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Rare Greek coin could sell for $2.5 million at auction

(Reuters) - Greece's financial crisis could certainly use the help of a drachma -- provided it's the 2400-year-old coin that is poised to fetch $2.5 million when it is auctioned next month.The Dekadrachm of Akragas, which was minted in Sicily and dates ...

Activision CEO taunts EA, talks up "Skylanders"

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Chief Executive Bobby Kotick told Reuters that stores may face a shortage of its new children's game this holiday season and tried to cast doubt on a rival's upcoming game that analysts say could eat into ...

Nintendo unveils raft of software in bid to rescue 3DS

TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo on Tuesday announced a raft of new software in a bid to prop up disappointing sales of its latest handheld games gadget, the 3DS, but there was no sign of the add-on accessory that games blogs have said ...

Chinese rhino cups set "Antiques Roadshow" record

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A collection of Chinese cups carved from rhinoceros horns has become the most valuable find in the 16-year history of the television program "Antiques Roadshow" in the United States.The five cups, believed to date from the late 17th ...

Social gaming firm DeNA to seek acquisitions in Europe, Asia

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese mobile social gaming firm DeNA will seek to expand by buying more game developers, its new chief executive, Isao Moriyasu, said in an interview on Monday.In a bid to take its highly profitable business model global, the company ...

Champion Kasparov puts chess at heart of learning

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov sees a hole in the European education system and he knows how to fix it -- one pawn at a time.Aspiring to hone children's critical thinking, intellectual creativity and problem-solving skills, Kasparov, regarded ...

Hair today, shoes tomorrow for one Taiwan woman

TAICHUNG, Taiwan (Reuters Life!) - Taiwanese hairdresser Tsai Shiou-ying has won many prizes for her cutting and decorative hair extensions in a four-decade career.Now she has gone one step further, making decorations including shoes, brooches, fruit and animals from hair left on ...

Nintendo to release successor to Wii next year

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd said it would release a successor to its Wii video game console in 2012, and will release the new Wii specifications at the Los Angeles game show this June.Nintendo on Monday posted its second straight ...

Author Jeffrey Archer to auction works of art

LONDON (Reuters) - British author and former parliamentarian Jeffrey Archer expects to raise over 5 million pounds ($8 million) when he sells works from his art collection including paintings by Claude Monet and Andy Warhol."I recently celebrated my 70th birthday -- an ...

The magic of North Korea a disappearing plane

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea, renowned for its secrecy and incredible artistic performances, is now planning the ultimate magic show -- complete with disappearing aircraft.The North's state-run KCNA news agency reported that the capital Pyongyang would host a "new form" of magic ...
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