Pope Francis tours Asia and the Pacific – in pictures

Pope Francis memoir to be released in January

Pope Francis will release his memoir next year, in what is being described as the first autobiography to ever be published by a pontiff. "Hope" publisher Penguin Random House said in a Wednesday ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Pope Francis to publish Hope, the first memoir from a sitting pontiff

Due out in January, the book deals with ‘some of the crucial moments of his papacy and some of the most controversial questions of our present times’. Pope Francis has written an autobiography, ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

New Pope Francis Encyclical Urges Catholics to Reject Individualism

In an encyclical titled “He Loved Us,” Francis draws on spiritual themes in the hopes of helping people find deeper meaning while living in today’s hectic societies.

World - The New York Times - October 24

Pope Francis appears to accidentally bless the NFL's New Orleans Saints

Pope Francis seemed to inadvertently bless the New Orleans Saints — which couldn't come at a better time, as the NFL team just excommunicated their head coach.

Pope Francis' Catholic church reform process ends without giving more equity to women

Pope Francis’ yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church has ended with recommendations that fall far short of giving women more equity as hoped

World - ABC News - October 26

Pope Francis accidentally tags NFL's Saints in X post after coach's firing

Pope Francis appeared to accidentally tout an NFL team in a Tuesday social media post shortly after the squad dismissed its head coach. In a Tuesday morning post on X, the pope encouraged his ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

UN asks Asia-Pacific countries to invest more in preventing damage from disasters

A U.N. official says disasters, including those wrought by fiercer storms, are threatening more people and could derail economic progress in the Asia Pacific region if governments would not invest ...

World - ABC News - October 15

Pope highlights benefits of migration

World - Yahoo News - October 28

Starmer vows to rip up bureaucracy to unleash ‘shock and awe’ of investment

Prime minister targets competition authority and other regulators he believes are stifling global appeal

Business - Financial Times - October 14

Calipari rooting for Pope, 'perfect' hire for UK

John Calipari said Kentucky made the "perfect" choice when it hired Mark Pope to replace him. "He has a heart for the place and he has an idea of what that is."

Sports - ESPN - October 15

Pope, Stokes & bowlers - five talking points from Pakistan

England are exhilarating when they are good but infuriating when they are not. Stephan Shemilt tackles five questions after defeat in Pakistan.

Can Francis Ngannou still be the baddest man on the planet?

Returning to MMA for the first time since 2022 is nothing compared to Ngannou's latest personal challenge.

Sports - ESPN - October 19

Francis Fukuyama: what Trump unleashed means for America

Republican is inaugurating a new era in US politics and perhaps for the world as a whole

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Switzerland’s wealth managers bank on a future in Asia

Hong Kong and Singapore are the world’s rising wealth centres

World - Financial Times - October 16

BRC Asia (SGX:BEC) Will Pay A Dividend Of SGD0.06

BRC Asia Limited ( SGX:BEC ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of SGD0.06 per share on the 15th of November...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16

Ancient Cities Unearthed in Mountains of Central Asia

The discovery suggests that trade routes along the Silk Road were far more complex than previously understood.

Science - The New York Times - October 23

FirstFT: Twin scandals hit PwC’s Asia profits

Also in today’s newsletter, the fallout from the Madison Square Garden rally and what happened to Project 2025?

World - Financial Times - October 29

Moncler Revenue Falls on Lower Demand in Asia, Europe

The Italian fashion group said the results were hit by lower consumer confidence in several markets, as the luxury industry continues to grapple with a period of volatility.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 29

Hidden sugars in Asia’s baby food spark concerns

The BBC takes a closer look at the products more and more parents are turning to for their children.

US shares and Bitcoin hit record highs on Trump win

The result could have a far-reaching implications for tax and trade policy, as well as economies around the world.

Asia will get rough end of the Trump trade

Process of pricing in rising protectionism in the auto sector has barely begun

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Reporting from the "Graveyard of the Pacific"

Correspondent Bill Whitaker and a 60 Minutes team took every precaution to report aboard a U.S. Coast Guard lifeboat in treacherous waves along the Pacific coastline.

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