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CelebritiesHighest-paid Models 2018: Kendall Jenner Leads With $22.5 Million by ekene17(op): 6:37pm On Dec 18, 2018
Kendall Jenner may not be the best-paid Kardashian-Jenner, but she’s earning more than any other model in the world. The 23-year-old banked $22.5 million in the 12 months prior to June 2018 to top this year’s ranking of the highest-paid models.

Her younger sister, Kylie Jenner , pocketed an estimated $166.5 million pretax in the same time frame thanks to Kylie Cosmetics , but the older Jenner sibling still scored a career-best from contracts with Estée Lauder, Adidas and Calvin Klein, among others.

Jenner edges out supermodel-turned-coding-advocate Karlie Kloss, who earned $13 million—the best take-home of her decade-long modeling career. Kloss has parlayed a giant social media presence into a personal brand sought after by advertisers, and secured herself lucrative deals with the likes of Swarovski, Adidas and Estee Lauder, among others.

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SportsPogba Deletes Cryptic Tweet After Mourinho Sacking As Neville Tells Him To Get O by ekene17(op): 6:16pm On Dec 18, 2018
The French midfielder removed a post that was construed as a potential final dig at the Portuguese, with the club’s former right-back unimpressed
Paul Pogba has deleted an ill-timed social media post that was shared with his followers less than an hour after Jose Mourinho’s sacking as Manchester United manager.

The France international removed the posts – that asked users to caption an image of Pogba with a wry smile – soon after he initially posted them.

That didn’t stop Gary Neville getting involved, however, with the former Manchester United right-back, seemingly reacting to Pogba’s tweet, writing on his own social media account: “‘Caption this’… you do one as well!”

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EducationWAEC Worried Over Unclaimed Certificates, To Issue E-certificates by ekene17(op): 9:20pm On Dec 16, 2018
WORRIED by the problem of abandoned certificates, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said it will deploy an Electronic Certificate Management System to facilitate the issuance of certificates to candidates.

The council’s Head, Public Affairs, Mr Damianus Ojijeogu disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.

According to him, the online system will enable the council to print certificates of candidates only on request.

“With this in place, it will assist the council in the decongesting backlog of certificates lying fallow for several years with very few owners coming up to collect them.

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CultureTop 5 Richest Kings In Africa by ekene17(op): 1:54pm On Dec 15, 2018
The 5 Richest Kings In Africa

Africa may be full of democratically governed countries, but it is still the land of many kings. Sure, there are only three African countries with constitutional monarchies – Morocco, Swaziland and Lesotho — but there are several hundred traditional monarchs dispersed across Africa in urban, semi-urban and rural communities in independent countries. Mostly, these monarchs wield little or no formal political power, but they fulfill spiritual and ceremonial obligations to members of their community.

Being a traditional monarch in Africa can be a lucrative affair. A significant number of these rulers are formally recognized by state institutions and as a consequence, many of them receive generous stipends and allowances from the government. For example, King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, the traditional King of the Zulu people, South Africa’s largest ethnic tribe, receives an annual allowance of about $6 million to cater to the needs of his royal household. He also gets to enjoy other perks like frequent private air travel and keeps an exotic collection of automobiles, all paid for by South Africa’s taxpayers.

Many African monarchs also earn a significant income through the goodwill and generosity of their communities. It is not uncommon for wealthy members of a tribe or community to give substantial sums of money, cars, land or houses to their traditional Kings in return for spiritual blessings or unrelated favors. And since these traditional monarchs may wield significant influence in political circles, some of them get invited join boards of large corporations. Obi Nnaemeka Achebe, the Obi (King) of Onitsha, a mid-sized commercial town in Nigeria’s southeastern region, serves as the Non-Executive Chairman of Unilever Nigeria, a large publicly-listed manufacturer of consumer goods, and he previously served as Chairman of Diamond Bank, a leading Nigerian commercial bank. Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, who is the Alake (King) of Egbaland, a clan of Yoruba-speaking people in Nigeria, is the Chairman of Oando, a large Nigerian energy company.

