[Link] $35m chalets, $14,000 bottles of wine and $700 tips: Russians made this town rich. Now they have vanished

Read: 10/4/2022 www.abc.net.au

Before the war against Ukraine started just over a month ago, the exclusive French ski resort of Courchevel was buzzing with wealthy Russians. They constituted 7 per cent of its tourist population, but in terms of the town's income, Russia's elite were a goldmine.

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[Link] Succession-style feud gripping Canada to be finally settled in court

Read: 6/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

For weeks, Canadians have been gripped by a messy public feud splintering one of the country’s richest families.

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[Link] Environmentalists argue Peter Thiel’s luxury NZ lodge will ‘destroy’ lake landscape

Read: 19/10/2021 www.theguardian.com

Billionaire Peter Thiel is facing opposition from New Zealand environmental groups over his plans to build a luxury lodge in Wānaka, an alpine town on the South Island.

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[Link] The disastrous voyage of Satoshi, the world’s first cryptocurrency cruise ship

Read: 9/9/2021 www.theguardian.com

On the evening of 7 December 2010, in a hushed San Francisco auditorium, former Google engineer Patri Friedman sketched out the future of humanity.

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[Link] Google billionaire granted entry to New Zealand despite border closure

Read: 8/8/2021 www.abc.net.au

Google co-founder and sixth-richest man in the world Larry Page has become a New Zealand resident, stoking debate over whether he bought his way into the country, which is closed to visitors.

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