Historian Dr Lucy Worsley looks through writer Samuel Pepys’ scrapbook from the 17th Century, an early example of popular print culture.

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An 18-year-old woman dies in a plunge from the 17th floor of a tower block during a police visit to a flat in south-east London.

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Woman in police visit death fall

In the 17th century, the Ottoman Empire was a significant force to be reckoned with. Today, Turkey possesses the world’s 17th biggest economy, one of the ten largest military’s in the world, and a vibrantly growing population.

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Assessing Turkey’s Potential as a Global Superpower

In his 17th and most scrutinized season with the Yankees, Derek Jeter has gotten off to a slow start.

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Under a Microscope, Jeter Has a Powerless Start

Lawmakers in Nepal are set to vote for the 17th time to elect a new PM.

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Nepal votes again to elect new PM

Estonia is just hours away from becoming the 17th member of the eurozone – the first ex-Soviet state to adopt the EU’s single currency.

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Estonia to adopt euro at New Year

We can laugh now at phlogiston theory – the 17th century idea that all materials that could be burnt contained phlogiston, an odorless, colorless substance. The concept seemed sound, because it was based in an elegant idea – handed down from the Greeks – that everything is created from four elements: earth, air, fire and water. read more

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Phlogiston Economics: The Need to Dispel the Free Hand and Create Jobs Instead

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’s fortune – estimated at $54bn – leads to him being named as the wealthiest person in America for the 17th year in a row.

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Microsoft’s Bill Gates stays top of US rich list

A badly-burnt body is found in undergrowth between the 17th and 18th holes of an East Sussex golf course.

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Burnt body found on golf course

Japan’s core consumer prices index fell for the 17th straight month in July, underlining its entrenched problems with deflation.

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Japan’s deflation gloom worsens