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Billionaires' wealth more than doubles in 10 years: UBS

Billionaires' wealth more than doubles in 10 years: UBS

Billionaires have seen their combined wealth shoot up 121 percent over the past decade to $14 trillion, Swiss bank UBS said Thursday, with tech billionaires' coffers filling the fastest.

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Leclerc describes Hamilton's arrival at Ferrari as 'crazy'

Leclerc describes Hamilton's arrival at Ferrari as 'crazy'

Charles Leclerc says having Lewis Hamilton in the other half of the Ferrari garage next season "is going to be crazy".

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NBA fines Rockets' coach Udoka, center Aengun and forward Eason

NBA fines Rockets' coach Udoka, center Aengun and forward Eason

Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka was fined $50,000, Rockets forward Tari Eason was fined $35,000 and Rockets center Alperen Sengun was fined $15,000 by the NBA, the league announced on Thursday.

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Macron promises new French PM in 'coming days'

Macron promises new French PM in 'coming days'

President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday vowed to name a new prime minister in the coming days to prevent France from sliding deeper into political turmoil after Michel Barnier's government was ousted in a historic no-confidence vote.

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Tsunami alert after 7.0 quake off California coast

Tsunami alert after 7.0 quake off California coast

Tsunami waves were expected to start hitting the California coast Thursday after a powerful earthquake struck offshore, US seismologists said.

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Messi to kick off new Club World Cup, Neymar to face Real

Messi to kick off new Club World Cup, Neymar to face Real

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will kick off FIFA's new 32-team Club World Cup when the Major League Soccer side take on Egypt's Al Ahly in the June 15 opener, the draw for the tournament revealed on Thursday.

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Iceland authorises whale hunting until 2029

Iceland authorises whale hunting until 2029

Iceland, one of only three countries still allowing whale hunting, on Thursday issued permits to two whaling companies for the next five years, until 2029, the outgoing government announced.

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New York police hunt brazen Manhattan gunman

New York police hunt brazen Manhattan gunman

New York police released a new security camera picture Thursday of the man believed to have shot a top health insurance executive at close range in a brazen daylight murder outside a Manhattan hotel.

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Pacquiao among those to enter Boxing Hall of Fame in 2025

Pacquiao among those to enter Boxing Hall of Fame in 2025

Philippines legend Manny Pacquiao will be among those inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2025, the organization announced on Thursday.

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NASA delays crewed lunar landing to 2027

NASA delays crewed lunar landing to 2027

The United States is pushing back its planned return to the Moon from 2026 to "mid-2027" as it deals with heat shield issues and other troubles plaguing its Orion crew capsule, NASA officials said Thursday.

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