Some of these rulers control large fortunes. Some have built their fortunes from scratch by starting successful enterprises and shrewdly reinvesting their profits into a diverse range of business concerns. Others have simply had wealth transferred to them by their forefathers.

Who are the wealthiest Kings in Africa? I spent quite a bit of time trying to find out. In doing the research for this list, I excluded wealth held or controlled by rulers in trust for their nation or territory. Meet the 5 richest Kings in Africa.

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EducationFederal Government Sdg/nigeria Scholarship Award Application Guide by ekene17(op): 8:20am On Dec 15, 2018
The applications for the Nigeria Award Scholarship (NA) 2019/2020 Federal Government Scholarship Awards Tenable in Nigeria Tertiary Institutions for NA, SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) for Girls Only. is ongoing
Federal Government SDG/Nigeria Scholarship Award.

The scholarship are tenable in Nigeria and take effect from the beginning of the academic session.
It shall not be held at the same time with another Award nor for part-time studies.
Change of course or Institution is not allowed.
The Scholarship award is to assist the scholar in the payment of:
Institutional charges and fees and
For Personal maintenance;
SDGs Scholarship is for female only.

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WebmastersPlease Guys Checkout My New Blog Website by ekene17(op): 8:11am On Dec 15, 2018
Please guys checkout my new blog site.
i need ideas on how to improve it and also how to make it popular thank you all.

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Jobs/VacanciesFederal Government Sdg/nigeria Scholarship Award Application Guide by ekene17(op): 10:10pm On Dec 14, 2018
Scholarship Award Application Guide

The applications for the Nigeria Award Scholarship (NA) 2019/2020 Federal Government Scholarship Awards Tenable in Nigeria Tertiary Institutions for NA, SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) for Girls Only. is ongoing
Federal Government SDG/Nigeria Scholarship Award.

The scholarship are tenable in Nigeria and take effect from the beginning of the academic session.
It shall not be held at the same time with another Award nor for part-time studies.
Change of course or Institution is not allowed.
The Scholarship award is to assist the scholar in the payment of:
Institutional charges and fees and
For Personal maintenance;
SDGs Scholarship is for female only.

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EducationAfrican Biomedical Engineering Mobility Scholarships 2019/2020 For African Postg by ekene17(op): 10:01pm On Dec 14, 2018
The African Biomedical Engineering Mobility (ABEM) project is funded by the Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency of the European Commission. The scheme is modelled on Europe’s well-established and successful Erasmus-Mundus programme. As part of the Roadmap 2014-2017 of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy, the Intra-Africa Mobility Scheme underlines the contribution of higher education towards economic and social development and the potential of academic mobility to improve the quality of higher education.

ABEM will build human and institutional capacity in Africa for needs-­based health technology research and development. The project will train postgraduate students with skills and specialisations not offered at their home institutions. Furthermore, it will support the development of biomedical engineering programmes that are being established, or have recently been established, at partner institutions and contribute toward harmonising biomedical engineering curricula across the continent. This will be achieved through the provision of scholarships to cover the full cost of mobility between African higher education institutions.

Overall, the project will enhance employment opportunities for graduates, enhance staff research profiles and teaching competencies, enhance institutional research profiles and inter-­university cooperation, and support the development of solutions for health challenges from an African perspective.

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Jobs/VacanciesThe Most Effective Method To Apply For Federal Government N-power Program by ekene17(op): 9:14pm On Dec 13, 2018
N-Power is a Federal Government of Nigeria programme under the social investment programme for job creation and empowerment initiatives. It is a programme of the FGN to help reduce unemployment by helping them to create jobs and engaging them in activities while unemployed.
N-Power Recruitment Criteria

To apply for N-Power, you must meet certain criteria:

Age is between 18-35 years

An unemployed graduate or undergraduate

Problem-solving skills; Analytical

Able to undertake self-tutorship

Basic illustration skills for animation and graphic arts.
If you meet all of the above, then you are ready for next steps! Remember, in order to take part in the N-Power you will have to pass relevant tests, push yourself beyond the comfort zone, develop your skills on your own and have a genuine interest in the area that you picked.

