Las Fallas
Valencia: Fireworks explode next to satirical sculptures during the traditional Fallas festival. Every year the city celebrates the ancient ‘Las Fallas’ fiesta, a noisy week that is full of fireworks and processions in honour of Saint Joseph. ap
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Users give thumbs down to Facebook redesign
Facebook’s redesign is getting an emphatic thumbs down from the notoriously change-wary users of the social network.
Ninety-four percent of the nearly 800,000 Facebook users who have voted in a poll on the site said they do not like the changes rolled out in the past two weeks.
Only six... 
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Pearl carpet sold for $5.458m
A pearl-studded carpet believed to have been created in India more than 100 years ago was sold in Qatar for almost $5.5 million, the auctioneers said.
Sotheby’s auction house said it had expected bidding for the Pearl Carpet of Baroda to start at $5 million and believed it would fetch a much...
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School ‘staged cage fights between pupils’
An investigation has been launched into claims a Texas school staged bare fist cage fights between unruly pupils.
Teachers at South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas allegedly sent troubled students into a steel cage in a locker room to settle their differences.
The Dallas Morning News says...
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Raphael painting work was ‘emotional’ for restorer
Restoring Raphael’s masterpiece “The Wedding of the Virgin” was “a very emotional experience,” restorer Emanuela Daffra told Reuters at a presentation of the completed work at Milan’s Brera gallery.
The painting’s surface had darkened considerably in the 150 years since the last major restoration....
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Salami... ‘It’s a bit of an animal’
A Romanian man was shocked to find a dead mouse inside a salami sausage he was eating. Nelu Luca, from Iasi, had eaten almost half of the vacuum-packed salami before he spotted the mouse.
He said: “I couldn’t believe it. I’m always careful with what I buy but the salami looked perfectly fine...
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Catherine Fulop
CHILE: Venezuelan model and actress Catherine Fulop performs during the Caffarena Glam Fashion lingerie event. afp
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Robbers robbed while leaving robbery scene
Two robbers leaving a Milwaukee jewelry store with cash and gems didn’t get far with the loot - because they were robbed by a different group of robbers on the way out.
According to police Lt. Thomas Welch, a fight broke out in the street before the groups got in vehicles and a chase ensued....
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West Side Story
New York: (L-R Front Row) Actors George Akram, Karen Olivo, Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione and Cody Green take to the stage for the curtain call at the opening night of ‘West Side Story’ on the Broadway at the Palace Theatre. afp
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Deepika Padukone
New Delhi: Indian actress Deepika Padukone presents a creation by Indian designer Tarun Tahiliani during the Wills India Fashion Week (WIFW). afp
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