This week in numbers
Nathan Johnson
Published
01/07/2015
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50,000-The number of limited edition 100 pound coins containing silver announced by world's leading export mint The Royal Mint. -
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US 3.3 BILLION-The approximate net worth of Nigerian businesswoman Folorunsho Alakija, who displaced Oprah Winfrey as the richest black woman in the world. -
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US 49 MILLION-The amount of trust fund Patrick Schwarzenegger, the son of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, may lose if he continues dating singer Miley Cyrus. -
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65 SQ. KM-The area that will be covered by the Drive Now's shared car services, a joint venture between BMW and Sixt SE, that will commence operation in three boroughs of London. -
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US 20 MILLION-The combined expected auction price of late rock star Elvis Presley's two jets named Lisa Marie and Hound Dog II pictured that will be be up for auction soon. -
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17-The number of seasons after which English midfielder Steven Gerrard will leave his boyhood club Liverpool at the end of the 2014-15 campaign. -
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40-The number of young boys kidnapped by militant group Boko Haram from a village in Borno, a state located in northeast Nigeria. -
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28,000-The approximate number of police officers who gathered from around the United States to attend the funeral of Officer Wenjian Liu. -
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2,356-The number of employees made redundant by collapsed British courier company City Link after a failed deal to save the company. -
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US 15 MILLION-The amount collected by James Franco-starrer The Interview via downloads on the Internet over Christmas. According to Time, streaming rental of the HD film costs 5.99, while downloading it costs 14.99. -
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51,000 TONNES-The weight of car transporter ship named Hoegh Osaka that ran aground in Cowes, England, on January 4, 2015. -
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US 24,000-The amount to be given to families for each member that was on the AisAsia Flight QZ8501, carrying 162 people, which crashed into the Java Sea on December 28, 2014. -
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20-The number of new cardinals picked by Pope Francis from over 14 countries. -
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US 45.9 MILLION-The total amount invested by around 100 footballers in an alleged scam fronted by former Coventry City player Michael McIndoe. -
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US 70,000-The amount paid for the 230-kilogram Bluefin by sushi restaurateur Kiyoshi Kimura in the year's celebratory first auction in Tokyo, Japan. -
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104 YEARS-The age of actress Luise Rainer, the first person to win consecutive Academy Awards, who passed away on December 30, 2014. -
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60-Number of Test matches in which the Indian team was captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who announced his retirement from Test cricket on December 30, 2014.
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