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Banana taped to a wall sells for $6.2 million in New York

Chinese-born crypto founder Justin Sun forks over more than six million for the fruit and its single strip of silver duct tape
Given the shelf life of a banana, Sun is essentially buying a certificate of authenticity that the work was created by Maurizio Cattelan

By AFP · 21 November 2024

Farmer in Argentina gets jail term for killing penguin chicks

By AFP · 21 November 2024

SpaceX fails to repeat Starship booster catch, as Trump looks on

By AFP · 19 November 2024

Stray dogs in Giza become tourist draw after ‘pyramid puppy’ sensation

By AFP · 18 November 2024

Law and disorder as Thai police station comes under monkey attack

By AFP · 18 November 2024

How a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 million

By AP · 17 November 2024

Palestinians turn to local soda in boycott of Israel-linked goods

By AFP · 15 November 2024

Yoko Ono owns Lennon watch, Swiss court rules

By AFP · 14 November 2024

Istanbul’s historic baths keep hammam tradition alive

By AFP · 13 November 2024

John Krasinski named People magazine’s ‘sexiest man alive’

By Reuters · 13 November 2024

The 2025 Grammy Award nominations are about to arrive. Here’s what to know

By AP · 08 November 2024

Prison break: Monkeys escape from South Carolina medical research facility

By AP · 08 November 2024

Trump victory renews interest in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and other fictional dystopias

By AP · 08 November 2024

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