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HealthSpeared ALIVE Factory Robot Skewers Specialist With 10 Foot-long Steel Spikes… by ekene17(op): 9:02pm On Dec 13, 2018
Speared ALIVE Factory robot skewers specialist with 10 foot-long steel spikes…

A CHINESE factory worker has survived being skewered with TEN metal spikes when a robot malfunctioned.

The 49-year-old, named as Mr Zhou, was working on the night shift at a porcelain factory in Hunan province when he was struck by a falling robotic arm.

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The accident resulted in him being impaled with foot long, half-inch thick metal rods, the People’s Daily reported.

He was first taken to a local hospital before he was transferred to the Xiangya Hospital of Central South University due to the severity of his injuries.


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Jobs/Vacancies2018/2019 Commencement Of PHYSICAL CLEARANCE And The Acceptance Fees For 2018/20 by ekene17(op): 8:28pm On Dec 12, 2018
This is to inform All provisionally admitted candidates are expected to proceed to pay acceptance fee and update their online clearance records by uploading relevant documents as they await the date of commencement of PHYSICAL CLEARANCE.
The earlier date of December 3rd 2018 was postponed due to the ongoing ASSU strike.

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Business2019/2020 PTDF And Phd Overseas Scholarship by ekene17(op): 10:51pm On Dec 11, 2018
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), the Federal Government agency with the mandate of developing indigenous human capacity and petroleum technology to meet the needs of the oil and gas industry, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for Overseas MSc and PhD Scholarships to institutions under its UK, Germany and France strategic partnership initiative. Successful candidates will be awarded scholarships to study in these countries commencing in the 2019/2020 academic session.

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EducationAdvertisement Of Vacancies For The 2018/2019 Admission Exercise by ekene17(op): 10:37pm On Dec 11, 2018
Candidates who met the cut-off mark for their respective courses but were denied admission as a result of quota and those who did not meet the cut-off are hereby informed of vacancies in the underlisted programmes:

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Jobs/Vacancies2019/2020 PTDF And Phd Overseas Scholarship by ekene17(op): 10:01pm On Dec 10, 2018
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), the Federal Government agency with the mandate of developing indigenous human capacity and petroleum technology to meet the needs of the oil and gas industry, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for Overseas MSc and PhD Scholarships to institutions under its UK, Germany and France strategic partnership initiative. Successful candidates will be awarded scholarships to study in these countries commencing in the 2019/2020 academic session.

The Scheme

Under this scheme, candidates are invited to apply through PTDF to specific programmes at the partner institutions in any of the countries (full list of sponsored courses is available below). The award includes the provision of flight tickets, payment of health insurance, payment of tuition and bench fees (where applicable) as well as the provision of allowances to meet the costs of accommodation and living expenses. The programmes will also include language classes to aid scholars settle into their new environments.

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Jobs/VacanciesAIMS Master’s & Co-operative Master’s Program In Mathematical Sciences 2019/2020 by ekene17(op): 7:16pm On Dec 10, 2018
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is pleased to announce that it has opened applications for its Master’s & Co-operative Master’s Program at its five centres of excellence for the 2019/2020 Academic year.

AIMS is a pan-African network of centres of excellence enabling Africa’s talented students to become innovators driving the continent’s scientific, educational and economic self-sufficiency. They enable Africa’s brightest students to become innovators that propel scientific, educational and economic self-sufficiency.

Do you have a four-year university degree in mathematics and science or engineering subject with a significant mathematics component? Do you have strong aptitude in mathematics, leadership and community service? Apply now to be a student at AIMS in 2019 and study world class mathematical sciences in Africa.

