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Tick-tock: Nearly 100-year-old Cambridge College prank (half) resolved
Better late than never. The hour hand of a chapel clock that was taken in a student prank during the 1930s has been returned to a Cambridge college. The perpetrators of the prank were not known until now. Only the minute hand remains elusive...
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The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week
Lisbon maps JR's street art, London showcases the rare 'Film Décors Of The Quay Brothers', Will Smith returns with his first album in 20 years, and the TV show every movie lover should be watching... All that and more in this week's cultural agenda.
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Face recreated of Spain's Saint Teresa to mark her birth 510 years ago
Scientists have succeeded in reconstructing the face of Saint Teresa of Jesus, one of the most influential figures of Spanish Catholicism to mark the 510th anniversary of her birth. This innovative recreation offers an unprecedented view of what she may have looked like.
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Style and substance: Rotterdam's dramatic new exhibition centre
The massive Portlantis building in Rotterdam celebrates the past, present and future of Europe's largest port, and the spirit of an underdog city. The centre, billed as "a machine for storytelling", is one of a series of new cultural attractions in a city known for innovation and experimentation.
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Publisher stops sales of book featuring man who killed his own kids
Anagrama says it will respect a public prosecutor's recent opinion and refrain from selling the controversial book. Ruth Ortiz, the mother of the murdered children, has denounced Bretón for a possible breach of his sentence.