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It has been a busy year for Forbes' team of fortune hunters. Strong equity markets combined with rising real estate values and commodity prices pushed up fortunes from Mumbai to Madrid. Forbes pinned down a record 946 billionaires. There were 178 newcomers, including 19 Russians, 14 Indians, 13 Chinese and 10 Spaniards, as well as the first billionaires from Cyprus, Oman, Romania and Serbia. (readmore)

Ingenuity, not industry, is the common characteristic; these folks made money in everything from media and real estate to coffee, dumplings

Moscow is the world's most expensive city for the second year in a row, thanks to an appreciating ruble and rising housing costs, a new survey report

On Monday, the

The Air Zoo, an aviation attraction, has opened an interactive, hands-on space

The 17,000-square-foot Michigan Space Science Center, which opened June 9, features engines from Saturn V moon rockets, a full-size replica of a Gemini space capsule and astronaut flight suits.

Interactive attractions include a 5,000-square-foot International Space Station