Ambani: The £31billion man who has overtaken Bill Gates in the rich list
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0 X8 @) V+ z$ `, f0 O He is the new richest man in the world - and his latest home will leave no one in any doubt.
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Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani yesterday jumped above Bill Gates andWarren Buffet, and their short-lived successor, Mexican Carlos SlimHelu, at the top of the rich tree as his personal fortune was put atnearly £31billion.* b: x! f9 z9 q6 b
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In keeping with his new-found status, itemerged that the 49-year-old plans to build possibly the mostoutrageous home in the world.
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1 e- A* |5 L o2 I# [2 a; @& \ His mansion in Bombay will be60 storeys tall, but will only have 27 floors to allow for super-highceilings on the floors occupied by himself, wife Nita, and their threechildren.
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There will be accommodation for 600 personal servants and staff.; R; {: _5 Y$ L' q. G
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Mr Ambani runs Reliance Industries, India』s second-largest firm. Theoil, textiles and chemicals giant was founded by his father, Dhirubhai,who started work as a petrol pump attendant.9 j; f0 z0 B* z" Q: I8 k
. j2 V3 [. A9 j# i/ O$ h0 w/ r His new pad will also include a helipad, health club, hanging gardens and six floors of car parking.
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Construction has already started on what will eventually be a 175mtower and planners are aiming to complete it by September next year. e% Y+ B+ s5 W- @# |
- f l8 r( W8 G% B. W The building, already worth £500 million, could start a rush on skyscrapers.. a# j e) g" A
9 q$ L3 }0 l/ W Earlier this year, Mr Ambani was rated as the richest resident Indian with a net worth of US$20.1 billion.) H: X5 _4 t9 b0 I/ j8 D5 f
3 ~ X3 [6 D" u, { He came 14th in Forbes』 2007 worldwide rankings.( I: s" h4 O( ~% h3 |2 T
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8 P! _# d) X8 F5 H6 o 他是世界上最富有的人——他的最新豪宅會消除所有人的疑問。+ v2 T- T7 L5 X
# r$ S y- @2 `. ? 昨天,印度大亨穆凱什‧安巴尼以將近310億英鎊的個人資產超越了比爾‧蓋茨、沃倫‧巴菲特和代替他們沒多久的墨西哥人卡洛斯‧斯利姆‧埃盧,一躍成為世界首富。
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2 A) C" I N; A' D$ K 為了與這個新的身份相稱,據說這位49歲的首富打算建造世界上最豪華的官邸。
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這個坐落在孟買的官邸將有60層樓高,但卻只有27層,層高超高,僅供他和妻子尼特以及三個孩子居住。8 w/ i1 R+ F: @ R g. ^
2 c+ Z4 G$ v% B' @* ], {5 O 這座豪華官邸將可容納600個僕人和工作人員居住。
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安巴尼目前經營印度第二大公司——信實工業。這個經營石油、紡織品和化學品的集團由他的父親迪魯拜一手創建,而他最開始工作的時候只是一個加油泵服務生。& i3 g# y" V; n: S
: i6 b( Q1 m0 v; y 這座新官邸中還設有直升機降落場、健身俱樂部、空中花園和6層停車場。: x) Y) q: n/ D
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這棟高達175米的城堡已經動工,設計者計劃在明年9月之前完工。
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: W, z+ D; `6 X p0 m |+ y) z 這個已經價值5億英鎊的建築可能會引發人們建造摩天大樓的熱潮。
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今年早些時候,安巴尼以201億美元的淨資產被評為印度首富。
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他在2007年福布斯全球富豪榜中位居第14位。
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7 e+ q$ _8 O+ [- ^! S: l6 a' X) P 詹妮佛‧加納當選《魅力》雜誌「年度女性」
* @" R1 L% R+ A, K Jennifer Garner named 『Woman of the Year』$ u; x7 A# o6 ^5 ^3 H1 R8 N* ^
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Jennifer Garner has been named Glamour magazine』s Woman of the Year.8 a2 q2 J8 |4 l
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The Juno actress graces the cover of the US publication in anexquisite floor-sweeping backless turquoise gown for the November issuehonouring fantastic females.! W' q* t! D& `3 V4 Y% V1 U
& t4 ?) F: r4 p% j- Y The 35-year-old star - who hasa 22-month old daughter, Violet, with husband Ben Affleck - has beenrecognised as a shining example of how to juggle a successful careerand a happy family life with style and elegance.; z& W/ ]5 r3 I3 W$ [
5 U P W: o, o+ i The former Alias star will be honoured at a glitzy event at New York』s Lincoln Centre on November 5.
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Nobel-prize winning novelist Toni Morrison and golfer Lorena Ochoa areamong 12 other women who will also be celebrated at the glamorous event.
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Oscar-nominated actress Abigail Breslin, 11, will be honoured at theceremony after being named as the first ever Girl of the Year.% @! g3 s/ [8 ^) V" l
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In June, Victoria Beckham was named UK Glamour magazine』s Woman of the Year./ F7 l4 N* p V
0 G" N$ f* N9 h8 Y* `) V The Spice Girl, who also won Entrepreneur of the Year, attended theLondon event dressed in a corset and pair of frilly knickers.
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1 U T f1 n8 p% j2 R+ ^( m8 |/ d7 { Somaly Mam - a "modern-day saint" who devoted her life to rescuinggirls from sex slavery - was named the US Glamour magazine』s Woman ofthe Year in 2006.
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) {" M- E. B1 R) G/ M 詹妮佛‧加納最近當選為著名時尚雜誌《魅力》的「年度女性」。
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; x$ D7 F; k* b9 w 這位天後級演員榮登美國時尚雜誌《魅力》11月號的封面,照片上的她身穿一襲露背曳地綠松色華美禮服。這期雜誌專門向不平凡的女性致敬。
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3 H! f. c! q7 i1 q3 J7 Y3 O9 E* K9 G 詹妮弗今年35歲,她的女兒維奧萊特22個月大。一直以來,她和丈夫本‧阿弗萊克被公認為是擁有成功事業與幸福家庭的完美典範。
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- q, z. u2 `& U c' T' D' T 11月5日,在紐約林肯藝術中心將舉行盛大的頒獎禮。屆時,這位曾經的「雙面女間諜」將獲此殊榮。, P0 [+ k5 Z3 m. K
( _; K( L# B \& C b$ h7 O 這次盛會還將向獲獎的其他12名女性頒獎,其中包括諾貝爾獎得主、長篇小說家托妮‧莫裡森和高爾夫球運動員羅瑞娜‧奧喬亞。
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年僅11歲、曾獲奧斯卡獎提名的童星艾碧姬‧布絲蓮將獲得有史以來第一次頒發的「年度女孩」殊榮。
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* S9 d' S) f) `! a: k* g 今年六月,維多利亞‧貝克漢姆被英國《魅力》雜誌評為年度女性。9 b9 o& |) H/ v: v* b4 B i
" v% g$ q; |! A4 i4 u- x. k 辣妹身穿束腹緊身衣和鑲褶邊燈籠褲出席在倫敦舉辦的頒獎禮,她同時獲得「年度企業家」稱號。
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柬埔寨人權女鬥士瑪姆有「現代聖人」之稱,她將畢生精力用於拯救淪為性奴力的女孩。她在2006年被美國《魅力》雜誌評為「年度女性」。 |
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