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Deleted condolence after pope's death revealed tension between Israel, VaticanFollowing Pope Francis' death, Israel's initial restrained response, including deleting a condolence message, reflects tensions over his cr...
Pope Francis battled centuries of corruption in $6 billion Vatican Bank plagued by mafia ties, bad bets, and hidden secretsPope Francis, who recently passed away, dedicated his pontificate to reforming the scandal-ridden Vatican Bank. He implemented measures to ...
‘Arranging travel requests of ultra-rich is not about financial means but about connections’Luxury travel concierge Jaclyn Sienna India, who has planned holidays for presidents and celebrities, talks about how the uber-rich travel.
Don't ignore us: Backed by pope, poorer nations use COP28 summit to press rich world on climateLeaders of developing nations press rich industrial countries at the UN climate summit to share knowhow and ease financial burdens. The 28t...
Queen Elizabeth II, Lata Mangeshkar, Bob Saget & Betty Davis: Remembering influential people who we lost in 2022Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2022.
EU agrees to freeze assets of Vladimir Putin, foreign minister Sergey LavrovThe EU's unanimous decision, part of a broader sanctions package, indicated that Western powers are moving toward unprecedented measures to...
World fine-tuning Russia sanctions; EU targets Putin, Sergey LavrovThe European Union could yet go furthest as it was closing in on freezing the assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minist...
Does major wealth generation require one to abuse law, corrupt govt?The crossroads at which India is ideally suited for the capture of banking system by industrialists.
6 places in the world we may never be allowed to visitFrom Brazil to the Vatican, from the Andamans to Atlanta, there are some places in the world the the common man may never be able to visit.
What's in a Naím? Just ask Mark Zuckerberg"I argue in 'The End of Power' that it is important to be aware of the shifting nature of power. Today it is easier to acquire, but much ha...
From Pope to Snowden: In 2013, the smart guys won globallyAll the world may have been a stage in Shakespeare's day, but in our time, it's more like an endless sandlot ball game slugged out between ...
China’s President-in-waiting Xi Jinping could begin his journey by embracing kindness & justiceChina is held together by its culture, a stronger force than any defence system. Xi could begin his journey by embracing two key Confucian ...