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Top diplomats of the anti-IS coalition pose for a family photo ahead of a ministerial meeting in Riyadh, on the third day of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Saudi Arabia. IMAGES
In an unusually harsh punishment, China has condemned one of the country's top bankers to death over bribery and bigamy charges. Business Insider reports the condemned man is Lai Xiaomin, ex-chairman of the banking giant China Huarong Asset Management. He was found guilty of accepting $277 million in bribes between 2008 and 2018, and has been called China's most corrupt financial official. Execution by lethal injection is not a typical punishment for corruption, which usually results in a lifetime prison sentence. The death sentence comes as part of an anti-corruption crusade led by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Since its start, the commission has punished about 1.5 million officials.
Business Insider reports that Amazon and Barnes & Nobles searches for "vaccine" bring up anti-vaxx books. Two of the top five books in “vaccine” search results on Amazon.com promote anti-inoculation theories. The first such result on Barnes & Noble is a book by Thomas Cowan, who claims the current pandemic was caused by 5G wireless technology. The US could start rolling out COVID-19 shots as early as Friday. President-elect Joe Biden has warned that the public is losing faith in the effectiveness of a vaccine.
Entrepreneurs from the South Korean port city of Jumunjin have started adding edible squid ink to ice cream and created a unique product that draws in tourists from around the world. The new black ice cream marks the first known use of squid ink in a sweet dish. Those willing to give the treat a try seem to enjoy it, and as word spreads, more have been drawn to the port city specifically to taste the unusual delicacy.
Made from only the finest ingredients and covered in 24-carat gold leaf, one cheesecake whipped up in New York City's Ristorante Rafale on Wednesday has officially become the most expensive in the world. Celebrity Chef Raffaele Ronca received a Guinness Book of World Records title for the producing the world's most expensive cheesecake, which costs $5,000 per pie. The cheesecake includes eye-wateringly expensive ingredients such as 200-year-old cognac, white truffles from Alba, and, of course, 24-carat gold leaf.
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