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Thieves Smash Museum Case for Diamond Necklace Worth Millions in Vienna

The theft of the precious object, once owned by an Egyptian queen and later sold to satisfy her creditors, was the latest in a string of high-profile museum losses.

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A collar made of platinum and diamonds which belonged to Queen Nazli of Egypt.
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King Oyo of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom Dies at 34

King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom, in western Uganda, had been in “critical condition,” the kingdom’s prime minister said.

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King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom during his 18th birthday at Fort Portal, Uganda, in 2010 as he assumed the full duties as a monarch.
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