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A rare 1937 Edward VIII sovereign coin has been bought by a private collector for £1 million, making it the most expensive British coin ever. The coin was one of six prepared by the Royal Mint when Edward became king in 1936 and was due to be mass-produced for general circulation from January 1, 1937. However, he abdicated in December 1936 – quitting his job as king – to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson, meaning that production was cancelled and coinage with his face on never entered circulation.

Amazon.com Inc CEO Jeff Bezos said his company will invest $1 billion to bring small businesses online in India, reaching out to some of his fiercest critics in a goodwill visit that saw him donning traditional Indian attire. The investment of $1 billion will help bring more than 10 million Indian businesses online and enable exports of India-made goods worth $10 billion by 2025, Amazon said. Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart have been hit with a barrage of criticism from India’s brick-and-mortar retailers who accuse the U.S. giants of violating Indian law with deep discounts and discriminating against small sellers by…

China has reported its weakest economic growth for almost three decades as it battles a series of challenges including its trade war with the United States. The world’s second-largest economy said output was 6.1% higher during 2019 – the lowest level since 1990 – down from 6.6% in the previous 12 months. The fourth-quarter figure came in as expected at 6% as it was not until December that Beijing and Washington agreed on a so-called phase one deal, signed this week, to ease trade tensions. The phase one deal means his government has agreed to cancel planned tariff hikes on…

Roberto Firmino and team-mate Alisson Becker were left in tears after the Liverpool forward gave his life to Jesus Christ and baptised in an emotional ceremony held in his own swimming pool. A large crowd of friends and family, including midfielder Fabinho, sang songs of worship, lifting holy hands in worship to the Lord and watched on as the Brazilian started his new life as a Christian. As he surfaces, he embraces wife Larissa and appears to be overcome with joy and crying tears of joy. The ceremony was led by a Pastor, Brazilian gospel singer Isaias Saad, a group…

The Democratic-led House of Representatives voted to send two formal charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate, clearing the way for only the third impeachment trial of a U.S. president to begin in earnest next week. Lawmakers voted 228 to 193 to give the Senate, controlled by Trump’s fellow Republicans, the task of putting him on trial on charges of abuse of power for asking Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden and of obstruction of Congress for blocking testimony and documents sought by Democratic lawmakers. The 100-seat Senate is expected to acquit Trump, keeping him in office, as…

Last year was the second-hottest year since records began, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, adding that heat was likely to lead to more extreme weather events like the Australian bushfires in 2020 and beyond. The figures from the Geneva-based WMO crunches several datasets including from NASA and the UK Met Office. It showed that the average global temperature in 2019 was 1.1 degree Celsius (34 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels, creeping towards a globally agreed limit after which major changes to life on Earth are expected. Scientists, such as Omar Baddour, say climate change likely contributed to severe weather in…

Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said that Britain is willing to work with the United States and European partners to build a broader initiative that would address not just Iran’s nuclear ambitions but its destabilising activity in the region. Raab told parliament that the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) – commonly referred to as the Iran nuclear deal – remained the best available deal for restraining Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.  In a step that will increase diplomatic pressure, Britain, France and Germany launched a dispute mechanism to challenge Iran for breaching limits on its nuclear programme under an agreement that Washington…

Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made their first public outing together, following an announcement from Prince Harry and his wife Meghan that they would step back from senior roles in Britain’s royal family to spend more time in North America. Prince William and his wife Kate were greeted by cheering crowds at Bradford City Hall, where they are expected to meet with young people from across the community. Queen Elizabeth reluctantly agreed to her grandson and William’s younger brother, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan’s wish for a more independent future. People in Bradford supported the choice of the…

DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders disagreed in a Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday over whether he once told her a woman could not win the White House in 2020, underlining an emerging rift between the progressive contenders as the first voting nears. After days of tensions between the two U.S. senators, friends and liberal standard-bearers, who agreed early in the campaign not to attack each other, Sanders emphatically denied he ever made the remark, saying it was “incomprehensible” he could have said such a thing in a private 2018 meeting with her. Warren confirmed the…

Manchester United remain the top-ranked English club in terms of revenue generated but their 23-year dominance of Deloitte’s Football Money League could come under threat from Manchester City or Liverpool in next year’s table. United’s earnings of £627.1million for 2018-19 puts them third overall in the table, behind Spanish giants Barcelona (£741.1m) and Real Madrid (£667.5m). Their closest Premier League rivals are City and Liverpool in sixth and seventh respectively, with the Pep Guardiola’s side just £88.9m behind. United, who have been the highest-ranked English club since Deloitte first compiled the Money League survey based on the 1996-97 financial results,…