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Oxfam warns billionaire wealth hits record as inequality deepens
LONDON (Realist English). The combined wealth of the world’s billionaires has climbed to a record $18.3 trillion, with the super-rich...
BBC investigation raises questions over funds used in Prince Andrew property sale
LONDON (Realist English). A BBC investigation has raised fresh questions about whether Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor may have indirectly benefited from funds...
One in five children worldwide lived in conflict zones in 2024, Save the Children reports
LONDON (Realist English). One in every five children globally — about 520 million — lived in active conflict zones in...
Inside the rise of the ‘invisible power’: the modern chief of staff
NEW YORK (Realist English). For Christina Dupré, a senior executive at the real estate technology startup Tailorbird, being a chief...
French wealthy move billions abroad amid political instability and tax fears
PARIS (Realist English). French entrepreneurs and wealthy families are moving record sums of money out of the country, pouring capital...
Google cuts over 100 design roles as focus shifts to AI investment
SAN FRANCISCO (Realist English). Google has laid off more than 100 employees in design-related roles, including teams in its cloud...
Musk’s rhetoric sparks debate over convergence of tech moguls and populist leaders
LONDON (Realist English). Elon Musk’s speech at the “Unite the Kingdom” rally, organised this month by far-right activist Tommy Robinson,...
Charlie Munger’s modest home philosophy challenges mansion dreamers
NEW YORK (Realist English). For many, the dream of success is symbolized by a sprawling mansion — complete with a...
Pope Leo denounces Elon Musk’s fortune as symbol of runaway inequality
VATICAN CITY (Realist English). Pope Leo has condemned the widening gap between the world’s richest executives and ordinary workers, warning...
Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
Hormuz crisis reshapes global tanker market as shipping routes collapse
LONDON (Realist English). The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the escalation of the Iran war has triggered...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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