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EducationYou Can Now Take Jamb Cbt Online For Free by ekene17(op): 6:35pm On Dec 10, 2018
THIS IS TO INFORM ALL 2019 JAMB ASPIRANT THAT GOLDENSOM HAS CREATED AN ONLINE FREE PLATFORM WHERE 2019 JAMB ASPIRANTS CAN TAKE FREE ONLINE CBT AND ALSO TUTORIALS ON VARIOUS COURSES. ............

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Foreign AffairsWho Is The Most Protected President In The World? by ekene17(op): 9:29am On Nov 15, 2018
No doubt, the President of the United States – or POTUS.


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The Presidential Motorcade is both the safest and seemingly the riskiest convoy on the planet. This globe-trotting fleet of vehicles is basically a rolling, armored White House, complete with its own contingency response force, communications office, press corps and medical facilities.

This limousine has 5 inch thick armor plating, 5 layers of bulletproof glass, 8 inch thick doors that vacuum seal the interior just in case of a chemical attack, shotguns, KEVLAR tires and steel rims that can drive with full function even if the tires are popped. The fuel tank is insulated so it cannot be exploded or leak. The interior has its own oxygen tank just in case of a chemical emergency.


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In the trunk is a firefighting system, tear gas and smoke screen systems, full medical kit, and bags of the presidents blood type just in case he needs a transfusion. The president has a direct secure (encrypted line) to the vice president and the pentagon.

This alone would be enough to protect any head of state. But it doesn’t stop there. Because this is the President of the #1 country in the world.

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Jobs/VacanciesThe 2018/2019 Enlistment Into Nigerian Navy Direct Short Service Commission by ekene17(op): 8:53pm On Nov 14, 2018
THE 2018/2019 ENLISTMENT INTO NIGERIAN NAVY DIRECT SHORT SERVICE COMMISSION COURSE 26

Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified Nigerians for enlistment into the Nigerian Navy through the Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) Course 26. Online registration starts on 3 October 2018 and closes on 14 November 2018. The departments and entry requirements are listed below.

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Jobs/VacanciesAfrican Real Estate Society (afres), Scholarship 2018/2019 by ekene17(op): 2:08pm On Nov 14, 2018
African Real Estate Society (AfRES), Henley Business School, University of Reading and Reading Real Estate Foundation MSc Real Estate and MSc Real Estate Finance Scholarships 2018/2019

The African Real Estate Society in conjunction with Real Estate & Planning, Henley Business School,
University of Reading and the Reading Real Estate Foundation (RREF) are pleased to announce up to six full fee waiver scholarships for students undertaking the MSc Real Estate or the MSc Real Estate Finance at the University of Reading for the academic year 2019-20.
i. The Scholarships cover tuition fees only and recipients need to find sufficient funds to cover their
accommodation and living costs for the academic year in Reading.
ii. The award s will be made on the basis of a combination of academic excellence and financial need.
iii. The awards are open to all citizens of AfRES countries who have not previously studied outside their
home country.
iv. All applicants must have been offered a place on the MSc Real Estate or the MSc Real Estate
Finance programme prior to applying for the scholarship.
v. Students offered more than one Award from University of Reading/Henley Business School may
accept only one award but can select which one.
vi. Students deciding to defer entry will forfeit any award but may re-apply.

The Henley Business School, UK in collaboration with the African Real Estate Society (AfRES) is offering the Full Fees Scholarship to Africans who wants to pursue a degree program at the Institution.

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Science/TechnologyTop 21 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Google Search by ekene17(op): 1:56pm On Nov 14, 2018
Top 21 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Google Search

Google Search is the place Nigerians go to answer questions. From noting inquiries to climate conjectures and sports results, Google has built up some truly cool highlights throughout the years.



Search turned 20 recently, and we’ve compiled 20 of the most useful tips and tricks to help you search, that many people don’t know about.

