Much of a residential area is razed after a tornado hit Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong province. At least five people were killed. AFP
Much of a residential area is razed after a tornado hit Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong province. At least five people were killed. AFP
Servicemen inspect a drone after a mission over the front line near Chasiv Yar, in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. AFP
Servicemen inspect a drone after a mission over the front line near Chasiv Yar, in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. AFP
People in ape costumes on horseback at the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes premiere, at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. EPA
People in ape costumes on horseback at the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes premiere, at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. EPA
Samaritan worshippers during a Passover ceremony on Mount Gerizim, near the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. AFP
Samaritan worshippers during a Passover ceremony on Mount Gerizim, near the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. AFP
A man walks in the Austerlitz wastewater and rainwater storage basin, which aims to make the Seine swimmable during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. AP
A man walks in the Austerlitz wastewater and rainwater storage basin, which aims to make the Seine swimmable during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. AP
A Sikh youth performs Gatka, an ancient martial art, during a religious procession to mark the birth anniversary of the ninth Sikh Guru Teg Bahadur at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab. AFP
A Sikh youth performs Gatka, an ancient martial art, during a religious procession to mark the birth anniversary of the ninth Sikh Guru Teg Bahadur at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab. AFP
Palestinians search for bodies and survivors in the ruins of a house following an Israeli air strike in Al Nusairat refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip. EPA
Palestinians search for bodies and survivors in the ruins of a house following an Israeli air strike in Al Nusairat refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip. EPA
Yakut artists perform in the premiere of the play The Shining Stone at the Kyrgyz Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. EPA
Yakut artists perform in the premiere of the play The Shining Stone at the Kyrgyz Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. EPA
Asylum seekers wave to a smuggler's boat during an attempted crossing of the English Channel from the beach at Gravelines, northern France, three days after five people, including a seven-year-old girl, died while trying make the journey. AFP
Asylum seekers wave to a smuggler's boat during an attempted crossing of the English Channel from the beach at Gravelines, northern France, three days after five people, including a seven-year-old girl, died while trying make the journey. AFP
Asylum seekers try to keep warm while waiting to be picked up by US Border Patrol after crossing from Mexico, in Jacumba Hot Springs, California. Reuters
Asylum seekers try to keep warm while waiting to be picked up by US Border Patrol after crossing from Mexico, in Jacumba Hot Springs, California. Reuters
Men shelter under a polythene sheet from the rain as they cross a bustling street on a motorcycle in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
Men shelter under a polythene sheet from the rain as they cross a bustling street on a motorcycle in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
Devotees climb to the top of a mud volcano to start rituals for an annual Hindu festival in Balochistan province, Pakistan. AP
Devotees climb to the top of a mud volcano to start rituals for an annual Hindu festival in Balochistan province, Pakistan. AP
Rubi Paul, 89, sits on her bed and casts her vote at her residence using a postal ballot, in Guwahati, India. AP
Rubi Paul, 89, sits on her bed and casts her vote at her residence using a postal ballot, in Guwahati, India. AP
An aid convoy waiting on an Egyptian road leading to the border with Israel, near the Rafah border crossing into the Gaza Strip. Reuters
An aid convoy waiting on an Egyptian road leading to the border with Israel, near the Rafah border crossing into the Gaza Strip. Reuters
Rows of tulips at the Harrison Tulip Festival, in Agassiz, British Columbia, western Canada. AP
Rows of tulips at the Harrison Tulip Festival, in Agassiz, British Columbia, western Canada. AP
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a Joint Ministerial Meeting of the GCC-US Strategic Partnership discussing the Gaza war, in Riyadh. AFP
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a Joint Ministerial Meeting of the GCC-US Strategic Partnership discussing the Gaza war, in Riyadh. AFP
The sculpture About memories II-VI by artist Samuel Salcedo at the international art exhibition Bad Ragartz, in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. EPA
