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Stealth asteroid nearly blindsides Earth, Criticism of Giotto Restoration, Populist confirmed, Il Duce's Bed



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week's edition include:

**  With Rug Pulled From Under Its Feet, Museum Is Reeling
The Museum of the City of New York, which had staked its future on a move to
the elegant, expensively renovated Tweed Courthouse downtown by City Hall,
faces uncertainty

**  Faberg* Easter egg given by tsar is likely to fetch £4m
The world's most expensive Easter egg, originally given by Tsar Nicholas II
to his mother, is to be auctioned next month with an estimate of £4m

**  Move to take the sex out of ships sparks a mutiny
Seafarers everywhere were outraged yesterday by the news that ships are to
be unsexed

**  New Scientific Discoveries Yield Further Insight Into the Circumstances
Of Otzi the Iceman's Death
Scientists working on the preservation and study of the world's oldest
mummy, announced new findings

**  Hull splashes out on tanks, coral and sharks - but don't call it an
aquarium
An elaborate "submarium" featuring 35ft fish tanks populated by baby
hammerhead sharks will be unveiled in Hull today
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**  Primitive horned dinosaur was a real pussy cat
The dinosaur takes its name from the Chinese province and village - Liaoning
and Yanzigou - in which it was discovered

**  Our Feature Site: The Workhouse
The workhouse was often a grim and brutal place, but its story is also a
fascinating mix of social history, politics, economics and architecture

**  Populist confirmed as new head of National Gallery
The new director of the National Gallery in London is to come from the
institution next door

**  Forbidden City to Start Large Repair Project
A monumental repair project to restore the grandeur and magnificence of
Beijing's world-famous Palace Museum will soon be underway

**  Criticism of Giotto Restoration