Trans-US solar plane finishes flight
A solar-powered plane lands at New York's JFK airport, completing the final leg of its coast-to-coast journey despite a tear in its wing.
Comics worth £20,000 used on artwork
An artist finds out the comic books he used to make a papier-mache sculpture could have been worth £20,000.
French outrage over 'filthy' cheese
Indignation is growing among cheese-lovers in France and the US after Washington branded a type of French cheese as unfit for human consumption.
'Breathalyse gondoliers', Venice told
Drink and drugs tests are proposed for Venice's gondoliers following complaints about their sobriety and a dunking of a job applicant.
US man eats record 69 hot dogs
A US man devours 69 hot dogs, beating his own world record and retaining his title as reigning champion for a seventh year in a row.
Maharaja dinner set sells for $3m
A dinner set commissioned by the former Maharaja of Patiala sells at auction for $3m (£1.9m).
Cause of 'spongy hands' discovered
Scientists have mapped the gene behind a rare skin condition where hands turn white and spongy in water.
Active brain 'keeps dementia at bay'
Keeping the mind active preserves the health of the brain, even in old age, new research suggests.
Merkel English expletive adopted in Germany
Germany's standard dictionary includes a vulgar English term, used by Chancellor Angela Merkel among others, as an acceptable German word.
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