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Events
British Airways announces ‘Gig in the Sky’
British Airways is hoping to break a Guinness World Record for the highest concert when the carrier flies iconic 1980s bands like Bananarama and Go West 43,000 feet in the air
Travel
Dubai to build world’s largest Ferris wheel
Dubai is once again set to add another record-breaking monument to their landscape with the largest Ferris wheel in the world.
Luxury Properties
Dubai: land of the tallest, largest and the mosts
Check out some of Dubai's world record holders, including the largest indoor ski resort, the tallest building and the largest shopping mall in the world.
Events
Dubai hosts largest gathering of chefs in the world
Dubai hosted 2,847 chefs last week, breaking the record for the largest gathering of chefs in one place.
Events
How many people can squeeze into a Mini?
Twenty-eight women gathered at the River Thames in London broke the Guinness World Record by fitting into a Mini car on Nov. 15, 2012.
Collectibles
World’s largest gold coin sells for $4 million
The world’s largest gold coin, a Maple Leaf, sold for 3.27 million euros ($4.02 million) at the Dorotheum auction house on Friday in Vienna.
The coin - measuring 53 centimetres in diameter and weighing 100...
Art & Design
Modigliani sculpture sets records in Paris
A sculpted stone head by artist Amedeo Modigliani sold at Christie's in Paris on Monday for euro 43.2 million, breaking the record for a work by the Italian artist.
The sculpture dated from between 1910...
Luxury Properties
Hong Kong Property Sells for $233 Million
A plot of land in one of Hong Kong's most sought-after areas sold for a record 1.82 billion Hong Kong dollars ($233 million USD) at auction Tuesday.
The 4,956-square-metre plot fetched 17 per cent more...
