Turns out Mark Mobius isn’t one for retirement. Less than four months after leaving Franklin Templeton Investments, the 81-year-old has set up a new asset management firm to invest in emerging and frontier markets. Mobius Capital Partners LLP has yet to line up outside investors and wants to raise about $1 billion within two to […]
Today is Oprah Winfrey‘s big day – and there sure is plenty to celebrate. After being handed the honourable Cecil B. de Mille Award at the Golden Globes and giving an extremely touching and powerful acceptance speech, people were quickly reminded of Oprah’s excellence and thus begun the Oprah for 2020 presidency campaign. The […]
DECEMBER 20, 2017 —The day my kitchen cabinet tried to kill me began like any other day. I had just padded downstairs in my robe to start a pot of coffee when I heard an ominous creak. Then an angry roar. Then, as some previously untapped instinct kicked in and I backed across the kitchen – […]
August 29, 2017 Rome—For tens of thousands of desperate migrants, their fragile boats in peril of sinking beneath the Mediterranean waves, his cellphone number has meant the difference between life and death. Countless times over the past 14 years, refugees seeking a new life in Europe have placed their faith in the Rev. Mussie Zerai, […]
It sounds like a setup for a comedy show: A rich widow from America decides to leave millions to the zoo in her home city. However, this is exactly what Cologne-born Elizabeth Reichert has pledged to do, according to a report in the local Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger newspaper. Reichert met her Jewish husband, Arnulf Reichert, during […]
August 24, 2017 St. George’s, Grenada—It was a steamy Caribbean day six years ago when Deb Eastwood took a group of local youths on a hike in the hills of Grenada. When they stopped at the 30-foot Annandale Falls, her plan was for everyone to cool off in the pool below. But Ms. Eastwood, a […]
om Petty and REO Speedwagon boomed off the grandstand seats. Players were illuminated by twinkling white Christmas lights hanging from the rafters above the open-air setup. The hubbub was punctuated by the rhythmic smacking of heavy plastic discs against each other and the intermittent eruption of cheers. I stood, stunned into silence, marveling at this […]
Two dozen men and women sit in a circle at a training center an hour’s drive from Dakar, the capital of Senegal. They are Muslim teachers, religious leaders, and community heads from Ghana and Nigeria who are participating in a workshop offered by Tostan, a Senegalese nonprofit. Molly Melching, a warm American in her 60s […]
Mandya District, Karnataka, India—Sowbhagyamma wears her husband’s checked shirt on top of her sari. Tying a towel to her head so that it fully covers her thick black hair, she plunges into a large swamp of weeds. “This is dirty work. I want to cover my body as much as possible,” she explains. Sowbhagyamma is […]
There are very few things that can compare with the thrill of hiking. From the fresh air and scenic views to the natural appreciation that can come from rambling through a trail, spending time in the great outdoors not only enhances your health and improves your mood, but it’s also the gateway to everlasting adventure […]
Nicki Clendening is just one of those people who somehow seems to do it all. Clendening can often be found fielding PR requests for Rizzoli Publications in New York, but also trots the globe in pursuit of one-of-a-kind vintage pieces. And now, thanks to Clendening’s recently launched business, Beetle, you can purchase her finds online. […]
To many, Stephen Hawking is best known for his outstanding achievements and significant contributions to modern science. To others, he is a son, a brother, a friend, and an inspiration. Stephen Hawking is incredibly insightful with a remarkable talent to express his opinion, despite the challenges he faces with a life bound to a chair. […]
