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The eccentric billionaire who gave away his company

NY Times: 'I was in Forbes listed as a billionaire, which really, really p***** me off.'

Christine Baranski brings throwback flair to her ripped-from-the-headlines stardom

New York Times: The actress is back for the final season of The Good Fight.

Berlin, back in the swing: Hauptstadt's hottest new offerings

New York Times: After a bleak period through Covid, Berlin is back in full swing.

Out from the shadows: Venice cruises find an alternate home port

New York Times: The cruise ship's arrival in Italy has taste of an underdog's redemption.

Fyre Festival's Billy McFarland is out of jail and ready for his next move

New York Times: Five years after Fyre Festival, the fraudster is planning a comeback.

Private School Rich List: The wealthiest institutions for Kiwi kids

Which private school has 63 times more capital behind each student than the public system.

Selling Starman: Moonage Daydream and the battle for Bowie's legacy

Times: Six years after his death, Bowie's strict control of his legacy may be slipping.

'He will be an active king': Charles ascends to the role he has prepared for all his life

New York Times: Never, perhaps, has an heir been more ready for the crown.

Pain, fear, stigma: What people who survived monkeypox want you to know

New York Times: Seven patients share their stories of devastating symptoms.

'I don't forgive': The survivor explaining the Holocaust on TikTok

Times: She survived the Auschwitz gas chamber. Now she's educating a new generation.

Wayne's world: Meet the 'rough diamond' claiming to have a fix for 'broken' Auckland

Abrasive and ambitious, Wayne Brown offers a brutal view of Auckland and those who run it.

Secret data, tiny islands and a quest for treasure on the ocean floor

New York Times: Mining in parts of the Pacific Ocean was meant to benefit poor countries.

Retail heats up: The foreign brands coming to NZ

Italian denim and apparel retailer among new brands setting up shop in New Zealand.

Billionaire Julian Robertson leaves art worth $200m to Auckland

Kiwis likely to want a chance to see rare European masters in their new home.

The making of Matakana: From a blip to a millionaires' paradise

Matakana's success has drawn big crowds and forced up property prices in the area.

How the Bitcoin boom led to 'a giant fleecing of ordinary people'

Times: Investing in crypto was the get-rich craze of the pandemic. Then came the crash.