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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.; m% J7 e# S [4 X/ I& B
+ x( V: s# W |, Z* \4 F6 V& g 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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) t9 a p/ s t2 _- I( S. w 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.9 \3 u+ n7 B( E( V, ]! u2 c, Y
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There will be accommodation for 600 personal servants and staff.
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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.
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* E6 O0 @$ i( s7 R4 B/ O 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.
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/ f5 [$ g! N7 D" @& b3 _ The building, already worth £500 million, could start a rush on skyscrapers.
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+ @( c3 \7 }5 ~& \ Earlier this year, Mr Ambani was rated as the richest resident Indian with a net worth of US$20.1 billion.+ V" f0 G: V. a& z: a/ r
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He came 14th in Forbes』 2007 worldwide rankings.
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他是世界上最富有的人——他的最新豪宅會消除所有人的疑問。
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% p; U$ H& P- o# b 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。6 y; w' r) h0 m/ s8 J- W+ D4 `% A
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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。; w; f( f/ X: \3 T4 u7 Y! }$ ]
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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。+ S) n! o, N+ l+ o$ o
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這座豪華官邸將可容納600個僕人和工作人員居住。' `. N6 D! V4 [7 H% _: z1 j& W4 v
" W) x% G: p: D2 Z0 \ 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。: ?5 B. b. N, D
5 c& R0 B5 I4 z 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。1 t" L! }- C" c v" d
6 t- Z( x; q9 O* G* W9 Q 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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( }. M3 E) ]1 A, q3 Q# U 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。0 L+ i1 K' F6 R Y' {
) h' P; i6 p( f 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。: s& J" G0 Z7 X
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他在2007年福布斯全球富豪榜中位居第14位。$ S1 |3 k: y6 A3 x# u6 t
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! y% b0 {6 a2 ? N& q; B 詹妮佛‧加納當選《魅力》雜誌「年度女性」6 i1 j$ H5 N6 a) N6 {, ]1 B
Jennifer Garner named 『Woman of the Year』
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Jennifer Garner has been named Glamour magazine』s Woman of the Year.1 C5 D/ m) H0 Z2 W2 r+ d: e
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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.! p$ p' c K8 H F2 U6 D
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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.
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The former Alias star will be honoured at a glitzy event at New York』s Lincoln Centre on November 5.0 y# B+ K& G* M1 H
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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.
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/ I T1 W$ L3 L5 r In June, Victoria Beckham was named UK Glamour magazine』s Woman of the Year.
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0 `/ |9 r' q' u3 U5 A7 t6 g 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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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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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。( C: j6 Y* e8 ~8 s: R* M
5 t' T Y" A4 q+ ] 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。# p1 E8 }2 ~, E4 M
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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。
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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。) J6 }1 h% z u) S
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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。' A+ d/ F# s* @, \
( k2 `/ b: `) G: p$ B6 V4 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。; G/ o% {0 v6 ? `4 @7 E7 g# @' A
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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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