The world’s 500 richest people became considerably richer in 2024, with a combined $10 trillion net worth. Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang are leading the group of billionaires in 2024, according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The world’s 500 richest people became considerably richer in 2024, with a combined $10 trillion net worth, according to the report. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a daily ranking of the…

China on Tuesday denied accusations that the country’s state-sponsored actor was behind a cyber breach at the US Treasury Department, calling the claims “groundless.” According to a letter to Congress, the Treasury said the attack resulted in access to some of its workstations. According to the Treasury, the incident happened earlier this month, when the actor compromised a third-party cybersecurity service provider and could remotely access the workstations and some…

South Korean authorities began releasing the bodies of plane crash victims to families Tuesday, as investigators raced to determine why the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crash landed and burst into flames. US investigators, including from Boeing, arrived at the crash site in southwestern Muan, officials said, as South Korean authorities began assessing two black boxes retrieved from the burned-out wreckage of the aircraft. The plane was carrying 181 people from…

At least 71 people were killed after a truck full of passengers plunged into a river in southern Ethiopia over the weekend. The truck fell into a river on Sunday evening in the Bona district of Sidama state, around 300km south of the capital Addis Ababa, the regional communication bureau said. Five passengers were admitted to hospital in a critical state and were under treatment, according to Wosenyeleh Simion, spokesperson…

Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Monday issued a $10 million fine against TikTok for “not implementing measures” to prevent viral video challenges that have allegedly led to the deaths of three Venezuelan children recently. Judge Tania D’Amelio said TikTok had acted in a negligent manner and gave it eight days to pay the fine, while also ordering the video service company to open an office in Venezuela that would supervise content…

Social media critic Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known in social circles as Very Dark Man, has finally admitted that the missing N180 million allegedly stolen by hackers was a prank. He made the admission in a video posted on his official Instagram page, saying he pulled off the stunt just to show that 80% of people on social media are dumb. VDM stated that no money is missing as the…

A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for impeached and suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol. The court okayed Yoon’s arrest after he failed to honour three summons to appear for questioning over his failed bid to impose martial law in the country on December 3. Yoon has been on suspension since the South Korean National Assembly impeached him for insurrection on December 17, but a constitutional court ruling…

In a significant cybersecurity breach, a Chinese state-sponsored hacker infiltrated the systems of the US Treasury Department, gaining access to employee workstations and some unclassified documents, American officials revealed on Monday. The breach, described as a “major incident,” occurred in early December and was disclosed to lawmakers in a letter from the Treasury Department. The attack was facilitated through a security override using a key associated with BeyondTrust, a third-party…

World leaders, including President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and others, have paid heartfelt tributes to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 100. President Tinubu expressed deep admiration for Carter, hailing him as a “beacon of humanity” whose life post-presidency exemplified leadership and unwavering service to global causes. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and…

A federal appeal court on Monday upheld a $5-million verdict that E. Jean Carroll won against Donald Trump when a jury found the U.S. president-elect liable for sexually abusing and later defaming the former magazine columnist. A unanimous three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan rejected Trump’s argument that the trial judge should not have let jurors hear evidence about the Republican’s alleged past sexual…

The United Kingdom (UK) government has announced a major update to its immigration rules, significantly raising salary thresholds for Skilled Worker visas. This adjustment was to ensure that only highly skilled and well-compensated workers are able to enter the UK job market, with some salary thresholds increasing by as much as 82%. Starting from January 1, 2025, the UK said it will implement the most significant salary increases for Skilled…

United States President, Joe Biden has declared January 9, 2025 as a national day of mourning for Jimmy Carter. Carter, the 39th US president, died on Sunday at 100. He was the first ex-US president to become a centenarian. Biden described Carter as an extraordinary leader, statesman, and humanitarian. “With his compassion and moral clarity, he worked to eradicate disease, forge peace, advance civil rights and human rights, promote free…