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Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, once the world's heaviest woman, has lost an astounding 725 pounds after a successful operation at the Saifee Hospital in Mumbai. She was stuck in her home in Egypt's Alexandria for two decades and suffered from numerous medical conditions, including a stroke, until a series of tweets caught the attention of the Indian government. Eman was flown to India on a special plane and received the surgery free of charge.
One Indian man had such a strong craving for knives that he ate 40 of them over a period of two months. Eventually, the pain in his stomach grew unbearable and he began to lose lots of weight, he decided to go to the hospital in Amritsar, India. The man, a policeman named Surjeet Singh, absolutely baffled the doctors when an ultrasound revealed his medical condition - the 40 knives that he had swallowed were still just lying in his gut.
Business Insider reports that Elon Musk is now the richest man in the world. His net worth has skyrocketed to $187 billion. He is the CEO of two companies, Tesla and SpaceX, and the founder of three more. He's also been married three times and has triplets and twins. He recently had another baby with his girlfriend, the musician Grimes.
Business Insider reports Norwegian deputy central bank governor Jon Nicolaisen resigned on Friday. Nicolaisen was in charge of Norway's $1.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the biggest in the world. He stepped down after Norway's security service rejected his security clearance because his wife is Chinese and lives in China. The pair have been married for ten years, but Norway has become stricter on ties to China and Russia in recent years. Norway's intelligence service says the two countries are trying to find out information about Norway's petroleum industry.
Brussels, Nov 17 (EFE) - "Depth and personality" are the two essential qualities sought after by Belgian master chocolatier Pierre Marcolini, who brings sustainability and ethics to the "savoir faire" of Belgium’s storied chocolate tradition, elements which he believes were key to him being recognized as the "Best pastry chef in the world".(Camera: LEOPOLDO RODRÍGUEZ. Editor: VICTORIA MORENO)
Mexico, Sep 28 (EFE) .- Three years ago, the Mexican Juan Pedro Franco broke the Guinness record for the largest human being in the world, weighing almost 600 kilos on the scale, now he is a survivor of COVID-19.