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survey [(s§:veI] Umfrage, StudieWORKING WORLD NAMES AND NEWSRisk-taker: former Microsoft
boss Bill GatesGetty Images“I believe that
democracy takes time
— but it’s worth it”
Condoleezza Rice, 59, former
US secretary of state➡
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The number of visitors to European
tourism destinations grew by 5 per
cent in 2013. The World Tourism
Associationsays healthy interna-
tional tourism figures are especially
important for areas with high unem-
ployment.
Source: World Tourism Association
(www2.unwto.org)
The average number of miles driven
per person in the US has fallen from
9,134 miles a year (about 15,000 kilo-
metres) in 2004 to 8,494 miles (about
14,000 kilometres) in 2011.
Sources: Financial Times; National Household
Travel Survey(http://nhts.ornl.gov)B
ill Gates is no longer the richest man in the world. But he’s still
close to the top of the Forbes list of billionaires. And the former
Microsoft boss believes in giving away as much money as possible.
Gates and his wife, Melinda, have a charitythat helps people in
developing countries. Gates told a New York conference that gov-
ernments and businesses alone cannot solve the world’s problems.
Gates feels that’s why organizations like the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundationare important. “Philanthropy should be taking bigger
risks than business,” he says.BILL GATES
Giving it away
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