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CAN THE AVERAGE PERSON BECOME A WORLD RECORD BREAKER?
ALL SECTIONS More Guinness World Records Can the average person become a world record breaker?... READ MORE›
AMAZING BASKETBALL SHOT FROM INCREDIBLE HEIGHT SMASHES WORLD RECORDA
A stunning basketball shot from the top of a huge dam in Switzerland has set a new Guinness World Record... READ MORE›
WATCH A ROBOT SOLVE A RUBIK'S CUBE IN THE TIME IT TAKES FOR YOU TO SAY 'WORLD RECORD'
[Insanely fast teen sets Rubik’s cube world record at Maryland competition] Before the Munich expo, machines had previously cracked the 1-second mark, though not by much... READ MORE›
A SINGLE VESSEL IS BEHIND CANADA'S LARGEST-EVER TRADE DEFICIT
A heavy-load carrier arrived at Bull Arm, Trinity Bay in Newfoundland on Sept. 2, after a voyage from South Korea that began in June... READ MORE›
ULTRARUNNER BREAKS WORLD RECORD IN 6-WEEK TREK ACROSS AMERICA
Photo Zandy Mangold Pete Kostelnick running through Yosemite National Park in September 2016... READ MORE›
A BAR IN DUBAI BREAKS THE WORLD RECORD FOR LONGEST DOMINO DROP SHOTA
A bar in Dubai broke the Guinness World Record for the longest domino drop shot on Monday evening... READ MORE›
STEEVES FAMILY FALLS SHORT OF WORLD RECORD
The Steeves family fell short of the Guinness World Record they were chasing Saturday night, but nobody at the Moncton gathering was calling it a failure... READ MORE›
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DAD BREAKS WORLD RECORD WITH GIANT CHRISTMAS LIGHT DISPLAY
EST November 30, 2014 Over 1 million lights have been set up in Canberra, Australia, officially breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest LED image display... READ MORE›
SHORTEST MAN IN WORLD DIED, GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS SAYS
Shortest man in world died guinness world records says... READ MORE›
HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR COMPLETES 7,000 PULL-UPS TO SHATTER WORLD RECORDS
Andrew Shapiro's quest to set a Guinness World Record began seven months ago, with American Ninja Warrior and his father's cancer diagnosis... READ MORE›
54-YEAR-OLD TEXAN BREAKS WORLD RECORD FOR PULL-UPS
Mark Jordan, 54, of Corpus Christi, Texas, broke the previous record of 4,210 at around 1 a... READ MORE›
CANBERRA SHEEP'S MASSIVE FLEECE THE HEAVIEST IN THE WORLD
World record Canberra sheep's massive fleece the heaviest in the world... READ MORE›
SUDDEN SWINGS EXPOSE FRAGILITY OF FINANCIAL MARKETS
Global equity markets plummeted in early August and mid-October... READ MORE›
WORLD STOCKS DOWN ON GROWTH JITTERS, JAPAN DIVES 5.4 PER CENT
Banking stocks hammered In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 dived 5.4 per cent to close at 16,085.44 and Australia's S P ASX 200 fell 2.9 per cent to 4,832.10... READ MORE›
MORE THAN 1,000 ANGELS BREAK GUINNESS WORLD RECORD IN WINNIPEG
A total of 1,275 angels have broken a Guinness world record in Winnipeg... READ MORE›
MEET THE 10 PEOPLE WITH THE FATE OF THE WORLD IN THEIR HANDS
Tomorrow morning at about 4am AEST the US Federal Reserve will decide whether to raise interest rates for the first time since 2006... READ MORE›
DJ OBI SETS NEW WORLD RECORD FOR LONGEST DJ SET - 10 DAYS
The record has yet to be ratified by the Guinness World Records team, but Obi followed the rules for the DJing record... READ MORE›
INDIAN STATE AIMS TO BREAK WORLD RECORD BY PLANTING 50 MILLION TREES IN 1 DAY
Uttar Pradesh has made a beginning in this regard, Yadav told volunteers in the city of Kannauj, 250 kilometres southwest of the state capital, Lucknow... READ MORE›
CANBERRA SHEEP'S MASSIVE FLEECE THE HEAVIEST IN THE WORLD
World record Canberra sheep's massive fleece the heaviest in the world... READ MORE›
270 DOGS HAVE SET THE WORLD RECORD FOR THE LARGEST DOG YOGA CLASS EVER
270 dogs and their flexible owners have stretched their way to a new world yoga record in Hong Kong... READ MORE›
EU EYES MARKETS AS SAVIOR FOR FLAGGING ECONOMY
The objective must be better, more efficient operation of capital markets by removing barriers, Boleat said... READ MORE›
CHINA STOCK MARKET ROUT PUSHES EUROPEAN STOCKS LOWER
Oil stocks Premier Oil and Tullow Oil fell 14 per cent... READ MORE›
