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As delicious as a sweet is, the story behind it is even more ''delicious.'' If the science of history fails to explain the origin of sweets, mythology comes to create stories with dominant protagonists of flour, sugar, and eggs. Actual facts, myths, and rumors are mixed into a story of...

As of May 31, 2023, Gina Rinehart was the wealthiest person in Australia, with an estimated net worth of 26.5 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Andrew Forrest (No. 2, $17.5 billion), Harry Triguboff (No. 3, $15.5 billion); and Mike Cannon-Brookes (No. 4, $11.0  billion). Scott Farquhar is the fifth-richest person in Australia, with a whopping...

As of May 31, 2023, Mark Mateschitz was the wealthiest person in Austria, with an estimated net worth of 40.0 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Georg Stumpf (No. 2, $8.9 billion), Johann Graf (No. 3, $7.1 billion); and Rene Benko (No. 4, $6.0 billion). Helmut Sohmen is the fifth-richest person in...

As of May 31, 2023, Vicky Safra was the wealthiest person in Brazil, with an estimated net worth of 17.3 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Eduardo Saverin (No. 2, $17.1 billion), Jorge Paulo Lemann (No. 3, $14.8 billion); and Marcel Herrmann Telles (No. 4, $10.1 billion). Carlos Alberto Sicupira is the...

We’ve been covering international schools for quite some time now. The focus has been mainly on those in Italy. The rise of international schools in this country has been positive and rather a necessity for ex-pats. Ex-pats, acknowledging their ever-mobile lifestyle, aim for an educational setting that is global and...

As of May 30, 2023, with a net worth of roughly $221.6 billion, Bernard Arnault is the wealthiest person in the world, followed by Elon Musk (No. 2, $193.2 billion), Jeff Bezos (No. 3, $142.9 billion); and Larry Ellison (No. 4, $129.7 billion). Bill Gates is the fifth-richest person globally,...

As of May 30, 2023, with a net worth of roughly $87.4 billion, L’Oréal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the wealthiest woman in the world, followed by Alice Walton (No. 2, $59.7 billion), Julia Koch (No. 3, $56.0 billion); and Jacqueline Mars (No.4,$39.7 billion) Miriam Adelson is the fifth-richest woman...

As of  May 30, 2023, Marcos Galperin was the wealthiest person in Argentina, with an estimated net worth of 5.4 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Gregorio Perez Companc (No. 2, $3.3 billion), Eduardo Eurnekian (No. 3, $2.0 billion); and Alejandro Bulgheroni (No. 4, $1.8 billion). Eduardo Costantini, with a whopping $1.3 billion, occupied the...

It happened nearly 20 years ago, yet I remember it like yesterday. I watched the Boston Red Sox lose 19-8 to the New York Yankees, as the Yankees took a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven-game American League Championship Series (ALCS). The Red Sox had not won the World Series...

As of May 28, 2023, Rafaela Aponte-Diamant was the wealthiest person in Switzerland, with an estimated net worth of 28.5 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Gianluigi Aponte (No. 2, $28.5 billion), Ernesto Bertarelli (No. 3, $9.5 billion); and Ivan Glasenberg (No. 4, $8.3 billion). Guillaume Pousaz is the fifth-richest person in Switzerland, with a...