The sculpture About memories II-VI by artist Samuel Salcedo at the international art exhibition Bad Ragartz, in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. EPA
Mount Ruang volcano erupting in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. AFP
Mount Ruang volcano erupting in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. AFP
Tourists photograph Mount Fuji from a vantage point opposite a convenience store in the Japanese resort town of Fujikawaguchiko. AFP
Tourists photograph Mount Fuji from a vantage point opposite a convenience store in the Japanese resort town of Fujikawaguchiko. AFP
A US Olympic team member training on a kiteboard in Hyeres, southern France. Kiteboarding is making its Olympic debut at Paris 2024. AP
A US Olympic team member training on a kiteboard in Hyeres, southern France. Kiteboarding is making its Olympic debut at Paris 2024. AP
The church spire of the submerged village of Graun protrudes from Reschensee lake, most of which has been drained for construction work on a new alpine road near Resia, Italy. Getty Images
The church spire of the submerged village of Graun protrudes from Reschensee lake, most of which has been drained for construction work on a new alpine road near Resia, Italy. Getty Images
A woman searches through rubbish for valuables in Cap-Haitien, Haiti. Reuters
A woman searches through rubbish for valuables in Cap-Haitien, Haiti. Reuters
A pro-Palestinian protester hurls a tear-gas canister towards police after it landed among his group at the University of South Florida, in Tampa. AP
A pro-Palestinian protester hurls a tear-gas canister towards police after it landed among his group at the University of South Florida, in Tampa. AP
A child looks at a barbed-wire fence in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, where the war between Israel and Hamas is now focused. AFP
A child looks at a barbed-wire fence in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, where the war between Israel and Hamas is now focused. AFP
Gloomy skies after heavy rain and strong winds at Al Haq Mosque, Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
Gloomy skies after heavy rain and strong winds at Al Haq Mosque, Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
Performers take part in the traditional Beltane Fire Festival on Calton Hill, Edinburgh. AFP
Performers take part in the traditional Beltane Fire Festival on Calton Hill, Edinburgh. AFP
Boatmen collect dead fish from a reservoir in Dong Nai province, Vietnam, with a brutal heatwave and the lake's management being blamed for the death toll. AFP
Boatmen collect dead fish from a reservoir in Dong Nai province, Vietnam, with a brutal heatwave and the lake's management being blamed for the death toll. AFP
Demonstrators set up a barricade to block the side entrance of the Georgian Parliament during a rally against a 'foreign influence' bill after parliament advanced the measure in Tbilisi. AFP
Demonstrators set up a barricade to block the side entrance of the Georgian Parliament during a rally against a 'foreign influence' bill after parliament advanced the measure in Tbilisi. AFP
Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's march at a May Day rally to mark International Workers' Day in Caracas. AFP
Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's march at a May Day rally to mark International Workers' Day in Caracas. AFP
Rain clouds over Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Rain clouds over Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

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There are numerous success stories of teen businesses that were created in college dorm rooms and other modest circumstances. Below are some of the most recognisable names in the industry:

  1. Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg and his friends started Facebook when he was a 19-year-old Harvard undergraduate. 
  2. Dell: When Michael Dell was an undergraduate student at Texas University in 1984, he started upgrading computers for profit. He starting working full-time on his business when he was 19. Eventually, his company became the Dell Computer Corporation and then Dell Inc. 
  3. Subway: Fred DeLuca opened the first Subway restaurant when he was 17. In 1965, Mr DeLuca needed extra money for college, so he decided to open his own business. Peter Buck, a family friend, lent him $1,000 and together, they opened Pete’s Super Submarines. A few years later, the company was rebranded and called Subway. 
  4. Mashable: In 2005, Pete Cashmore created Mashable in Scotland when he was a teenager. The site was then a technology blog. Over the next few decades, Mr Cashmore has turned Mashable into a global media company.
  5. Oculus VR: Palmer Luckey founded Oculus VR in June 2012, when he was 19. In August that year, Oculus launched its Kickstarter campaign and raised more than $1 million in three days. Facebook bought Oculus for $2 billion two years later.
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