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Monroe's dress from JFK birthday sells for $4.8mn INTERNATIONAL

Monroe's dress from JFK birthday sells for $4.8mn

The skin-tight dress Marilyn Monroe wore for her sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday" before then US President John F. Kennedy at a 1962 gala was sold on Thursday for $4.8mn at an auction in Los Angeles.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rota to hold 6th Gala Dinner on November 19 ARABIA

Rota to hold 6th Gala Dinner on November 19

Under the patronage of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, Reach Out To Asia (Rota) a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Baby offered for sale on eBay prompts German probe INTERNATIONAL

Baby offered for sale on eBay prompts German probe

German police said Thursday they were investigating a refugee couple after their one-month-old baby was put up for sale on the online auction platform eBay for 5,000 euros ($5,500).

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian businessman pays $9mn for Dubai number plate ASIA

Indian businessman pays $9mn for Dubai number plate

An Indian businessman has paid $9mn at auction to grab a single-digit car registration plate in Dubai, feeding a passion for "unique" number plates.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US to auction $16 million worth of bitcoin from various cases INTERNATIONAL

US to auction $16 million worth of bitcoin from various cases

The US government said on Monday it plans to auction over 2,700 bitcoin that were forfeited during several cases, including the prosecution of the creator of the online black market known as Silk Road.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India planning to auction wind projects to meet Modi’s 60-gigawatt target ECONOMY

India planning to auction wind projects to meet Modi’s 60-gigawatt target

India will introduce competitive auctions for wind farms this year in a bid to fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal for 60 gigawatts of capacity by 2022.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Elvis guitar fetches $334,000 at New York auction INTERNATIONAL

Elvis guitar fetches $334,000 at New York auction

A guitar given to Elvis Presley by his father in 1969 went under the hammer for $334,000 in New York during an auction that also saw a Michael Jackson vest fetch $256,000.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rare oval diamond expected to fetch $35mn in Hong Kong sale INTERNATIONAL

Rare oval diamond expected to fetch $35mn in Hong Kong sale

A 10.10 carat vivid blue diamond is expected to set the record for the most expensive piece of jewellery sold at auction in Asia despite an ongoing growth slowdown in China's economy.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Govt to auction at least three gold mines this year INTERNATIONAL

Govt to auction at least three gold mines this year

India is planning to auction at least three gold mines in 2016, a top government official said, opening up the sector to private firms for the first time ever in a bid to slash imports of the metal that cost the government $36bn last year.

4:45 AM November 25 2016