Language Translator: you can translate any language on Google for example (French to English)



Set a timer: Need to monitor your dinner while you’re elsewhere in the house? Set a timer by typing ‘set a timer to 12 minutes and 45 seconds’ and Google will sound an alarm when the time is up.



Help with health questions: Not feeling so good? Type your ailment name into the search bar and, if it’s a common condition like influenza or a sprained ankle, you’ll find relevant medical facts in a knowledge panel. Google will show you typical symptoms, treatments, how common the condition is, whether it’s critical or contagious, ages of people affected and more — all from reliable sources and vetted by doctors.



Tip calculator: You can use Google to calculate your tip when you’re in a restaurant. Simply search for ‘tip calculator’, enter the cost of your meal, and the percentage you want to tip. You can even ask Google to help you split the bill evenly with your friends.





Movie show times and tickets: Type ‘movie showtimes’ into the Search bar to get showtimes, theater locations, and ratings all in one place. It makes it easy to decide which movie and location work best for you (and then to buy your tickets in advance

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EducationHow To Check DELSU Admission Status For 2018/2019 by ekene17(op): 9:48pm On Nov 13, 2018
How to check DELSU 2018/2019 Admission Status

This is to inform all candidate who chose Delta State University, DELSU during UTME and took part in their admission screening can now check their admission status.

Checking DELSU admission status is very easy . Candidates who want to check their admission status should follow the steps below:

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EducationSteps On How To Pay Aau Acceptance Fee 2018/2019 by ekene17(op): 9:35pm On Nov 13, 2018
STEPS ON HOW TO PAY AAU ACCEPTANCE FEE 2018/2019

In this post I will guide you on how to pay AAU Ekpoma Acceptance fee you can also click here for steps and guide to your online clearance.

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CareerFORBES Full List Of The World’s Billionaires by ekene17(op): 9:46am On Nov 13, 2018
FORBES
Full List of The World’s Billionaires

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Jobs/VacanciesHow To Apply For ENYO Government Relations Officer Job, November 2018 by ekene17(op): 9:22am On Nov 13, 2018
ENYO Government Relations Officer Job, November 2018

Steps

i. go to https://careers.enyoretail.com/enyo/?!=vacancy.view@45 or click here

ii. on the top left click on register or click here

ii. After registration they will send you email

iii. log on to your email

iv. you will see a massage from “Enyo Career Portal Account Verification”

v. follow the instructions and click on the verification link

vi. you will need to create new password

vii. next you will login with your Email and the password you created

viii. after successful login you will see list of available jobs. but here we will go for “ENYO Government Relations Officer ”

ix. click on “My Profile” and fill the form

x. preview the form make sure your information are correct

xi. Then click on “apply for this job”



GOODLUCK!!

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EducationFacebook Security Vulnerability Could Have Exposed 50 Million Accounts by ekene17(op): 3:21pm On Sep 29, 2018
Facebook security vulnerability could have exposed 50 million accounts
A bug in Facebook’s ‘View As’ feature led to the breach

If Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal wasn’t enough to get your attention, the company has some more bad news for its users today.

As reported by the New York Times, Facebook today announced that a recent cyberattack may have compromised the information of around 50 million users. While not quite on the scale of the Equifax breach in 2017, 50 million users is still no small number.

Naturally, though, that number could change. Facebook’s investigation into the matter is not yet complete, so it’s tough to say how accurate it will be in the end – more compromised accounts could be found, or the issue could prove to be less severe than it seems.

Either way, as a precautionary measure, Facebook has forced “more than” 90 million users to log out of their accounts.

EducationHow The World’s Billionaires Got So Rich by ekene17(op): 1:30pm On Sep 29, 2018
How The World’s Billionaires Got So Rich

There are many possible ways to become one of the world’s richest people. Some billionaires built arcade machines, made wedding dresses, sold soy sauce or invented hot new apps, then saw their fortunes multiply. Others grew tech firms to sky-high valuations and got ultra-wealthy along the way. While there are many roads to riches, there are a few paths where ten-digit fortunes are more likely to be made.

