Warren Buffett disclosed that he had converted 1,800 Class A shares, worth about $1.35 billion, into the company’s lower-priced B shares and donated them to four of his family foundations.
No plans to raise minimum military recruitment age
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that it will not raise the minimum age of recruitment into the Armed Forces, maintaining the current threshold that allows individuals to join from the age of 16 with parental consent.
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Disruption in crude supply grows as Russia’s Lukoil gives up on tanker shipments from Iraq
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On a polarising day marking Whitlam’s dismissal, Howard backs four-year terms in rare lockstep with PM
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China’s car sales slow in October as some trade-in subsidies, tax breaks are phased out
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Rising unemployment could affect budget, interest rates, pay and more
Rachel Reeves will need to avoid depressing economy and hitting jobs while raising billions in extra taxUK unemployment rises to 5%, the highest level in four yearsBusiness live – latest updatesThere are significant implications from the latest unemplo…
BBC News: ‘Tank’ tells all. A jailed hacking kingpin reveals how his cyber gangs stole left a trail of destruction
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Dolphin Mimmo thrills Venice but faces danger in the lagoon
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