Tag: #recordbreaking
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An Original Painting by Tintin creator Herge Could set a New Record for a Comic Book Sale
Paris, Jan 13 (AFP/APP): An original painting by Tintin creator Herge could set a new record for a comic book sale when it goes to auction in Paris on Thursday. The online sale is widely expected to confirm the huge appetite for memorabilia of Tintin, whose adventures have entertained people of all ages since the…
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High Inflation Rates in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 12 (AFP/APP): Brazil, Latin America’s biggest economy, on Tuesday recorded inflation of 4.52 percent in 2020 the highest in four years fueled by food prices which shot up more than 14 percent amid the coronavirus pandemic. The official figure released by the IBGE statistics institute exceeded market predictions of 4.37 percent.…