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Actors dressed as Santa and Mrs Claus stand in front of a Christmas tree (AAP)

Bah humbug: No carols allowed

A major department store on London's busiest shopping street has been banned from playing Christmas carols amid fears they will create noise pollution.
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AMERICAS

French investigators believe the Hope Diamond currently on display in a US Museum once belonged to King Louis XIV (AAP).

Stolen gem found in US Museum

French experts say they have proof that the Hope Diamond, a star exhibit in Washington's Smithsonian Institution, is a legendary gem once owned by King Louis XIV that was looted in the French Revolution.
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