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An art gallery which became embroiled in a discrimination row over a women-only exhibition space has admitted the supposed Picasso paintings displayed there were fake all along. A court ruled earlier this year that Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) could not lawfully bar men from its Ladie

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A thirteen year old girl in China has spent around 449,500 yuan (£65,742) of her parent's savings on mobile games. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the girl found a debit card in her home and linked it to her smartphone to pay for the games.

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A town in Sweden is giving southern European property a run for its money, as it offers plots of land for less than a cup of coffee. Götene, 200 miles southwest of Stockholm, is offering 29 plots of land for as little as 1 krona – equivalent to around 7 pence – per square metre

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A Japanese man has sparked outrage after allegedly withdrawing ¥40 million (£220,000) from his 82-year-old grandmother's bank account to fund his mobile gacha game addiction. The man's younger brother took to social media to seek advice, revealing on X that the family had attempted to reso

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A rare vinyl record by the Sex Pistols has sold for a record-breaking price at auction.

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A prison in Brazil has swapped guard dogs for geese – which authorities say are cheaper and more effective. The São Pedro de Alcântara Penitentiary in Brazil's southern state of Santa Catarina recruited the nine "geese agents" late last year.

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A Chicago homeowner was left reeling after a clerical error resulted in his property tax bill increasing sixteen-fold from $1,800 (£1,405) to more than $30,000 (£23,430).

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Police were called to a German pub after a foreign customer inadvertently violated local custom by making 16 separate card transactions over the course of an evening. The 21-year-old Latvian customer ordered and drank 16 beers, paying for each one by card payment – which is not standard practi

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The most expensive homes from 55 popular TV shows and films have been named. A new study conducted by flooring specialists Mr Sander uses data from property websites like Zoopla and Zillow, alongside various TV and film sources, to pinpoint the fictional homes with the highest estimated current mark

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A business owner has been jailed and charged for inciting public unrest after giving his employees a raise. One of at least 10 arrested business owners, Pyae Phyo Zaw, who's three mobile phone shops were shut down, was punished by Myanmar's military regime.

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A set of drawings by a teenage Queen Victoria are to be sold at auction in London next week.

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A construction company has been ordered to demolish a luxury home it inadvertently built on the wrong site. The three-bedroom home, valued at $500,000 (around £400,000), was built in Hawaiian Paradise Park, which is divided into a number of one-acre lots.

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Sir Philip Davies, a senior Conservative candidate, has come under scrutiny after allegedly betting £8,000 on losing his seat in the upcoming general election. Sir Davies, who has been the conservative MP for Shipley since 2005, has neither confirmed nor denied the claims, but insisted he had

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