The Missionary Mogul
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Heâs the worldâs biggest cutter and polisher of diamonds. His real estate empire extends through Israel, the former Soviet Union, Europe and the United States. He has the ear of the Russian and Israeli governments. But what Lev Leviev really cares about is what is good for the Jews (at least the Chabadniks).
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NAIROBI, Kenya - The subject of Sunday's sermon at St. Stephen's Anglican Church was repentance, and the preacher found an obvious example of the sinfulness of contemporary culture within the branch of his own denomination an ocean away in the United States.
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Jim Rogers has an exotic resume. He cofounded an investment firm with George Soros; taught finance at Columbia University; took two trips around the world, traveling mainly by motorcycle; and invested money in the Botswana stock market.
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In the first of a two-part series on Wangari Maathai, Kenyaâs and Africaâs first woman Nobel Peace Prize winner, religious writer Joseph Ngala traces her humble beginnings and story of courage that is bound to offer inspiration to a world that still
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Evangelicals in Kenya want to radically alter one of the world's most important exhibits of fossils recording the ascent of man from primates. By Lakshmi Sandhana.
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From special-teams demon to the Giantsâ Super Bowl deity. From moonlighting drug dealer to born-again Christian. This is David Tyreeâs version of his transformation.
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The Mexican cement tycoon overpays in a quest for growth.
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Often dismissed as a quirky pipe dream, it took a thrill-seeking mogul to energize one of mankind's oldest desires. By James Lee from Wired magazine.
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Kidnappers have demanded $100,000 for the release of two U.S. missionaries seized on their way to church in Haiti's capital, a U.N. official said Thursday. The captors initially sought $500,000 but lowered the ransom demand during negotiations with the FBI, said Leslie Dallemand, chief of the U.N. peacekeeping mission's anti-kidnapping unit.
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By Ben Winslow Deseret Morning News  The Fundamentalist LDS Church's financial empire is land rich -- but cash poor.
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In this predominantly Roman Catholic country where prostitution is illegal and the church still wields considerable influence on the nation's morals, it is a brave person who goes into business selling sex toys.
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The discount broker spreads the wealth around.
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Strange stirrings at advertising broker
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Kenyan police seek the extradition of a UK-based evangelist over an alleged child-smuggling ring.
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Bishop T.D. Jakes isn't easily intimidated. He is, after all, a best-selling author of 29 books, a Grammy-winning gospel singer and a nationally renowned preacher about whom a Time magazine cover story asked in 2001: "Is This Man The Next Billy Graham?"
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Aiming to present a less threatening face of Islam on the global stage, the Aga Khan, one of the worldâs wealthiest Muslim investors, preaches the ethical use of wealth.
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Coming trials for a sheikh and an ice cream shop owner show how complex it can be to follow a global money trail.