2012-02-20
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quote 21:45:05
“ The 18th century also saw some measurable advances in human comfort for the middle classes and above, ranging from better home heating to the availability of umbrellas to provide shelter from the rain. (Only a few British traditionalists objected to the latter as undermining national character.) ”
2010-10-30
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photo 07:26:42
AFP: Typhoon churns toward eastern Japan. “Typhoon Chaba, packing winds of up to 144 kilometres per hour, is on course to affect the Tokyo region this weekend.”
2009-09-08
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photo 10:26:00
More than 1,000 umbrellas adorn a street in the Lebanese capital Beirut to mark the start of the promotional “shopping month”.
Photo by Ramzi Haidar, from the BBC News Day in pictures.
