicted, he will be sentenced to prison for about eight to twelve years.

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European Car Of The Year 2019 – Jaguar I-Pace

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The Jaguar I-Pace electric SUV has won European Car of the Year 2019 at the Geneva Motor Show. This is the British manufacturer’s first all-electric car. This was incredibly a tight contest between Jaguar I-Pace and Renault’s Alpine sports coupe.

It competed over six other finalists including the Ford Focus, the Mercedes-Benz A-Class, and the Peugeot 508. The Alpine A110 comes in the second position after a very tight competition. The Kia Ceed occupied the third position and Ford Focus took the fourth place.

“For our first electric vehicle to also be the first Jaguar to win European Car of the Year gives us a huge sense of pride,” said Jaguar CEO Ralf Speth.

“This latest major award for I-PACE is something we can all be extremely proud of. This car was conceived, designed and engineered in Britain, so to have a selection of the nation’s leading automotive journalists vote it as the overall UK Car of the Year against some stiff competition is a special moment for us. What’s more, I-PACE has been a global sensation, picking up awards in 15 different countries; the British reputation for excellence in innovation and engineering is certainly alive and well.” said Rawdon Glover, Jaguar Land Rover UK MD.

Jaguar I-Pace Specifications:

Body and chassis
Class Compact luxury battery-electric crossover SUV
Body style 5-door SUV
Layout Dual motor 4WD
Platform JLR D7e

Powertrain
Electric motor 2 x 200 PS (150 kW) 348 N⋅m (257 lbf⋅ft) (total 400 PS (290 kW) 696 N⋅m (513 lbf⋅ft))
Battery 90 kW·h lithium ion
Electric range EPA 234 miles (377 km)
WLTP 290 miles (467 km)
Plug-in charging
7 kW AC
100 kW DC

Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,990 mm (117.7 in)
Length 4,682 mm (184.3 in)
Width
2,011 mm (79.2 in)
2,139 mm (84.2 in) with mirrors
Height 1,565 mm (61.6 in)
Kerb weight 2,133 kg (4,702 lb)

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Airbnb host admits killing guest over unpaid bill

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An Airbnb host in Australia has admitted manslaughter of a guest at his home near Melbourne. Jason Colton (42) denies murder, but has pleaded guilty for killing Ramis Jonuzi, who couldn’t afford to pay for his room in an Airbnb property. The incident happened over an unpaid bill worth £112. The case was handled by Victoria state Supreme Court.

Colton admits the manslaughter of Mr Jonuzi in 2017, but denies the murder. He said that he did not intended to cause any harm to Jonuzi, but just wanted him to pass out. He added that he never wanted him to be killed or seriously injured. Mr Jonuzi had been subletting a room in Melbourne from Colton, who was also a tenant in the same home.

Mr Jonuzi was a bricklayer, who had rented the room in Brighton East since he wanted an affordable and stable place to stay while he dealt with some “personal issues”, reported ‘The Age’, an Australian daily.

The room was rented to three men named Colton, landlord Craig Levy and flatmate Ryan Smart at first, for three nights, but then asked to extend his stay for a week for A$210. But at the check-out day, he had less than A$10 in his account and was therefore unable to pay.

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Philippine police found 1,500 duct-taped turtles

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The Philippine police have found more than 1500 turtles, duct-taped in luggage, at Manila airport (BBC reports). The wrapped turtles were found in four pieces of luggage which were unclaimed. The turtles were packed into boxes and then placed inside boxes.

The police are assuming that the bags were abandoned by the carrier when he found that harsh penalties would be given for illegal wildlife trafficking. The punishment includes two years prison and a fine of about 200,000 pesos. The Bureau of Customs said the turtles were abandoned by a Filipino passenger who was onboard a Philippine Airlines flight from Hong Kong.

The turtles are handed over to Wildlife Traffic Monitoring Unit. The turtle meat is very costly as it is a form of traditional medicine. The seized turtles valued more than 4.5 million pesos (£60,000; $86,631).

