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  AFP pic LONDON: A pair of gold-plated glasses worn by Indian independence hero Mahatma Gandhi has sold in Britain for £260,000, the auction house said. "We found them just four weeks ago in our letterbox, left there by a gentleman whose uncle had been given them by Gandhi himself," East Bristol Auctions wrote on Instagram after the sale late on Friday. "An incredible result for an incredible item! Thanks to all those who bid." Gandhi was known for giving out old or unwanted pairs to those in need or those who had helped him. The non-violent protestor gave the glasses to the vendor's uncle while he was working for British Petroleum in South Africa during the 1920s or 30s, said the auction house. The sale price smashed the original estimate of around £15,000. Auctioneer Andrew Stowe told Sky News earlier this month that the vendor had told him: "If they're no good, just throw them away." When he suggested they might be worth £15,000, "I think...

  The work is titled “Ten Views of Lingbi Rock” and was sold at an auction in Beijing held by a Poly Culture subsidiary, the company said in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Friday. - Pic source: lacma.org A HANDSCROLL painting from the Ming dynasty by artist Wu Bin sold for 512.9 million yuan (US$77 million), breaking the world record sale price for ancient Chinese calligraphies and paintings, according to Poly Culture Group Corp. The work is titled "Ten Views of Lingbi Rock" and was sold at an auction in Beijing held by a Poly Culture subsidiary, the company said in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Friday. The auction ran from Oct 16 to 20 and featured around 8,000 items of Chinese calligraphies, paintings and antiques. Total turnover from the auction topped 4.1 billion yuan, Poly Culture said. The price for Wu's work included commission. – Bloomberg.

  Ezzeldin Bahader was confirmed as the owner of the record on October 6 after a match in the Egyptian division three league.  - REUTERS Guinness World RECORD has recognized Ezzeldin Bahader as the world's oldest professional footballer. The 74-year-old was confirmed as the owner of the status on October 6 after a match in the Egyptian division three league. He was previously asked to appear in two matches at the professional level to enable him to achieve the record. Despite failing to complete the penalty in the match, Bahader received cheers from family and fans. The father of four and the grandfather of six grandchildren started playing professionally last January to get the record. He, who will turn 75 this November, made his debut in the third division match in March, and managed to score one goal despite injury. "I became the oldest professional footballer to score in official matches," Bahader told  BBC Sport  after the match. Previously, the record of...

The termination of the emergency order is among the demands of thousands of protesters, in addition to urging the authorities to release activists detained during the demonstration.  -Reuters BANGKOK:  Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ended an emergency order in Bangkok on Thursday and claimed violence over massive protests against his government and monarchical institutions was over. An emergency order announced on October 15 to ban the gathering of more than four people for the purpose of demonstration, which should have ended on November 13, was announced to end by Prayut effective Thursday afternoon. The termination of the order was among the demands of thousands of protesters, in addition to urging the authorities to release activists detained during the demonstration for violating the emergency order. Here is the mega protest timeline in Thailand. 19 September 2020 Thousands of protesters, mostly students in Bangkok, Thailand, gathered at Thammasat University to ...

  This photo taken on June 28, 2017 shows retired Japanese police officer Masao Gunji posing with his Hello Kitty collection at his pink-painted Hello Kitty house in Yotsukaido, Chiba prefecture.Gunji was recognised for the largest Hello Kitty collection (5,169 items) by the Guinness World Records in November 2016. (AFP PHOTO ) YOTSUKAIDO, Japan: A 67-year-old former policeman with the world's biggest Hello Kitty collection has become the envy of little girls everywhere with a quarter of a million dollars-worth of moon-faced memorabilia. Masao Gunji, who spent his working life on the trail of hardened criminals, now spends his retirement tracking down pink and white soft toys to keep in a Hello Kitty-themed house, which he built specially and has become a magnet for tourists. Kitty has been like the love of my life," he said at his one-storey property, which is surrounded by regular houses. "I love Kitty," he added, calling her "adorable, especially her facial...

  Spread over 14,000 square feet of seawater, the fountain�s super shooter stands tall at 105 metres and comes alive with over 3,000 LED lights. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP) DUBAI: The glitzy emirate of Dubai broke the record for the world's largest fountain on Thursday, as the Gulf city seeks to boost its hard-hit tourism sector amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Palm Fountain, which covers an area of 14,366 square feet (1,335 square metres), is located at The Pointe shopping and dining district on Palm Jumeirah, a man-made palm-shaped island. Mask-clad people, in keeping with coronavirus safety measures, gathered on Thursday evening to watch a show of dancing jets of water, musci and lights. "GWR is delighted to officially see The Palm Fountain breaking the title of the Largest fountain," Shaddy Gaad, Senior Marketing Manager at Guinness World Records said in a statement. This fountain is an example of another milestone in Dubai's architectural achievements,...

  Barack Obama (pictured) arrives to speak at Citizens Bank Park in a series of presidential election campaigns for Joe Biden, in Philadelphia, Oct. 21, 2020. (AP Photo) WASHINGTON:  U.S. voters need to come out as much as possible to ensure Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden records a landslide victory that could not be challenged by President Donald Trump, exclaimed former president Barack Obama at a rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the hotspots. "We need more people to go out and vote than before ... we can not allow any doubt in this election. We can not have any doubts ... "I don't care about votes. Many are comfortable sitting at home and lazy and feeling comfortable (as in 2016). But this time it is not possible," Obama said on Wednesday. Obama reminded voters of the sudden defeat of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton at the hands of Trump in the 2016 presidential election and claimed it was partly due to many voters feeling very confiden...