affairs
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The Cold War aside, most of the conflicts I've covered over the years have been small-scale affairs: nasty and dangerous, certainly, but not serious enough to threaten the peace of the entire world.
From BBC
South Korea's former first lady was alleged by prosecutors Monday to have accepted lavish bribes totalling over $200,000, including fine art, jewellery and a handbag, as well as meddling in state affairs.
From Barron's
A growing number of wealthy Americans are launching family offices, firms that do everything from investing money for the superrich to managing their personal affairs.
Leo stuck to a very religious homily without any direct reference to current affairs.
From Barron's
A spokesman for the Israeli diaspora affairs ministry told the BBC that it had already extended the registration deadline from 9 September to 31 December "as an extraordinary measure and well beyond what was required".
From BBC
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