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15 of the Most Expensive Things in the World

From billion-dollar yachts to diamond watches and rare art, explore 15 of the most expensive things ever purchased by the world’s wealthiest people

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15 of the Most Expensive Things in the World

From billion-dollar yachts to diamond watches and rare art, explore 15 of the most expensive things ever purchased by the world’s wealthiest people

GOBankingRates

Salvator Mundi, Saudi Arabia and the saga of the missing masterpiece

In 2017, the portrait, attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, sold for a record £360m and vanished. Now, it is claimed, it will reappear as the star exhibit in a Saudi branch of the Louvre

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Christie’s website hack shows how art world has become target for cybercrime

Auction house hit by cyber-extortionist group RansomHub which claims to have sensitive information of at least 500,000 clients

The Guardian - US

Russian Billionaire Loses Lawsuit Against Sotheby's Over Art Deal

Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev loses legal battle against Sotheby's over alleged art fraud. Jury sides with auction house in high-profile case.

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Russian billionaire loses Sotheby’s fraud case over artworks including Salvator Mundi

Oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev had accused Sotheby’s of conspiring with dealer over pieces including Salvator Mundi, which later became the most expensive art sold at auction

The Guardian - AU

Tearful Russian billionaire who spent $2 billion on art tells jurors Sotheby's cheated him

A Russian billionaire who accused Sotheby's of teaming up with a Swiss art dealer to cheat him of tens of millions of dollars became tearful while testifying in court and calling for more transparency in the art market

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Rishi Sunak’s subpar solution to NHS waiting lists

Brief letters: Sunak’s elimination plan | Dmitry Rybolovlev’s riches | Dog-free Wetherspoon’s | The price of good news | Blood scandal series

The Guardian - UK

Russian billionaire who bought Trump’s mansion blames Sotheby’s after losing millions on art

Sotheby's is defending itself at a federal court trial against accusations that it participated in the defrauding of a Russian oligarch out of tens of millions of dollars for works by famed artists like Amedeo Modigliani and Leonardo da Vinci

The Independent UK

Russian oligarch sues Sotheby’s for ‘helping art dealer trick him into overpaying’

Russian oligarch to claim British auction house inflated estimated value of artworks he was interested in buying

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine creates database of art linked to sanctions-hit Russians

Corruption agency hopes portal will ‘make it difficult for Russian oligarchs to sell such assets’

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Ukraine calls on Academy to review Top Gun: Maverick’s Oscars eligibility

The Ukrainian World Congress urged the organisation to be ‘vigilant’ against ‘any attempts to influence Hollywood and American society’.

The Independent UK

Ukrainian group protests Oscar nominations for ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ citing film’s alleged ties to a Russian oligarch

LOS ANGELES — A global Ukrainian group is protesting the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ nomination of “Top Gun: Maverick” for multiple Oscars, including best picture, citing its concerns over the film’s alleged ties to a Russian oligarch sanctioned by Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times

Sotheby’s beats most of Russian tycoon’s fraud suit

NEW YORK — Sotheby’s won dismissal of most claims by a Russian billionaire who accused the auction house of helping to defraud him in the purchase of a world-class art collection featuring works by Pablo Picasso, Auguste Rodin and Henri Matisse.

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Sunderland shareholder Juan Sartori takes on new boardroom role at Monaco

Juan Sartori has been handed increased responsibilities at AS Monaco

Los Angeles Times

Legal dispute with financiers of 'Top Gun: Maverick' casts spotlight on controversial Russian oligarch

LOS ANGELES — Two years ago, when the pandemic plunged the movie industry into one of its darkest periods, New Republic Pictures and its founder and chief executive, Brian Oliver, were touted as a bright light.

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Who might have the money to buy Manchester United?

Oligarchs and fans are an unlikely bet but UK and overseas billionaires and sovereign wealth funds are in running to meet £3.7bn price tag

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How AS Monaco transformed into football’s flagship talent factory under Dmitry Rybolovlev

ANOTHER football season is in the books, and the clubs now are looking to shore up their finances or boost their main squads on the transfer market.…

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Evening Standard

The 10 most expensive artworks ever sold

As Andy Warhol’s iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe sells for $195 million, Amy Francombe charts the world’s other record-breaking works of art

Daily Mirror

5 football clubs owned by Russian oligarchs as Roman Abramovich sets precedent

Chelsea owner Abramovich has confirmed he will attempt to sell the club before as he potentially faces being sanctioned, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues

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