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1. Elon Musk overtakes Jeff Bezos by just over USD 4 billion to become the richest person in the world.
   2021-01-07 19:05:18 (First version)
2. Elon Musk overtakes Jeff Bezos by just over 4{{nbsp}}billion to become the richest person in the world.
   2021-01-08 03:04:54 (Update)
3. Elon Musk overtakes Jeff Bezos by just over US$4 billion to become the richest person in the world.
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