Selling paintings using cryptocurrency

In Singapore, one company is selling art market shares using cryptocurrency. But as CNN's Will Ripley finds out, paying with crypto is not all that simple.

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Why China doesn't want to get caught in the middle of a India-Pakistan conflict

Beijing is on the verge of being sucked into an India-Pakistan crisis, amid rising tensions in the Kashmir region that borders China.

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The 27-year-old who instigated a referendum in famously apolitical Japan

Jinshiro Motoyama is not your average political activist.

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Inside the UN Security Council's double veto on Venezuela

The bitter differences between the world's most powerful nations were on full display in New York on Thursday, as the United Nations Security Council weighed two equally hopeless resolutions on Venezuela.

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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to be indicted on corruption charges, pending hearing

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be indicted on bribery and breach of trust charges arising from three separate corruption investigations, pending a hearing, Israel's attorney general announced Thursday evening.

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Quick pregnancy safe after stillbirth, study finds

There is no evidence to wait for a year before getting pregnant again, Lancet research suggests.

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TV chef Tom Kerridge's five tips for a healthier lifestyle

The Michelin-starred chef lost nearly 12 stone after he decided he needed to turn his life around.

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Shropshire baby deaths: Families could pull out of inquiry

Some parents object to the involvement of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

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World Rugby criticized for 'out of touch' calendar shake-up

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Weekend lie-ins 'do not make up for sleep deprivation'

Getting extra rest at the weekend does not make up for being sleep-deprived in the week, a study suggests.

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Being a couch potato 'bad for the memory of over-50s'

More than three and a half hours a day of TV could hasten memory decline, a study suggests.

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Kashmir conflict is in the hands of two populist leaders with political agendas

When two populists go to war, there is every chance their people will suffer more than they will.

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Prince William: Football's mental health approach a 'dereliction of duty'

The Duke of Cambridge, who is the English Football Association's President, has criticized professional clubs in England, accusing them of failing to take the mental health of their players seriously.

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Pakistan to release captured Indian pilot as 'peace gesture,' Prime Minister says

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Modi backs Indian military as Trump hints at end to Kashmir crisis

In an attempt to diffuse mounting tension and days of military escalation between nuclear neighbor India, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan announced the upcoming release of a detained Indian pilot at the center of the crisis.

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The Brexit battlefield has got less muddy, but more vicious

The Brexit battle lines just got a lot clearer.

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Venezuela's opposition leader says he will begin exercising his 'duties as president'

Venezuela's self-declared interim president Juan Guaido says he will exercise his "duties as president" as soon as he returns to Venezuela from Colombia where he met Monday with US Vice President Mike Pence.

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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari reelected, but opponent rejects results

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has been declared winner of the country's elections, according to the electoral commission who said he polled 56 percent of the votes.

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Geologists solve Stonehenge mystery

Five thousand years after people in the British Isles began building Stonehenge, scientists now know precisely where some of the massive rocks came from and how they were unearthed.

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Walsall siblings' stomachs removed over cancer risk

The early deaths of the siblings' mother and sister prompted them to be tested for a cancer gene.

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Kenya's sevens stars showing the way for rugby at home

When the Rugby World Cup kicks off in Japan in September there will be at least one viewer kicking his heels on the sidelines.

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The world's best beaches for 2019

It's time to shake the sand out of the golden envelope for a fresh set of awards -- TripAdvisor has announced its best beaches in the world for 2019.

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Opinion: Why freckles are considered 'ugly' in China

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Diabulimia: NHS cash to treat type 1 diabetes eating disorder

Zohra says treatment for the type 1 diabetes eating disorder has saved her life.

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Adolescent health: Teens 'more depressed and sleeping less'

Levels of depression and self-harm have risen but smoking, drinking and drug use are down, a study finds.

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Semi-identical twins 'identified for only the second time'

The boy and girl are identical on their mother's side but share only a proportion of their father's DNA.

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Sport's power couple: 'When we play for a bigger purpose we play better'

Aged 26, Julie Ertz already knows what it is like to win a World Cup. The defensive midfielder, the second-youngest member of the US squad in 2015, can talk about the joy of winning the biggest prize in women's soccer, of how onerous a month-long tournament can be and how becoming a world champion "makes you hungry for more."

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Pakistan says it shot down two Indian jets as Kashmir border crisis deepens

Pakistan says its air force shot down two Indian fighter jets over the disputed border region of Kashmir, in a significant escalation of the crisis between the two nuclear-armed powers.

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In 30 days, the Brexit mayhem will get even worse

In the 32 months since the UK made its decision to leave the European Union, the politics of the country have fundamentally changed.

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How a whale carcass ended up in a Brazilian forest

When local fishermen were walking through a mangrove forest in Brazil, they came across something that shouldn't be there: the carcass of a humpback whale.

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20 dead in explosion at Cairo's main station

Twenty people were killed and 40 others injured in a fire at Egypt's busiest railway station Wednesday morning, the country's health ministry said according to state TV.

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Leamington father's dilemma over children's genetic cancer test

A father must wait years to discover if his children have a cancer gene that led to his wife's death.

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'Tiniest baby boy' ever sent home leaves Tokyo hospital

Doctors said the baby, born weighing just 268g, is the tiniest newborn ever to be sent home.

