Mexican Carlos Slim Helu Beats Bill Gates As The New Richest Man In The World – World’s Billionaires 2010 »

Forbes.com have issued the 2010 list of the world’s wealthiest on Wednesday. Bill Gates, who is the chairman and founder of Microsoft, is no longer the richest man in the world. He was beaten by Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu whose fortune has an estimated $53.5 billion, up $18.5 billion in 12 months.
Gates is [...]

Chile Rocked By 8.8-Magnitude Earthquake: Chile Quake Death Toll Rises To 300 »

A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake hits the Maule Region of Chile on Saturday, February 27, 2010. The 8.8-magnitude quake occured at 3:34 a.m. and lasted for three minutes. It was the second strongest earthquake, next to 1960 Valdivia earthquake (or Great Chilean Earthquake) which has 9.5-magnitude, and 50 times bigger than the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
The [...]

Queen Of Ice Kim Yu-Na Of South Korea Wins Gold In Figure Skating And Sets A World Record »

Kim Yu-Na soared high on Thursday night, February 25, as she won the gold medal and sets a world record for women’s figure skating (Short Program and Free Skating) held in the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is South Korea’s first medal at the Winter Olympics in a sport other than speed skating. [...]

Tiger Woods’ Public Statement: Woods’ Apology To His Sponsors, Friends, And Family »

TIGER WOODS PUBLIC APOLOGY
DATE: February 19, 2010
VENUE: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
TIME: 11 a.m.

“Many of you in this room are my friends. Many in this room know me. Many of you have cheered for me or you worked with me or you supported me. Now, everyone of you has a good reason to be critical of [...]

Joseph Stack Plane Crash: Texas Crash Pilot Left Suicide Note On Website (Stack’s Manifesto) »

Joseph Andrew Stack, a 53-year old software engineer from San Marcos, Texas, flew his Piper Cherokee PA-28 and crashed into Building I of the Echelon office complex in Austin, Texas at 11:00 a.m. EST. It was reported that prior to this incident, on Thursday morning, he set his house (in the 1800 block of Dapplegrey [...]

2010 Winter Olympics Women’s And Men’s Curling Standings »

Ten teams including Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and United States will compete in 2010 Winter Olympics at the Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Center. These countries will play in a round-robin tournament. The top four teams will advance to the semi-finals.

WOMEN’S CURLING STANDINGS

RANK
TEAM
WINS
LOSSES

1
Canada
8
1

2
Sweden
7
2

3
China
6
3

Switzerland
6
3

5
Denmark
4
5

6
Germany
3
6

Great Britain
3
6

Japan
3
6

Russian Federation
3
6

10
United States
2
7

MEN’S CURLING STANDINGS

RANK
TEAM
WINS
LOSSES

1
Canada
9
0

2
Norway
7
2

3
Switzerland
6
3

4
Great Britain
5
4

Sweden
5
4

6
Germany
4
5

7
France
3
6

8
China
2
7

9
Denmark
2
7

United States
2
7

*2010 Winter [...]