UPDATE: TITANIC LIFE JACKET SELLS FOR NEARLY $1 MILLION AT AUCTION AS RARE ARTIFACTS DRAW RECORD INTEREST. (PHOTO).

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 Titanic life jacket sells for nearly $1 million at auction as rare artifacts draw record interest    A life jacket worn by a Titanic passenger during the 1912 disaster has sold at auction for 670,000 pounds ($906,000), far exceeding expectations as collectors continue to drive strong demand for rare artifacts from the ill-fated voyage. The preserved flotation device belonged to first-class passenger Laura Mabel Francatelli, who escaped the sinking liner aboard a lifeboat. The item, which also bears signatures from Francatelli and other survivors from the same lifeboat, was the standout piece in a sale of Titanic memorabilia and was purchased by an anonymous telephone bidder. Auction estimates had placed the life jacket between 250,000 and 350,000 pounds, but competitive bidding pushed the final price well beyond that range, including the buyer’s premium. Another major item in the same auction was a seat cushion from one of the Titanic’s lifeboats, which sold for 390,000 ...

KIEV SHOWS ‘CONTEMPT’ FOR THE ENTIRE SAHEL BY SUPPORTING TERRORISM, SAYS BURKINABÉ FM. (PHOTO).


 Kiev Shows ‘Contempt’ for the Entire Sahel by Supporting Terrorism, Says Burkinabé FM


Burkina Faso recalls the “Libyan experience” and understands that destabilizing an African country through terrorism can harm the entire continent, Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré told Sputnik Africa.


“Destabilizing a single African country is a devastating blow to the entire continent. And indeed, this external support, for us, is not just against one country; it is against the overall integration of Africa, against Africa's progress towards self-reliance,” he stated.


The Alliance of Sahel States is acting “within a framework of solidarity, fraternity, and cohesion” to confront this threat, the foreign minister emphasized.

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