than a0 people were killed in an attack by boko haram militants on an oil exploration team near maidugurithe local university confirmed that some of its staff had been killed. now it's time for world business report. king for a day! amazon founderjeff bezos briefly becomes the world's richest person. but wall street nerves about the company's massive spending push him back down to number two. plus, making america grow again. will the latest figures on the us economy bring president trump closer to his 3% target? welcome to world business report. i'm rachel horne. also coming up — a billion—dollar round of coffees as starbucks buys out its chinese partner. but first — we start with retail giant amazon. it has seen its shares fall sharply after its latest figures disappointed wall street. the good news — it is raking in huge sums of money as its sales keep expanding. the bad — it's spending a fortune on developing its business, and that is making investors nervous. let's show you the details. total sales in the three months tojune jumped almost a quarter compared to last year to just under

they are being put into detention facilities like the giwa barracks in maiduguri. amnesty — forgive me, but it is quite long. the cells were overcrowded. diseases, dehydration and starvation was rife. at least 240 detainees died during the last year. bodies were secretly buried in maiduguri's cemetery by the borno state environmental protection agency. that is a scandal. it is shocking, and how can you possibly defend it? well, it is interesting. but let me tell you, we have been vindicated. the special inquiry that was set up, you know, by the army, headed by independent personality ahmed jibrin, a retired major general, has clearly stated that whatever comes out of — you know, within the detention facilities, these are things that are likely to — are bound to happen everywhere. and you look at... now, with this outbreak of diseases... the board of inquiry was headed up by a retired general. president buhari promised many months ago that there would be an independent investigation. there has been no independent investigation. well, this is still in the process. it

than a0 people were killed in an attack by boko haram militants on an oil exploration team near maiduguried that some of its staff had been killed. soldiers and members of a local vigilante group also died in the ambush on tuesday. japan's high profile defence minister has resigned over an alleged cover—up involving military documents. tomomi inada announced her resignation at a news conference on friday. she has repeatedly denied claims she helped cover up internal records in south sudan. police in london investigating the grenfell tower fire say there are "reasonable grounds" to pursue corporate manslaughter charges. the announcement means that senior executives from kensington and chelsea council and the tenant management organisation running the building are likely to be questioned under caution. at least 80 people died in the fire. iran says it has successfully tested a rocket that can put satellites in orbit. the united states criticised the launch and described it as a provocative action, saying it was an example of iran's continued ballistic missile development. the phoenix rocket

five members of an oil exploration team have been killed in an ambush near the northern city of maiduguriogists and their convoy had been attacked by suspected boko haram militants on their way back to the city. initially the army said it had rescued the group of researchers. in business news, the luxury car manufacturer porsche says it police in london have told authorities in charge of grenfell tower that they may face corporate manslaughter charges over the fire that killed at least 80 people last month. police say the local council and housing association had been told there were reasonable grounds told there were reasonable grounds to suspect them of the offence. in business news, the luxury car manufacturer porsche says it will recall 22—thousand of its cayenne models over irregular engine management software. the german transport minister labelled the emissions—controlling software "illegal." porsche is owned by volkswagen, which in 2015 admitted it had fitted some of its cars with a device to cheat on emissions tests. south korean president moonjae—in is a self confessed animal lo

people were killed in an attack on tuesday by boko haram militants on an oil exploration team in maidugurity confirmed that some of its staff had been killed. soldiers and members of a local vigilante group also died in the ambush. there've been further clashes at a sensitive holy site injerusalem, despite a decision by the israeli authorities to remove controversial security apparatus. metal detectors and security cameras were introduced at the sacred al—aqsa mosque compound — which is known tojews as the temple mount — after two policemen were killed two weeks ago. police in london investigating the grenfell tower fire say there are "reasonable grounds" to pursue corporate manslaughter charges. the announcement means that senior executives from kensington and chelsea council, and the tenant management organisation running the building, are likely to be questioned under caution. at least 80 people died in the fire. iran says it has successfully tested a rocket that can put satellites in orbit. the united states criticised the launch and described it as a provocative action, saying it was