Rare £1 coin sells for record £1m

A rare, convention-breaking £1 coin featuring Edward VIII has sold for a record £1m ($1.31m). The Royal Mint said on Friday it had facilitated the sale of the rare coin, which is dated 1937 and never entered circulation. Edward VIII, the Queen’s uncle, abdicated in December 1936 to marry American …

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Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

  Nurses strike in Northern Ireland for pay parity; Zimbabwe municipal workers refuse pay offer as hospital strike continues and teachers plan walkout Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa 17 January 2020 Europe Northern Ireland nurses strike over pay parity and staff shortages Northern Ireland health workers’ unions have …

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