The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
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Hello! Here's what you need to know for Tuesday.
2. The conflict in Syria has sent 130,000 refugees across the border into Turkey in just the last few days.
3. Business leaders and politicians will convene at a one-day Summit at UN headquarters in New York City on Tuesday to bring attention to climate change ahead of a 2015 agreement.
4. A new report from the World Health Organization warns that the number of Ebola infections could triple to 20,000 by the start of November.
5. A whistleblower who helped uncover an ongoing fraud received a more than $30 million reward, the largest payout ever from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
6. Tesco, Britain's biggest supermarket chain, suspended four senior executives after the company revealed a $408 million overstatement in first-half profits.
7. Israeli forces said that two Palestinians suspected of killing three Israeli teenagers in June were shot dead, according to the Guardian, although Palestinian officials have not confirmed the deaths.
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8. Apple said it sold a record number of iPhones - more than 10 million - in the opening weekend.
9. More than 100 demonstrators were arrested on Monday in New York City as they staged a sit-in to protest Wall Street for "financing Wall Street."
10. Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba, is now China's richest person.
And finally...
Pink Floyd has announced their first new album in two decades. It's called The Endless River.
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- Prince Harry and Meghan found out about Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis on TV like everyone else, report says
- PM Modi and Bill Gates discuss AI, climate change, millets and more
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- Upcoming cars and two-wheelers launching in India in April 2024
- Ice melt in Antarctica and Greenland is slowing Earth's rotation, affecting timekeeping: Study
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