Guinness World Records (GWR) has rejected a Ghanaian chef’s attempt to break the world record for the longest individual cooking marathon, her team has announced. In January, Failat Abdul Razak…
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Sri Lanka: Organiser of ‘white party’ apologises after backlash
Organizers of Sri Lanka’s White Party have apologized after the event sparked an online backlash. The advertisement for the event listed a white dress code, but also included the line…
Rwanda: Government eases nightlife restrictions for festive season
Rwanda’s government has relaxed operating restrictions for bars, nightclubs and other entertainment establishments during the festive season. The restrictions on all “non-essential services” were imposed in September by the authorities…
Ethiopia: Thousands of pilgrims return to Aksum for festival
Thousands of people have descended on the northern Ethiopian city of Aksum to celebrate a religious holiday for the first time in three years. Festivities had been paused because of…
France: Napoleon Bonaparte’s hat to go on sale at Paris auction
A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he ruled the French empire in the 19th Century will go on sale at auction in Paris on Sunday. The bicorne black beaver…
UK: Rare Scotch whisky becomes world’s most expensive bottle at £2.1m
A rare bottle of whisky has been sold for $2.7m (£2.1m) – breaking the record for the most expensive wine or spirit sold at auction. The Macallan 1926 single malt…
USA: Ethiopian artist sells painting for $10.7m
The $10.7m (£8.6m) sale of a painting by Ethiopian-American artist Julie Mehretu has broken the record for a work by an African-born artist to be sold at auction. Walkers With…
Nigeria: Woman sets world record for longest handmade wig
A Nigerian woman has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest handmade wig. Helen Williams, from Lagos city, set the record after making the wig stretching more than…
Italy: Gucci and Moschino designer Davide Renne dies aged 46
Italian fashion designer Davide Renne has died nine days after becoming the creative director of Moschino, aged 46. The cause of death is not known, but Moschino’s parent company Aeffe…
UK: Picasso masterpiece of ‘golden muse’ sells for £113m
A 1932 Pablo Picasso masterpiece has sold for $139m (£113m), the second highest price ever achieved for the artist, according to Sotheby’s. Femme a la Montre (Woman with a Watch)…