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A Revolutionary Trip down Tanzania's Memory Lane

Mejah Mbuya hops off his bike outside a building that seems to be unoccupied.

"There used to be a plaque around here somewhere," he murmurs, searching in vain. The building is in central Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's steamy port city, and looks like many of the other older buildings in the area, in need of repair and dwarfed by proliferating highrises.

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'To Kill a Mockingbird' Finally Going Digital

Harper Lee has signed on for Scout, Boo Radley and Atticus Finch to enter the electronic age.

Filling one of the biggest gaps in the e-library, "To Kill a Mockingbird" will become available as an e-book and digital audiobook on July 8, HarperCollins Publishers announced Monday. Lee, in a rare public statement, cited a "new generation" of fans in agreeing to the downloadable editions of her Pulitzer Prize-winning classic.

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World's Best Restaurant to Be Named

The three brothers who run Spain's El Celler de Can Roca were hoping Monday that it would keep its crown as the world's best restaurant, as the results of a survey by Britain's Restaurant magazine were unveiled.

The Girona-based restaurant, known for its dishes inspired by perfumes, took the top spot from Danish foraging restaurant Noma in 2013.

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Picasso's Guernica Used as Backdrop to Dance Performance

Pablo Picasso's anti-war masterpiece "Guernica", one of the world's most iconic paintings, on Sunday served as a backdrop to a dance performance for the first time in its 77-year history.

About 80 people sat on the floor or stood as Josue Ullate, a bare chested dancer in black tights, jumped and leapt in front of the large black-and-white canvas at Madrid's Reina Sofia Museum.

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By Foot or Budget Airline, Muslims Flock to Mecca

Once pilgrims came on camels or on foot in their thousands, now millions of Muslims make the journey to the Mecca each year, traveling by boat, coach and budget airline, and their number is constantly rising.

In the past century new modes of transport and technological advances have transformed the hajj.

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U.S. School's Bible Class: Sinners will Suffer

A high school curriculum, billed as a way to teach archaeology, history and the arts through Bible stories, also tells students God is always there in times of trouble and that sinners must "suffer the consequences" of disobeying.

The Mustang School Board in suburban Oklahoma City voted this month to place the Museum of the Bible's curriculum in its schools as an elective for a one-year trial after being assured that the intent is not to proselytize but to use the Bible to explain key principles in the arts and sciences.

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5 Places in Poland Associated with John Paul II

In his native Poland, Pope John Paul II's old stomping grounds are places of pilgrimage. Here are the top five spots in Poland associated with the superstar pope, who will be made a saint at a ceremony in Vatican on Sunday.

THE PALACE OF THE KRAKOW BISHOPS

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Christie's to Auction off World's Biggest Blue Diamond

The world's largest blue diamond will go under the hammer in Geneva next month, with the rare gem expected to fetch up to $25 million, auctioneers said Friday.

"The Blue", a shimmering pear-shaped rock the color of cobalt and weighing 13.22 carats was described by Christie's as "the largest fancy vivid blue diamond in the world."

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U.S. Computer Club Unveils Warhol Digital Art

A dozen previously unknown works of digital art created by much-loved pop artist Andy Warhol have been discovered by a computer club at an American university in his hometown Pittsburgh.

The art was found by members of the Carnegie Mellon University computer club on floppy disks dating back to 1985 stored in the archives of The Andy Warhol Museum, the school announced.

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Israel to Teach about Holocaust to pre-Schoolers

Israel is launching a new program to extend instruction on the Holocaust to children in kindergarten, despite some public criticism that they are too young to understand.

"For the first time, there is a comprehensive educational program for Holocaust instruction to all age groups, from kindergarten to high school," said a joint statement Friday from the education ministry and Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial.

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