‘I may be one of the 10 luckiest’: Warren Buffett says birth, timing and luck shaped his $147 billion fortune more than investing skill | World News

Warren Buffett has spent decades being celebrated as one of history’s greatest investors, building a fortune estimated at around $147 billion through Berkshire Hathaway. Yet the billionaire says the biggest reason for his success was never stock-picking or business instinct alone. Ahead of his 96th birthday, Buffett reflected on a lifetime of investing and argued…

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Laura Loomer: ‘Ban Muslims from office’: Laura Loomer calls Zohran Mamdani ‘national security risk’

Zohran Mamdani and Laura Loomer (R) America’s far-right activist and Donald Trump loyalist Laura Loomer on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani after he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “war criminal” and said he was “not welcome in New York City.”Loomer, who is Jewish, called for…

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US probing Harvard over financial aid programmes

WASHINGTON: The US department of justice (DoJ) said on Monday it launched a probe reviewing whether some Harvard University financial aid programmes were discriminatory. The probe is to determine whether its China-based financial aid programmes and practices exclude American-citizen students, the department said.Harvard said on Monday it “does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of…

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Wild pursuit of fame and fortune”: Candace Owens tears into Erika Kirk, claims Charlie Kirk was her “ticket to more fame

Candace Owens intensified her public feud with Erika Kirk, accusing her of pursuing fame and fortune throughout her life. In a podcast, Owens claimed Charlie Kirk was Erika’s “ticket to more fame” and argued a recent article criticizing her instead exposed Erika’s character. She also questioned Erika’s motives, saying her focus had always been on…

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The disappearing lake: How Africa’s Lake Chad nearly vanished and the $50 billion engineering plan designed to restore it | World News

Lake Chad, once one of Africa’s largest inland water bodies, has lost around 90% of its surface area since the 1960s, leaving millions of people facing the loss of fishing, farming and livestock livelihoods. The decline has been linked to changing climate patterns, rising water demand and expanding irrigation. Now, a decades-old proposal known as…

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Quote of the day by Lao Tzu: ‘Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to’ and a reality check about priorities

Quote of the day by Lao Tzu Lao Tzu (also written as Laozi) was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer, traditionally considered the founder of Taoism (or Daoism). He is believed to have lived around the 6th century BCE, roughly around the same time as Confucius. Legend says he worked as a scholar and keeper…

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