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Showbiz: Rihanna tops Forbes Richest Self-Made Women Under 40 list

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  Rihanna is the richest self-made female musician according to Forbes. — Instagram/badgirlriri KUALA LUMPUR: Barbadian singer Robyn Rihanna Fenty a.k.a. Rihanna has been named by Forbes as the richest female musician in the world. In a recent news report on Yahoo! News, the 32-year-old came out tops in this year's Forbes Richest Self-Made Women Under 40 list, with her net worth estimated at US600 million  It was reported that most of her wealth had been accumulated from her cosmetic brand, Fenty Beauty, which she co-owns together with the international luxury group LVMH. Besides that, she also has other businesses including Savage X Fenty, a lingerie line which she collaborates with TechStyle Fashion Group. Rihanna is also making a huge difference with her charitable organisation, Clara Lionel Foundation, which has donated US22.5 million (RM93.3 million) this year just for coronavirus relief. Others in the list include Madonna, Beyonce, Celine Dion and Lady Gaga.

Spain becomes first EU nation with one million virus cases

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  A healthcare worker wearing protective gear stands inside La Paz hospital in Madrid. - Spain surpassed one million virus cases yesterday according to health ministry figures. (Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP) MADRID: Spain has become the first European Union nation to record a million coronavirus infections, official data showed on Wednesday, as the government mulled fresh restrictions on public life to curb the spread of the disease. The country recorded 16,973 confirmed cases of Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, the health ministry announced, taking the total to 1,005,295 since its first case was diagnosed on January 31 on the remote island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands. Of this number, 34,366 people have died, with 156 more deaths were recorded in the previous 24 hours. Spain, which is home to around 47 million people, is only the sixth country in the world to cross this grim milestone after the United States, India, Brazil, Russia and Argentina, according to an AFP ta

US goes nuts over flying squirrel thieves

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Under the scheme the flying squirrels, which are a protected wild animal in Florida but are sold internationally as pets, were poached, trafficked and laundered before being purchased by South Korean buyers.- Photo via Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Twitter. MIAMI: It was a high-flying scheme that landed with a thud: seven alleged flying squirrel traffickers were arrested in the US state of Florida after capturing thousands of animals worth more than $1 million. Following a 19-month investigation, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced Monday it had so far apprehended seven individuals but that additional arrests were forthcoming. Following a January 2019 complaint, the commission found that up to 3,600 flying squirrels had been caught in 10,000 traps throughout central Florida, the FWC said. Under the scheme the flying squirrels, which are a protected wild animal in Florida but are sold internationally as pets, were poa