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Alabama Tornadoes – At least 23 killed and many got injured

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At least 23 including children are dead and many got injured, in apparent large tornado in Alabama that happened on Sunday. The authorities said that the toll could raise. The details regarding how many got injured are not yet been clear. Officials said that they are still on their effort to identify the persons who got killed and injured.

The search efforts are stopped by authorities overnight due to the extremely dangerous weather conditions. Reports says that an among the people killed, an 8-year-old girl in Beauregard is also included. Authorities have blocked off the area.

The Lee County coroner Bill Harris said” We’ve never had a mass fatality situation, that I can remember, like this in my lifetime”.

East Alabama Medical Center, a hospital at Alabama reports that more than 40 injured patients had been admitted in the hospital as a result of the tornado and they expected more.

The tornado killed the people in the Beauregard region in Lee County. This is an area area in the eastern part of the state near the Georgia line, Rita Smith with the Lee County Emergency Management Agency told The Associated Press.

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Theresa May given three tests for EU deal, by Brexit supporters

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Some Brexit-supporting lawmakers have given UK PM Theresa May three tests for the EU deal, reuters reports says. These supporting lawmakers had rejected May’s European Union exit deal in January.

Theresa May is seeking assurances on the backstop arrangement which are intended to prevent a return to hard border controls between EU member Ireland and British-ruled Northern Ireland.

Concerns over the backstop leads to reject May’s deal in January, with critics saying it could leave the country tied to EU rules indefinitely.

It was reported by Times that a group had drawn up the tests by which they would assess any changes. The group included former Brexit minister Dominic Raab and Nigel Dodds, the deputy leader of the Northern Irish party which props up May’s minority government.

Michael Tomlinson, one of the group, Conservative lawmaker said “The mechanism has got to be legally binding, so effectively treaty-level change”.

“The second part is the language. It can’t be a reinterpretation of the withdrawal agreement or a re-emphasis; it’s got to be really clear language as to where we are going … The third requirement is a clear exit route.”

Trade minister Liam Fox, for BBC said “They have made it very clear that if the effect of any change is to get the guarantees on the Irish backstop that they sought, then that would be sufficient rather than demanding that it has to be done by one mechanism or another”.

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Allegations of internet relationship with minor – Ryan Adams cancels UK and Ireland tour

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American rock singer David Ryan Adams (44) cancels his tour to UK and Ireland which was scheduled to begin this month, following the allegations that he had an inappropriate relationship over the internet with a teen girl beginning in 2013.

Adams was due to play nine dates in Britain and Ireland in March and April. Ticketmaster, announced on Twitter that the tour got cancelled and refund will be provided to those who purchased the tickets.

“I am not a perfect man and I have made many mistakes. To anyone I have ever hurt, however unintentionally, I apologize deeply and unreservedly.” Adams wrote on Twitter.

Adams is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and poet. He is best known for his solo career, during which he has released sixteen albums, and as a former member of rock/alternative country band Whiskeytown, with whom he recorded three studio albums.

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A huge rare fish washes up on California beach

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A huge strange looking fish washed up in Santa Barbara, California. The fish was about seven-foot (2.1m) length. Scientists are wondering about how the fish made it so far from its home waters. Researchers first thought that it was a similar to species of sunfish.

The fish was spotted at the Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve by intern at the University of California. It was found out that it belongs to a species tht is never seen before in North America. The animal was recognized as hoodwinker sunfish.

Marianne Nyegaard, a marine scientist who discovered the species in 2017 said “When the clear pictures came through, I thought there was no doubt. This is totally a hoodwinker, I couldn’t believe it. I nearly fell out of my chair.”

Scientists says that the saltwater sunfish have mainly 5 species and comes from different places. They are located in tropical waters, subtropics etc. The hoodwinker prefers temperate water as per scientists.

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