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Mobile tycoon edges out Gates as richest man

March 11th, 2010

Worth $53.5 billion, Mexican mobile tycoon Carlos Slim Helu is now the world’s richest man, according to Forbes, putting Bill Gates in second place with only $53 billion.

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New King of Donkey Kong crowned

March 11th, 2010

Donkey Kong, the arcade game that dates back to the ’80s and has launched numerous Mario related spin-offs, has a new world record high score.

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7.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Chile

March 11th, 2010

The largest aftershock since Chile’s devastating earthquake rocks the South American country minutes before the inauguration of President Sebastian Pinera.

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Indiana stakes claim to electric car industry

March 11th, 2010

The so-called “RV Capital of the World” may soon be able to bill itself the “EV Capital of the World.

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Mexico’s Slim tops the list of world’s richest

March 10th, 2010