Top 3 News of the Week: 10 Richest People in the World, Countries with Highest and Shortest Average Height
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29 January 2024 07:18 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on the platform this week, starting from Monday, January 22, 2024, until Sunday, January 28, 2024, here are the highlights: Forbes' List of 10 Richest People in the World in January 2024, Countries with the Highest and Shortest Average Height in the World, and Top 8 Countries with Largest Nickel Reserves in the World.
The following is the list of the top three news on Tempo English this week:
1. Forbes' List of 10 Richest People in the World in January 2024
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.
2. Countries with the Highest and Shortest Average Height in the World
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.
3. Top 8 Countries with Largest Nickel Reserves in the World
Nickel has been a hot topic in Indonesia following last week's election debate during which vice presidential candidate number 2, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, accused his rival candidate number 1, Muhaimin Iskandar, of being anti-nickel, as the latter's campaign team co-captain Thomas Lembong often claimed that nickel was losing popularity to lithium ferro-phosphate (LFP) in the global electric vehicle market.
The debate over nickel, including its use for EV batteries, continued. Several ministers backed President Jokowi’s eldest son and questioned Lembong’s statement. They include the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Luhut Pandjaitan, Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia, and former Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi.
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