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Jeff Bezos to sell another $5bn of Amazon shares Amazon founder Jeff Bezos plans to sell another 25 million shares of the tech giant, valued at nearly $5 billion. This decision follows Amazon’s stock market value reaching a record high on Wednesday. In February, Bezos announced he would sell around $8.5 billion worth of shares, marking his first sale since 2021. Amazon’s stock has surged over 30% this year, driven by high expectations for the company’s earnings from growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) technology in its cloud computing business. Last month, Amazon’s market valuation surpassed $2 trillion for the…

Biden rejects calls to drop out of presidential race  US President Joe Biden reassured senior Democrats and his campaign team on Wednesday, confirming his commitment to running for re-election despite a challenging debate performance against Donald Trump. At a private lunch with Vice-President Kamala Harris and later in a broader campaign call, Biden emphasised, “I’m the nominee of the Democratic Party. No one’s pushing me out. I’m not leaving,” according to a source.  Concerns about Biden’s fitness for office and ability to win the election have grown since the CNN debate, marked by verbal lapses and weak responses. Polls have…

Hurricane Beryl batters south coast of Jamaica Hurricane Beryl, a category four storm with winds up to 130mph (215km/h), has struck Jamaica, causing significant damage. Heavy winds and rain have felled trees and damaged buildings, with photos on social media showing flooded streets and roofs being blown off. So far, Beryl has claimed at least seven lives as it sweeps through the Caribbean. Three people died in Grenada, where the storm first made landfall, one in St Vincent and the Grenadines, and another three in northern Venezuela. About 90% of homes on Union Island in St Vincent and the Grenadines…

Brazil’s Lula cancels visit to avoid Argentine leader Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has cancelled a visit to the southern state of Santa Catarina because Argentine President Javier Milei is there this weekend. Milei is expected to meet Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro at a conservative leaders’ event. Lula recently demanded an apology from Milei, who had called him corrupt, a communist, and a dinosaur. Milei, a right-wing economist, refused to apologise, stating “I haven’t done anything wrong.” The leaders of Brazil and Argentina, South America’s largest economies, have never met in person. Milei, a right-wing economist and…

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read