Thai king is world's richest royal: Report Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej is the world's richest royal, according to a Forbes magazine list dominated by Middle Eastern monarchs riding high on surging oil prices. 22 Aug 2008
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Ohio inmate says he's too fat for execution A death row inmate scheduled for execution says he's too fat to be put to death, claiming executioners would have trouble finding his veins and that his weight could diminish the effectiveness of one of the lethal injection drugs. 05 Aug 2008
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Virgin Galactic shows off mothership aircraft The space tourism race marked a milestone Monday as British mogul Sir Richard Branson and American aerospace designer Burt Rutan waved to a crowd from inside the cabin of an exotic jet that will carry a passenger spaceship to launch altitude. 31 Jul 2008
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Mumbai, New Delhi rank among ten most expensive office markets in the world: Report If you are thinking of renting a prime office space in New Delhi or Mumbai, think again - for you might have to dig deep into your pocket, if the Global Market Rents report released by property services firm CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) is any indication. 09 Jun 2008
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Azim Premji, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw feature in Forbes '48 Asian Altruists' list India's leading IT service provider Wipro's chairman Azim Premji and biotechnology major Biocon's chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw are among the forty-eight Asians to feature in Forbes magazine's list of Asia's top philanthropists. 10 Apr 2008
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India makes inroads in Forbes billionaire list Four Indians, including steel behemoth ArcelorMittal's chief Lakshmi N. Mittal and India's biggest listed firm, Reliance Industries Ltd's (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani, are among the top 10 richest person in the world, Forbe's annual billionaire's list has revealed. 16 Mar 2008
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Many Iranians, rich and poor, want real change They live a world apart in the same sprawling city. One is a working-class single mother who holds down two jobs to feed her four children. The other, a wealthy housewife, lives in a villa in upscale north Tehran. 11 Mar 2008
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TTSL to launch Virgin Mobile in India Tata Teleservices (TTSL), India's second largest CDMA operator with 22 million customers, will be launching Virgin Mobile, a unit of British communications group Virgin Media, in India. 05 Mar 2008
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Gold sellers get trendy to lure youth, rich Gold sellers in India say they must target the young and fashionable with trendy designs being offered in their favourite hangouts. 13 Dec 2007
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Cerberus drops out of race for Northern Rock: Report U.S. private equity firm Cerberus has dropped out of the race for beleaguered British mortgage bank Northern Rock, the Times newspaper reported. 12 Dec 2007
