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O'naturel opened to the public last week after a smaller opening just for Paris's naturism society.
Afghan refugee Hussein Khavari raped and drowned Maria Ladenburger, 19, in Freiberg in October 2016. Police found a tooth in his home which showed that Khavari is 25.
Prince Charles lobbied on climate policy without disclosing his private estate's $113,500 investment in an offshore firm that could have benefited from a rule change.
A vigilante mob doused a teacher in paraffin after they found him attempting to rape his 8-year-old student. Police intervened before he could be set alight.
Christopher Tucker, 34, was arrested in Illinois and has been extradited to Pennsylvania after allegedly killing Tara Serino, 19, from Upper Macungie, on 30 October.
Vietnam has seen widespread damage ahead of a global conference after Typhoon Damrey made landfall over the weekend.
Britons are happier since the Brexit vote despite a squeeze on household incomes, higher inflation and a weaker pound, according to official statistics.
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David Moyes is 6/4 to be sacked as West Ham United manager before the end of his six-month contract at the London Stadium.
Even imperfect self-driving cars could save hundreds of thousands of lives, according to researchers.
Woman creates map revealing London's worst areas for sexual harassment, highlighting Whitechapel, Shepherd's Bush and Haringey.
Officials from the NIC Asia Bank based in Kathmandu have been scrambling in recent weeks to recover from a hack on its computer networks.
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The 20-year-old reality star is reported to be six months pregnant with her first child.
A French court has ordered the return of a painting by impressionist master Camille Pissarro to the Jewish family looted from them during World War II.
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A North Korean prison camp survivor has launched a crowd-funding campaign to finance the assassination of dictator.
England's blood donation service, Give Blood NHS, explained why it is not racist to call for more black blood donors in an educational but sassy Twitter thread.
Two of the UK's 'Big Six' energy companies hope to form a mammoth supplier serving over 12 million households.
The engraved stone seal is so intricate that some details can only be seen with a powerful camera lens.
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Astronomers think that the icy moon is one of the best candidates for finding life outside our planet.
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