Billionaire Richard Branson

Sir Richard Branson, the billionaire entrepreneur famous for creating the Virgin brand, was recently made the United Nations Correspondents Association Citizen of the World Award for his support for environmental and humanitarian causes.
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Buying the Railroads
The billionaire poses in front of a Eurostar cross-channel train at Waterloo International station in London, 1996. A year later Branson would start Virgin Trains. While it had a rocky start, the company continues to expand service.

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