Actor Sacha Baron Cohen, who stars in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, donated $193,000 to the church of a woman who believed she was taking part in a documentary but instead was being featured in the mockumentary comedy film. Read more
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Sacha Baron Cohen donates $193K to church of woman who unknowingly appeared in Borat
Monday, November 2nd, 2020€36,000 found stashed in confessional
Thursday, June 14th, 2018A priest has found €36,000 (about NZ$60,500.) in a confessional box at a church in Rome. Initially the priests at the church thought the stash of money might be a bomb so called the Police. Upon investigation, the Police found wads of €50 notes hidden beneath the priest’s chair. Read more
Donation of equipment worth 80,000 tala from former students
Monday, February 13th, 2017
The learning experience for students of St. Mary’s College at Vaimoso in Samoa has received a tremendous boost thanks to former students The Saint Mary’s Old Girls Association (S.M.O.G.A) has donated equipment worth of up to $80,000 tala to the school. It was one way of recognising the College that nurtured their academic lives. The Read more
Pope refuses Argentine president donation with 666 link
Friday, June 17th, 2016Pope Francis has refused a donation from Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri, noting that the amount included the number 666. President Macri had sent 16,666,000 Argentine pesos for Scholas Occurentes, an educational charity the Pope supports. In a note to the charity’s office, the Pontiff said “I don’t like the 666”. The number is associated with Read more