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World's richest man, Carlos Slim, a born wheeler-dealer
Mexico's Carlos Slim, named the world's richest man on Wednesday, first showed a talent for business as a 10-year-old kid when he filled his pockets with pesos selling drinks and snacks to his family.
Germany end England's dream in hockey World Cup
Two-time defending champions Germany stormed into the final of the men's field hockey World Cup with an emphatic 4-1 win over lacklustre England on Thursday.
Carlos Slim Helu dethrones Bill Gates as world's richest man
Carlos Slim Helu dethrones Bill Gates to take the No. 1 spot on Forbes 2010 list of the World's Billionaires as a record 164 10-figure titans return to the ranking amid the global economic recovery.
Australia on top of the world for expat kids: survey
With its beaches, outdoor lifestyle and friendly schools, Australia has been voted the world's best country to bring up children by expatriate parents working there, an HSBC bank survey shows.
Jones looks for hurdles repeat at world indoors
American Lolo Jones will seek to become the first woman to successfully defend her indoor hurdles title at the world indoor championships that begin Friday. Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva is sensing she'll redeem herself with a gold medal and Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang is happy just to be competing again.
Hoelzl wins giant slalom World Cup title
Olympic silver medalist Tina Maze of Slovenia won the final giant slalom race of the season Thursday and Kathrin Hoelzl of Germany clinched the World Cup title in the event by finishing second. Maria Riesch of Germany placed third to cut Lindsey Vonn's overall World Cup lead to 165 points with two races remaining.
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