London Toy Museum set for auction by Sotheby's
Sotheby's auctions the London Toy and Model Museum in Bayswater west London for about 10 million dollars. The two Victorian houses house around 7 000 toys across 16 galleries on four floors with moving displays a library a garden with a steam train and a carousel illustrating toy social and commercial history near J M Barries home and Paddington Station.
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North Korea hints at restarting nuclear program
North Korea warned it may resume its nuclear program if the United States does not lift economic sanctions. An unnamed Foreign Ministry spokesman linked the decision to a mid August talks planned in New York between senior U.S. and North Korean diplomats. The spokesman urged smooth settlement of the issues or an undesirable option could follow.
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Saudi King Fahd Recovers After Gallbladder Removal
Saudi King Fahd is recovering well after gallbladder removal surgery at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh. A doctor said the monarch is expected to stay in hospital up to a week longer and was visited by family after the operation led by a U S team.
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Honduran rights leader blasts Enquirer over Chiquita series
Andres Pavon Murillo, comptroller of the independent Human Rights Committee, denounces The Cincinnati Enquirer for retracting a series on Chiquita Brands abuses. He plans a $10 million lawsuit next week in Cincinnati. The May 3 Enquirer 18page series questioned Chiquita practices and cited Pavon Murillo showing a site of alleged security training with many spent rifle shells on the ground.
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Congo Rebels Cut Power As Invasion Looms Kinshasa
Rebels claim to have seized Inga power plant and Matadi airport, plunging Kinshasa into darkness and signaling possible takeover within days. Western diplomats, Pentagon officials watch risks as authorities warn civilians to shelter.
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U.N. envoy urges Iraq to cooperate with inspectors
U.N. envoy Prakash Shah told Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz that Kofi Annan seeks cooperation from Baghdad in ongoing arms inspections. The UN Security Council delayed a formal show of support, considering letters backing Butler and Baradei while noting Iraq’s suspension of new site inspections.
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Kosovo Albanians ready for talks with Serb-led government
Kosovo talks appear imminent as a five member Albanian team fronts negotiations with Yugoslav authorities led by Slobodan Milosevic. U S envoy Christopher Hill pushes for a platform to begin talks with or without rebel KLA factions amid ongoing violence.
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