A surrealist painting from the 1940s by Frida Kahlo has sold for $54.7m (£41.8m) – shattering the auction record for an artwork by a female artist.
The painting went for more than 1,000 times its original auction price in 1980, after a tense…
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Raccoons may be on their way to becoming America’s next pet
Raccoons may be inching closer to becoming America’s next pet.
Affectionately referred to as trash pandas, the masked mammals known for rummaging rubbish bins for easy food, are evolving based on their proximity to humans , even starting to look…
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Streaming platform Twitch added to Australia’s teen social media ban
Getty ImagesTwitch is the latest platform to be included in Australia’s teen social media ban Twitch, a streaming platform popular with gamers, has been added to Australia’s teen social media ban which starts next month.
It joins other platforms…
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Scientists reveal what triggered Santorini ‘earthquake swarm’
The “swarm” of tens of thousands of earthquakes near the Greek island of Santorini earlier this year was triggered by molten rock pumping through an underground channel over three months, scientists have discovered.
They used physics and…
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At least 41 dead as relentless rains flood central region
Getty ImagesThe coastal cities of Hoi An and Nha Trang are among the worst-hit by the recent rains and flooding Relentless rains and floods have killed at least 41 people in central Vietnam since the weekend, while a search continues for nine…
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Democrats’ message to troops seditious behavior, punishable by death
Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump accused six Democratic lawmakers of “seditious behaviour, punishable by death”, after they released a video urging US service members to refuse unlawful commands.
“This is really bad, and Dangerous to our…
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India’s delayed action plan raises eyebrows at UN climate summit
Navin Singh KhadkaEnvironment Correspondent, BBC World Service
Getty ImagesIndia is the world’s third-largest carbon emitter At this year’s UN climate summit (COP30), under way in Brazil’s Belem city, all eyes are on India – the world’s third…
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Australia’s social media ban for kids under 16
Getty ImagesThe ban on under-16s using social media is a world first From 10 December, social media companies will have to take “reasonable steps” to ensure that under-16s in Australia cannot set up accounts on their platforms and that existing…
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South African women call purple protest at G20 over gender violence
Khanyisile Ngcobo,
Nomsa Maseko,BBC Africa, Johannesburg and
Danai Nesta Kupemba
AFP via Getty ImagesMany activists want gender-based violence to be declared a national disaster South African women’s rights groups are calling for nationwide…
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Winner to be crowned in Thailand as chaotic edition ends
Joel Guinto,in Singapore and
Panisa Aemocha,in Bangkok
EPAThailand’s Pravennar Singh is a fan favourite to win the crown When the golden crown studded with diamonds and pearls is placed on the head of the new Miss Universe in Thailand on Friday, it…
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