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How VR is transforming HR

A growing number of companies are using virtual reality to recruit and train staff, with immersive experiences giving employers new ways to deliver training and foster empathy at work.

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Women's World Cup: What you need to know with a 100 days to go

Twenty-four teams will compete at next year's tournament in France, which will be held from 7 June to 7 July. Across nine host cities, 52 matches will be played to determine the winner.

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Australia wants to be a big-time arms supplier. This might help

Think of it as R2D2 getting its own X-wing fighter.

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China's 'horizontal skyscraper' nearly done

Dubbed an engineering marvel, the highly anticipated Raffles City Chongqing project is nearly complete.

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Dozens feared trapped after landslide engulfs illegal gold mine

A landslide that engulfed an illegal gold mine in Indonesia has killed at least one person and left dozens feared trapped. Fourteen others have been rescued.

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This is the biggest Starbucks on the planet

Starbucks is ready to unveil its latest Roastery in Tokyo.

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Where does fake movie money come from?

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Inside the 'scariest place on Earth'

With North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meeting with US President Donald Trump in Hanoi this week for a second summit, hopes for peace on the Korean Peninsula have once again been raised.

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The eSports giant that started with a click

Will Ripley investigates how an eSports boom helped Singapore-based startup Razer become a billion-dollar tech giant.

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Emma Thompson won't work with John Lasseter

Actress Emma Thompson has made public her reason for dropping out of "Luck," a highly-anticipated animated feature by Skydance Animation.

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Inside Singapore's push into self-driving cars

It may look like a giant robotic bug but the MooAV could be the car of the future.

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The most popular Porsche is going electric

Porsche is upping its bet on electric vehicles.

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The UK isn't ready for Brexit

Food shortages. Major disruption to trade. At least $17 billion in new costs for business. Big trouble for small companies.

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Are small cities the smartest?

When you hear of urban transformations, you tend to think of high-rise mega-cities like Shanghai, Dubai or Hong Kong. Or if it's technological advances, San Francisco and Silicon Valley might come to mind.

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GP staff taught self-defence amid patient violence fears

More than 3,000 violent patients in England were barred in 2018 from seeing their local GP.

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Was Shauna the victim of a rush to develop stem cell technology?

British teenager Shauna Davison died two weeks after an experimental transplant. Was she the victim of a rush to develop stem cell technology?

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Autism-anorexia link 'must be acted on'

One in five women presenting to UK clinics with anorexia may also have autism, research suggests.

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Radical Parkinson's treatment tested in patients

The drug is delivered to affected parts of the brain via a "port" in the side of the head.

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Life in one of the world's snowiest cities

Twenty-one feet of snow -- enough to bury a two-story house. And then some.

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Pakistan vows retaliation against India

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has promised to retaliate against India after it conducted airstrikes on an alleged terrorist training camp across the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border between India and Pakistan in the disputed Kashmir region, in a significant escalation of hostilities between the two nuclear armed powers.

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How a choirboy sank one of the most powerful men in the Catholic Church

Cardinal George Pell has joined the ranks of other shamed Catholic priests who betrayed the trust of children who believed they were men of God.

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Analysis: May chucks a grenade into Brexit debate

The UK government has announced for the first time that it is considering options to delay Brexit.

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Vietnam's history holds lessons for Trump and Kim

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said his country will "spare no effort" to host a successful summit between North Korea and the United States because in the end, it would be less costly than a war.

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Thousands of allegations of sexual abuse of migrant children in US custody

The Department of Health and Human Services received more than 4,500 complaints of sexual abuse against unaccompanied minors from 2014-2018, according to internal agency documents released Tuesday by Florida Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch.

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Why the Grand Canyon needs saving

Pete McBride is worried about the Grand Canyon, so he decided to hike it.

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Organ donation law: How Keira's heart saved Max

The parents of Keira, and Max - the boy who received her heart - tell the story behind the organ donation legislation named after them.

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'Rape triggered my Tourette's'

It did not stop Natalie Pearson becoming what is thought to be the world's only teacher with her form of the condition.

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Social care workers face 'unfair conditions'

An inquiry finds many staff in social care face long working hours and job insecurity.

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They ran barefoot; now three brothers are All Black stars

When asked what he planned to do after retiring from rugby, Kevin Barrett -- or "Smiley," as he was nicknamed -- announced he was "going to breed some All Blacks."

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US says airstrike kills 35

The US military announced Monday that an airstrike in Somalia killed 35 Al Shabaab fighters on Sunday.

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UN court orders UK to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The UK must return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius "as rapidly as possible," the United Nations' highest court ruled Monday, branding its occupation of the Indian Ocean archipelago illegal.

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Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif resigns

Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, who played a key role in the 2015 nuclear deal, announced his resignation Monday.

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Serena Williams' Nike ad exposes the double standards women face at work

Dramatic, nuts, delusional, unhinged, hysterical, irrational, and, of course — crazy.

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Buffett: It'd be a 'mistake' for Howard Schultz to run for US president

Warren Buffett already knows which billionaire he likes for president.

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Microsoft CEO defends US military contract

Satya Nadella has defended Microsoft's $479 million contract to supply augmented reality systems to the US military that has been criticized by some of his colleagues.

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