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Zimbabwe debuts with gold coins as legal tender to curb inflation

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Zimbabwe has launched gold coins for sale to the public in a bid to tame runaway inflation that is further eroding the country’s volatile currency. Key points: Zimbabwe’s inflation hit 5 billion percent in 2008 Trust in the currency is low Coins can be used for in-store purchases The unprecedented move was announced Monday by the country’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, to boost confidence in the local currency. Confidence in Zimbabwe’s currency was low after people saw their savings erased by hyperinflation in 2008 that reached 5 billion percent, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). With strong memories of disastrous inflation, many Zimbabweans today prefer to scramble in the illegal market for scarce US dollars to keep at home as savings or for day-to-day transactions. And confidence in the Zimbabwean currency is already so low that many retailers don’t accept it. The central bank disbursed 2,000 coins to commercial banks on Mo...

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves trailer debuts at San Diego Comic-Con

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Paramount Pictures took to San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday and debuted the first trailer for the highly anticipated Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. This 1974 adaptation of the iconic game created by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson features a star-studded cast of Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez and Rege-Jean Page. The stars joined co-stars Hugh Grant and Sophia Lillis on the film’s SDCC panel, along with producer Jeremy Latcham and writer-directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. Stars: An adaptation of the iconic game created by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson in 1974 featuring a star-studded cast such as Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez and Rege-Jean Page Trailer: Paramount Pictures took to San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday and debuted the first trailer for the highly anticipated Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. The trailer begins with Chris Pine’s character saying, ‘This is the case. We are a team of thieves, and when you d...

Former cricketer Nathan Lyon Mel Waring debuts his new girlfriend

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Mel Waring, the former partner of Australian Test cricketer Nathan Lyon, has debuted his new girlfriend, almost five years after the batsman left him for another woman. The world of cricket was rocked by scandal in late 2017 when Lyon, 34, was seen kissing glamorous real estate agent Emma McCarthy in Perth. Waring, who shares two children with the sportsman, later said he was ‘humiliated’ by their public breakup and felt like ‘part of me died’. But time seems to have healed all wounds as the smitten-looking Waring, also 34, announced her new relationship with a mysterious man on April 15. Mel Waring (right), former partner of Australian Test cricketer Nathan Lyon, has debuted his new girlfriend (left), almost five years after the batsman left him for another woman She shared a photo gallery on Instagram of herself with her new man, but did not reveal his identity. ‘The best things are worth waiting for!’ he wrote in the caption, adding a heart ...