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PEOPLE Ran into Indonesian Ambassador Muhammad Lufti and his Austrian wife, Bianca, in the Ritz Carlton Hotel lobby recently and was really…

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PEOPLE After 8 years in Japan, British Air’s Vishal Sinha and his family have relocated to New Delhi where he’ll continue as…

PEOPLE Infinity Memorial for Kazuo Ogawa On May 1st, 2011, so many of us lost a wonderful friend, world renowned jewelry designer…