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EducationFORBES Full List Of The World’s Billionaires by ekene17(op): 7:56am On Sep 29, 2018
FORBES
Full List of The World’s Billionaires

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CareerHow The World’s Billionaires Got So Rich by ekene17(op): 10:29am On Sep 26, 2018
FORBES
How The World’s Billionaires Got So Rich


There are many possible ways to become one of the world’s richest people. Some billionaires built arcade machines, made wedding dresses, sold soy sauce or invented hot new apps, then saw their fortunes multiply. Others grew tech firms to sky-high valuations and got ultra-wealthy along the way. While there are many roads to riches, there are a few paths where ten-digit fortunes are more likely to be made.

Arizona Iced Tea founder Don Vultaggio joined the Forbes World’s Billionaires List this year.Franco Vogt For Forbes

Many of the individuals on Forbes’ 2018 World’s Billionaires list, for instance, got rich by handling other people’s money. The finance and investments industry—including private equity owners, hedge fund managers and discount brokers—helped produce more billionaires than any other. Altogether the sector held 310, or around 14%, of the fortunes on our 2,208 person list. Billionaires in finance topped the ranks in countries ranging from Brazil to Indonesia. Of these, 24 were newcomers. That includes the first-ever cryptocurrency billionaires, Chris Larsen and Changpeng Zhao (known as CZ), as well as Canadian Stephen Smith, who launched his mortgage lender just four years after being personally bankrupt.

Fashion and retail was the industry with the second most billionaires, accounting for 235, or 11% of the worldwide total. Six of the top 20 billionaires on our list were part of that category, thanks to their respective ownerships of fashion retailer Zara, cosmetics brand L’Oreal, luxury group LVMH and Walmart, the world’s biggest company, as measured by revenue. The industry has minted plenty of other name-brand billionaires including Sara Blakely, the shapewear guru behind Spanx; Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank; and Home Depot cofounders Bernard Marcus, Arthur Blank and Kenneth Langone.

Even as e-commerce giant Amazon takes a bite out of retail sales, there are plenty of entrepreneurs still making money in the sector, including 19 newcomers. Among the new faces are Sheela Gautam, who sells mattresses in India; Helga Kellerhals, who owns electronics retailers in Germany and Lawrence Rossy, who runs the largest dollar store chain in Canada, Dollarama. In all, billionaires in the fashion and retail industry were worth nearly $1.2 trillion, or around 13% of the list’s combined fortune of $9.1 trillion.

A tenth of the richest people on earth got rich by building real estate empires. With a total of 220 billionaires, the real estate industry was the third largest source of wealth this year. China was home to the most property owners, with 60, followed by the United States, with 44. Among those was President Donald Trump, with an estimated net worth of $3.1 billion. But there was another Donald who was five times richer: Donald Bren, the richest real estate developer in the U.S., with an estimated net worth of $16.3 billion.

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Foreign AffairsRussia To Upgrade Syrian Air Defence by ekene17(op): 9:32pm On Sep 24, 2018
Russia to upgrade Syrian air defence
September 24, 2018 / EKENEDILICHUKWU
Russia to upgrade Syrian air defence

Russia said the S-300 system would “significantly increase the Syrian army’s capabilities”

Russia is to send new anti-aircraft missiles to Syria, a week after Syrian forces accidentally shot down a Russian aircraft during an Israeli air strike.

The S-300 missile defence system will be delivered within two weeks.

The Russian reconnaissance plane was downed last Monday after Israeli jets attacked targets in Latakia province.

Israel, which insisted Syria’s military was to blame, warned that giving the S-300 to “irresponsible actors” would make the region more dangerous.

US national security adviser John Bolton said the decision would cause a “significant escalation” in Syria’s civil war and urged Russia to reconsider.

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