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Prince William's wife Kate gives birth to girl

Prince William?s wife Kate has given birth to a girl at a London hospital, who will be fourth in line to the throne and the fifth grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II.
                   
In a brief statement, palace officials said the Duchess of Cambridge was admitted at 6 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) on May 2 at St. Mary?s Hospital. She traveled by car to the Lindo wing with William.

Ottoman flag returned to Turkey

A flag which symbolized the sovereignty of the Ottomans in Damascus 100 years ago but disappeared during World War I has been returned to Turkey, Culture and Tourism Minister Ömer Çelik said, while providing information about the return of smuggled Turkish artifacts. 

Richard Dawkins tweets in support of the return of Parthenon Marbles

The most famous atheist on the planet, and one of the most respected biologists in the world, Richard Dawkins, visited Greece a few days and recently published a tweet about the Parthenon Marbles.

 

The famous biologist and writer tweeted the 13-minute-long video, directed by Costa Gavras, on the architecture and history of this Greek monument.

 

UK recovery slows sharply in pre-polls setback

Britain's economy slowed sharply in the first three months of 2015, a setback for Prime Minister David Cameron who has staked his campaign for re-election next week on the strength of the recovery. 

Gross domestic product grew by 0.3 percent in the January-March period, the slowest quarterly rate since the end of 2012 when there were fears Britain was heading into recession. 

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