A bizarre incident happened in China when a woman demanded a "hugging fee" from her ex-fiance. The woman had accepted a betrothal gift of 200,000 yuan (around US$28,000) from her fiance's family.

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BEIJING: A woman in central China who accepted a betrothal gift of 200,000 yuan (US$28,000) and later regretted the engagement agreed to return the money. However, her already shocked husband-to-be ...

The record holder for having the world's longest name says it takes a whopping 20 minutes to read his full moniker aloud – and he's only ever heard it once. For ease, Laurence tends to go by just his ...

A woman in central China sparked online outrage after demanding a “hugging fee” from her ex-fiance. The woman accepted a betrothal gift of 200,000 yuan (around ₹25 lakh) from her fiance’s family.

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King Henry VIII’s pendant, valued at $4 million, was found in a field by a man with a metal detector. Reporter A 500-year-old pendant commissioned by King Henry VIII is set to sell for more than $4 ...

A spectacular gold pendant linked to Henry VIII's marriage to Katharine of Aragon could be saved for the nation - but it will come at a hefty price. The artefact, which is marked with the letters 'H' ...

The heart shaped pendant, which has H' and 'K' letters on the back, is thought to reference Henry VIII and his first wife, Katherine of Aragon. The British Museum is appealing to raise £3.5m to save a ...

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