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    Test your knowledge of the stories which made headlines over the past seven days

    By The National
    March 10, 2023 at 1:00 pm EST
     

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    • Toblerone to remove image of mountain peak from its logo
    • Sphinx statue discovered in southern Egypt
    • Denmark pushes the start button on Project Greensand
    • Bahrain Grand Prix kicks off new Formula 1 season
    • Picture of mud-caked crocodile wins top prize at World Nature Photography Awards
    • Prince Harry and Meghan’s daughter christened in US
    • Notre Dame Cathedral set to reopen to visitors
    • Missing link discovered in search for origin of Earth's water
    • Oscars gift bags to include one-square-metre plot of land
    • World’s longest cycle and pedestrian tunnel to open in Norway
    Updated: March 10, 2023, 6:00 PM
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