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‘Omicron’ the cryptocurrency rides new variant rollercoaster
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) – As global markets fell last week on news of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, […]
Fruit galore: Thai monkey festival returns as tourists come back
LOPBURI, Thailand (Reuters) – Watched by tourists and locals, thousands of monkeys in Lopburi in central Thailand feasted on two […]
Virtual real estate plot sells for record $2.4 million
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – A patch of virtual real estate in the online world Decentraland sold for a […]
U.S. Capitol riot ‘QAnon Shaman’ lawyers wrangle the week after sentencing
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for U.S. Capitol rioter nicknamed the “QAnon Shaman” bickered on Monday over who […]
Investor Griffin buys rare copy of U.S. Constitution for $43.2 million at Sotheby’s auction
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Kenneth Griffin outbid on online cryptocurrency group to buy a first-edition copy of the […]
‘Count me in, I love it!’: U.S. Rep Ocasio-Cortez raves over Scottish soda Irn-Bru
(Reuters) – U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave a thumbs-up to the cherished caffeinated Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru personally delivered to […]
Exclusive: Facebook unblocks ‘#saltbae’ hashtag after Vietnamese minister’s golden steak
By James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) – Facebook’s parent company said on Tuesday it had unblocked the hashtag for celebrity chef […]
Crunch time for British breakfast as Weetabix workers strike
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain, already reeling from a shortage of crisps, is now facing disruption to supplies of Weetabix, one […]
Auf Wiedersehen: Merkel attends her swan song EU summit – probably
By Johnny Cotton BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders will pause their meeting in Brussels on Thursday for a farewell […]