The Richest Man in the World

For the second year running, the title of "Richest Man in the World" has been held by Mexican telecommunication tycoon Carlos Slim, who took over from Microsoft Chairman, Bill Gates.

 

Mr. Slim has an estimated wealth of USD74 billion, followed by Mr. Gates with USD56 billion and Mr Warren Buffet of Berkshire Hathaway with USD50 billion.

Mr. Slim holds a BA/BS from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. He is Chairman and CEO of 3 companies, the biggest being Telmex and America Movil.

Mr. Slim was born in Mexico City, Mexico in 1940. His father was an immigrant Lebanese Christian from the Middle East. His mother is also a Lebanese immigrant to Mexico.

Kings of the World

Kings are paramount heads of territorial units called countries. Countries headed by Kings are usually hundreds of years old. The highest concentrations of Kingdom countries are in the Middle East, Europe, South East Asia and East Asia. There are also Kingdoms under patronage by democratically elected Presidents which are usually in Africa.

The King's family or usually dubbed Royal Families are dignified as such by Their divine authority as the owners of the ruling government, their status as the first inhabitants of the region or by virtue of being the most powerful group of people on the planet.

Other titles usually worn by Kings around the world are Sheikh, Shah, Sultan and Emperor. Their families are Princes, Sheikhs etc.

The richest Kings are located in Thailand, Saudi, Great Britain, UAE and Denmark.

There are also constitutional King's who do not have authority but are still allowed to maintain their prestige as King's by the ruling government replacing them as national authorities.

There are numerous status attributed to them like residing, pretender, usurp, deposed and crown.

Earthquakes

Earthquakes are a naturally occurring disaster occurring around the world. They are prone to areas where 2 tectonic plates collide with each other. Major earthquake areas around the world are California, Indonesia, Japan, China and Iran.

Earthquakes usually cause massive loss of fortune. It takes time for the loss to be recuperated. This is usually done by massive debts taken by governments in terms of bonds to rebuild the destroyed public facilities. The private sector will also be replacing damaged property. New business opportunities will also appear to the region as a new system is developed above the previous one.

Then there are the loss of lives as well as injuries caused by the earthquake.

But there will usually be assistance to the traumatized people in terms of public donations from around the world. The donations are suppose to pay for the food, clothing and health care needed to maintain the distraught population.