The veteran investor known as the Sage of Omaha told his company’s annual meeting that he would hand over the reins to Vice-Chairman Greg Abel.
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Why Australia’s opposition is vying for votes on Chinese social media
Chinese Australians are a crucial group that deserted the conservative Liberal-National coalition in the last election.
Five people survive 36 hours in swamp ‘surrounded by alligators’ after plane crash
The small plane was forced to make an emergency landing in a swamp in the Bolivian Amazon after an engine failure.
Seven killed in South Sudan hospital and market attack, MSF says, as civil war fears grow
MSF said its hospital was attacked as fears grow of a return to civil war in South Sudan.
New post for Togo leader could see him rule for life
Faure Gnassingbé’s new role has no official term limits and his critics say it is a “coup d’état”.
Six people arrested after three shot dead in Sweden
Police are investigating whether the killings at a hair salon in Uppsala are related to a wave of gang violence.
Fears of global instability drive Singapore voters into ruling party’s arms
The People’s Action Party won by a landslide in an election dominated by concerns over the cost of living and the economy.
India and Pakistan are in crisis again – here’s how they de-escalated in the past
The way events unfolded after the Pulwama bombing and Pahalgam killings is strikingly similar, says a former diplomat.
Chinese and Italian tourists killed in crash near Yellowstone
A pickup truck and a tourist van collide on a highway near the famous attraction in eastern Idaho.
Activists say ship aiming to sail to Gaza was attacked by drones
The incident happened off the coast of Malta. The government said a fire onboard the ship was “brought under control overnight”.