Others in literature on the list include Booker Prize-winning author Penelope Lively, 78, who is made a dame.

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To construct our list, we focused on the prize money paid out to the winner of either a single event or a tournament.

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That's because the list of 40 Richest Philippines takes the booby prize among the region's rich.

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Five of the 15 spots on our inaugural list of the sporting events with the biggest prize money are occupied by soccer tournaments.

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The organisers of last year's Cannes Film Festival were criticised when the list of 22 films nominated for its top prize, the Palme d'Or, was entirely made up of male directors.

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Get a Nobel and get a knighthood as well: as the two Russian immigrants who got the Physics Prize this year for graphene have just found out (a full list of the New Year Honours is here).

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Our list of the highest-paid athletes looks at earnings derived from salaries, bonuses, prize money, endorsements and licensing income between June 2008 and June 2009 and does not deduct for taxes or agents' fees.

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The Turner Prize-winning Bristol artist Richard Long has been appointed CBE in the Queen's New Year Honours list.

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