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The world's wealthiest families got $1.5 trillion richer in 2023, with Hermès' owners and the rulers of Abu Dhabi leading the way

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The owners of French luxury fashion house Hermès added $56 billion worth of wealth in 2023, according to Bloomberg.

Kate Taylor

Putin seeks to humiliate Biden by showing him that attempts to isolate Russia have failed

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US President Joe Biden (R) meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) at the 'Villa la Grange' in Geneva on June 16, 2021.

DENIS BALIBOUSE

The UAE planned to use the global climate summit it's hosting as a chance to strike new oil and gas deals, BBC report says

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UAE leader Sultan Al Jaber
Sultan Al Jaber, chief executive of the UAE's Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and president of this year's COP28 climate in Abu Dhabi on May 10, 2023.

KARIM SAHIB

What to do if orcas attack your boat: If you see a killer whale, 'never enter the water' and turn off your engine

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People in a boat watching an orca whale swim toward them.
Orcas are curious animals that may approach your boat.

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I moved to Dubai when Russia invaded Ukraine. The cost of living is extreme, but it's very safe and I love living here.

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Mary Pedler and her daughter.

Courtesy of Mary Pedler

Saudi Arabia and the UAE are battling to become the Middle East's economic superpower

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Mohammed bin Salman and Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan have had a longstanding relationship.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan have a long-standing relationship.

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Russia's economic woes have brought a flood of cash and sparked a real estate boom in the UAE

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India's central bank urges lenders to de-dollarize trade with the UAE using local currencies

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A trader counts new 2,000-rupee notes at a wholesale vegetable market in Bangalore, India

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India just ditched the dollar and used its own currency to buy a million barrels of oil from the UAE

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A man counts Indian rupee banknotes in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
A man counts Indian rupee banknotes in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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A rental car company is now demanding $10,000 from a Texas influencer who has been detained in Dubai for 3 months

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Tierra Allen.
Tierra Allen.

Courtesy of Tina Baxter.

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