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Silver coins are highly prized by dealers and collectors -- not just because of their silver content, but also because they ...

On 15 July 2015, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, CC, CMM, COM, CD, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, announced the creation of the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers ...

She was endowed with great courage. As a young woman she had been imprisoned in the Tower of London on the orders of her half-sister, Queen Mary I, and lived in daily fear that she would be executed ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will convene the state legislature for a special emergency session Monday to propose a "Trump-proof" legal defense fund of up to $25 million for the state's justice ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Council. Followed categories will be added to My News. Governor-General Sam Mostyn and Mayor Tom Tate officially unveiled the special monument on Saturday ...

China is claiming to have unearthed the largest gold deposit in the world — estimated to be worth more than $80 billion. More than 1,000 tons of gold reserves and ore veins were allegedly ...

As we approach 2025, gold continues to attract attention from investors seeking safe haven amidst ongoing economic uncertainties. The factors influencing gold prices in the coming year are ...

A metal-detecting man was floored to realize the rock he uncovered and believed to be gold was actually from space. Incredibly dense for its size at almost 40 pounds, finder Dave Hole of Australia ...

China believes it has found the world's biggest gold deposit, with reserves estimated to be worth more than $80 billion. Chinese state media said that a gold ore deposit site with supposed ...

A "supergiant" deposit of high-quality gold ore containing an estimated 1,000 metric tons (1,100 US tons) of the precious metal has been discovered in central China, according to Chinese state media.

Four out of ten people in the world live in a country that spends more money servicing the interest on its sovereign debts than it does on education or health care. Such figures may feel abstract to ...