EUROPEAN STOCKS, POUND RECOVER SOME GROUND AS GLOBAL MARKETS DRAW BREATH AFTER BREXIT PLUNGE
Brexit vote, equity markets appear to be stabilizing today, said Rajiv Biswas, Asia-Pacific chief economist for IHS Global Insight... READ MORE›
JESINTA CAMPBELL AIMS TO BROKER WORLD PEACE BETWEEN MISS UNIVERSE AND MISS WORLD
Jesinta Campbell aims to broker world peace between Miss Universe and Miss World... READ MORE›
ANU BREAKS WORLD STARGAZING RECORD
A national stargazing event organised by the ANU has secured two Guinness World Records for Australia... READ MORE›
HOKKAIDO VILLAGERS BID FOR WORLD RECORD WITH 295 PAIRS OF FROZEN JEANS
Villagers in Hokkaido are making a bid for a Guinness World Record with the largest number of frozen pairs of jeans standing in the snow... READ MORE›
ANU BREAKS WORLD STARGAZING RECORD
A national stargazing event organised by the ANU has secured two Guinness World Records for Australia... READ MORE›
THE CALL MADE TWO MONTHS AGO THAT IS STILL RATTLING GLOBAL MARKETS
Two months is a long time in financial markets just ask US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen... READ MORE›
COUPLES IN THAILAND DANCE THEIR WAY TO WORLD RECORD
The couples broke the World's Longest Dance Marathon record by dancing for 35 hours, one minute and one second, gaining a spot in the Guinness World Records... READ MORE›
CHINA STOCK MARKET ROUT PUSHES EUROPEAN STOCKS LOWER
Oil stocks Premier Oil and Tullow Oil fell 14 per cent... READ MORE›
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DESPITE RUSSIAN THREATS, NATO MISSILE DEFENSE PLAN IN EUROPE MUST CONTINUE, US OFFICIAL SAYS
Russia President Vladimir Putin has for many years described NATO's efforts to develop defenses against ballistic missiles as a move to neutralize Moscow... READ MORE›
HOW NORTH KOREAN SEAFOOD ENDS UP IN COUNTRIES THAT BAN IT
Reuters could not independently confirm that North Korean seafood from Yanji or nearby towns is being exported to South Korea, Japan and the United States... READ MORE›
U.S. CHALLENGES CHINA'S IMPORTS OF NORTH KOREAN COAL AMID U.N. SANCTIONS
China announced in April that it would ban North Korean coal imports to comply with U.N... READ MORE›
US, SOUTH KOREA WILL 'PAY THE PRICE' FOR PLANNED MISSILE SYSTEM
The United States and South Korea have said THAAD does not threaten China's security or target any country other than North Korea... READ MORE›
THE WEEK AHEAD CENSUS BUREAU TO REPORT INCOME DATA AS TECH RULES TAKE EFFECT IN EUROPE
Mr. Juncker could also call for greater European Union cooperation on defense now that Britain, long skeptical about such an initiative, plans to leave the bloc... READ MORE›
UNDER OBAMA, ASIA 'PIVOT' LEAVES CLOSER TIES, NEW CHALLENGES
South Korea's plan to deploy an American missile defense system has also aroused China's ire, sending relations between Seoul and Beijing to their lowest level in years... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA TEST-FIRES MISSILE TOWARD JAPAN
The missile, launched from near Sinpo, a submarine base, flew 310 miles toward Japan, the South Korean military said in a statement... READ MORE›
ASIAN STOCKS MEANDER, DOLLAR UP ON NORTH KOREAA??S MISSILE
SEOUL, South Korea -- Asian stocks meandered Wednesday as investors awaited fresh cues from Federal Reserve on the outlook for interest rates... READ MORE›
RUSSIA, CHINA AND BREXIT: WHAT PUTIN AND XI HAVE TO LOSE AND GAIN FROM BRITAIN LEAVING THE EU
Illustration picture of postal ballot papers June 1, 2016, ahead of the June 23 'Brexit' referendum when voters will decide whether Britain will remain in the European Union... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA MISSILES 'A SERIOUS THREAT' AFTER NEW TESTS
North Korea, which is developing nuclear weapons, is banned by UN resolutions from any use of ballistic missile technology... READ MORE›
U.S. STANDS BY SOUTH KOREA DEFENSE TALKS DESPITE CHINA, RUSSIA OBJECTIONS
North Korea's drive to develop a nuclear weapons capability has angered China, Pyongyang's sole major diplomatic and economic supporter... READ MORE›
CHINA, RUSSIA RENEW CONCERNS OVER U.S.-SOUTH KOREA MISSILE DEFENSE
China and Russia say the United States should not deploy the THAAD missile defense system in South Korea... READ MORE›