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Windsor Castle, home to the British monarchy for hundreds of years, was built by William the Conqueror in the 1070s, according to the monarchy's official website.

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Staff At Britain's Windsor Castle May Strike Over Low Wages

5:36pm March 31, 2015

by Jackie Northam

It's the first time Queen Elizabeth has faced a possible strike by employees of the royal family. At issue is whether employees should be expected to take on extra duties for no additional pay.

A fox runs past the door of No. 10 Downing St. in London on Monday.

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An Unexpected Wilderness Cam At Britain's No. 10 Downing St.

3:57pm March 31, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A fox slinked past the door of the famous London residence on Monday. A cat and a dog also appeared. Photographers captured the scene as they awaited the prime minister's news conference.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) greets Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev. The Kremlin says Putin, who has been out of public view for more than a week, is perfectly healthy.

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Kremlin Says Putin Is Fine, Just Fine

3:03pm March 31, 2015

by Miles Parks

The Russian president hasn't been seen in public in more than a week. That sparked all sorts of buzz. The Kremlin released photos of a healthy-looking Putin and chalks up the rumors to "spring fever."

It's not hard to find nooks and crevices to cram one's self into at Ikea.

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Ikea To 32,000 People: No Hide-And-Seek At Our Stores

3:03pm March 31, 2015

by Miles Parks

The company brought the hammer down at its locations in the Netherlands, after more than 32,000 people signed up via Facebook to play at a store in Eindhoven.

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Germanwings Co-Pilot Had History Of Depression, German Reports Reveal

2:44pm March 30, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

The cockpit voice recorder indicates the co-pilot appears to have deliberately crashed the plane carrying 150 people into the French Alps. A German tabloid reports he was being treated for depression.

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German policemen stand outside a house believed to belong to Andreas Lubitz in Montabaur, Germany, on Thursday. Lubitz, the co-pilot on the Germanwings plane that crashed Tuesday, is suspected of deliberately crashing a the jet into the French Alps.

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Details Emerge About Germanwings Co-Pilot Andreas Lubitz

2:41pm March 30, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

His flying club says Lubitz "wanted to see his dream of flying fulfilled." Investigators say he appears to have deliberately crashed Flight 4U 9525 into the French Alps, killing 150 people.

Airplanes' contrails streak the sky close to where a Germanwings plane crashed last week, in Seyne les Alpes, France.

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Germanwings Crash: Co-Pilot Was Treated For Suicidal Tendencies

11:59am March 30, 2015

by Bill Chappell

But a prosecutor says "documents don't show any hints of [Andreas Lubitz] being suicidal or being aggressive toward other people." The plane crash last week killed 150 people.

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Pope Francis blesses a baby after celebrating a Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

At Palm Sunday Mass, Pope Remembers Germanwings Crash Victims

11:32am March 30, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Francis noted that schoolchildren were aboard the aircraft thought to have been deliberately crashed by its co-pilot. The pontiff also paid tribute to "martyrs" killed for their faith.

A sampling of the multicourse menu served at the Gout de France dinner at the French embassy in Washington, D.C.: (clockwise from top left): seasonal vegetables with winter truffle Bayonne ham crisps; slowly cooked monkfish with fennel pollen flavors in "

Liberte, Egalite, Gastronomie? France Rallies To Defend Its Food's Honor

10:48am March 30, 2015

by Maria Godoy

With fast food now a staple at home and Danish and Spanish chefs in the limelight, France's culinary supremacy is no longer a given. The government has mobilized to save French food traditions.

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Recovery Efforts Continue For Victims of Germanwings Crash

7:33am March 30, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

At the same time, the German media are reporting that 27-year-old co-pilot Andreas Lubitz may have seen a doctor for physical problems as well as psychological issue.

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