Today's Top 3 News: Countries with the Highest and Shortest Average Height in the World
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23 January 2024 22:13 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English rounded the top three news on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. Here are the highlights: Countries with the Highest and Shortest Average Height in the World, Forbes' List of 10 Richest People in the World in January 2024, and Indonesian Embassy Denies Allegation of Intervention During General Elections in Kuala Lumpur
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Countries with the Highest and Shortest Average Height in the World
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - World Population Review released a list of countries with the highest and shortest average height in the world in 2023. Indonesia is in first place as the country with the shortest average height in the world. Meanwhile, the Netherlands gets the top position as the country with the highest average height.
Caucasian people in Europe, America, Australia and New Zealand are known to have a height above the average for other human races on earth. However, not all countries have the same average height. The Netherlands, which was originally relatively short compared to other European countries, has now become at the top.
2. Forbes' List of 10 Richest People in the World in January 2024
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - U.S. business magazine Forbes has recently published the ranking of the world's richest people in January 2024, and it suggests that global entrepreneurs are experiencing a decline in the value of their net worth early this year.
While several billionaires have lost some of their wealth, the ranking has not changed significantly compared to the previous month, December 2023.
Here is a list of the top 10 richest people in the world in January 2024, with a combined fortune of nearly US$1.47 trillion. This figure and the other currency values mentioned in this article are accurate as of January 18, 2024.
3. Indonesian Embassy Denies Allegation of Intervention During General Elections in Kuala Lumpur
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary for Malaysia Hermono responded to the allegation of intelligence involvement during the 2024 general elections in Kuala Lumpur.
"Even if outside parties try to intervene, it's on the overseas election committee, do they want to be intervened?" said Hermono on Monday in Kuala Lumpur as quoted by Antara.
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