A man gave away cash to anyone who asked in Times Square of New York, media reported Thursday. The mystery man, known only as "Bailout Bill", wore wraparound black glasses and a wool hat pulled low over his head, giving money to hundreds of people waiting in temperatures well below freezing. Some people waited for more than five hours to reach a makeshift window marked "Bailout Booth." Each of them received at least 50 U.S. dollars, sometimes much more. All that people had to do was tell their problems to an assistant standing in the street with a microphone and camera.
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British woman loses 191kg since 2004 winter
Allison Wilson, a woman living in Manchester, Britain had a weight of 267 kilograms four years ago before she began to lose weight. (Photo: Xinhuanet/xkb.com.cn)
Zimbabwe: Yesterday's trillionaires can't afford favourite drink
Zimbabwe's central bank revalued its dollar again, lopping another 12 zeros off its battered currency to try to tame hyperinflation and avert total economic collapse Tuesday. The crisis has been worsened by political stalemate, but the opposition last week agreed to join a coalition government, raising prospects the economy could be saved from further ruin. The southern African country is battling the world's highest inflation rate, officially put at 231 million percent, and acute shortages of food and foreign exchange. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Gideon Gono announced
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