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July 5, 2025
International
World

‘Chinese blessing scam’: Two arrested in Australia for scamming elderly Asian women; rob them of cash, jewellery

Representative image credits: NSW police force Two people were arrested in Australia in connection with a “Chinese blessing scam” that defrauded a 77-year-old woman in Sydney out of cash and jewellery worth 130,000 Australian dollars (about $85,000 USD).These arrests come amid a broader investigation into a wave of similar scams, which have been reported globally […]

May 11, 2025
International
World

What is the traditional Sunday blessing that popes deliver in St. Peter’s Square?

Pope Francis on the first Sunday window appearance (AP) VATICAN CITY: For thousands of Catholic pilgrims in Rome, it’s the unmissable Vatican appointment, the midday Sunday blessing the pope delivers from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square. The new pope, Leo XIV, is scheduled to deliver his first such prayer on Sunday from the loggia […]