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For 70 years the Parisian apartment had been left uninhabited, under lock and key, the rent faithfully paid but no hint of what was inside.
Behind the door, under a thick layer of dusk lay a treasure trove of turn-of-the-century objects including a painting by the 19th century Italian artist Giovanni Boldini.
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US President Barack Obama is to install solar panels on the White House roof, a move lauded by climate activists as symbolic of the nation's energy future.
The panels will heat the Obamas' water and provide some electric power.
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Wind farms, especially big ones, generate turbulence that can significantly alter air temperatures near the ground, say researchers.
As turbines often stand on agricultural land, these changes could in turn affect crop productivity.
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Scientists are investigating ways of dealing with the millions of tonnes of floating plastic rubbish that is accumulating in our oceans.
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Vincent van Gogh, starving as he slaves over his masterpieces. Johnny Rotten, sneering at the wreckage of 1970s Britain. George Orwell, finding his voice amid the poverty and despair of the Great Depression.
You'd think today's artists would be happier about the prospect of imminent destitution.
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The restrictions on holding motor races on public roads across Britain could be eased by the new government.
The change would allow councils to hold races, or festivals, on city streets or on rural hill roads, a Conservative conference fringe meeting heard.
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The amount of freshwater flowing into the Earth's oceans has increased at a rapid rate over the last decade and a half, according to research undertaken by the University of California. A team of natural scientists has pinned the blame on more frequent and more extreme storms in the tropics and at the poles, linked to climate change.
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Hangovers are one of life's big mysteries. Not their origin (that's obvious enough), but rather why we still have to deal with them.
We have been to the Moon and split the atom, but a true cure or fool-proof preventative measure for the hangover remains elusive. It's just not fair.
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The board of NHS Highland has agreed to end future support for homeopathic treatment for its patients.
Director of public health Dr Margaret Somerville told the board there was "no evidence" that the remedies work.