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The Queen's Hamlet

The Queen’s Hamlet is a charming attraction in the park of the Palace of Versailles, built for Marie Antoinette in the 18th century. It consists of a group of rustic cottages and farm buildings, arranged around an artificial lake, that served as a place of leisure and education for the queen and her children. The hamlet was inspired by the naturalistic movement in art and architecture, and by the model farms that were popular among the French aristocracy at the time. The hamlet was also a way for Marie Antoinette to escape the formalities and pressures of the court life, and to enjoy a simpler and more intimate lifestyle. The hamlet was designed by Richard Mique and Hubert Robert, who also modified the landscape of the Petit Trianon, where the hamlet is located. The hamlet has three distinct areas: the reception area, where the queen entertained her guests in the boudoir, the billiard room, and the Queen’s House; the farm area, where the animals and crops were raised and the dair
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Road traffic accidents have become the eighth leading cause of death worldwide killing 1.35 million people a year, a report from the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed.

The "unacceptably high" death toll is higher than that from malaria, HIV, or tuberculosis and is climbing-global road traffic deaths stood at 1.15 million in 2000.

Children and young adults are most at risk, with more than 440,000 aged between five and 29 killed on the roads in 2016.

"Road safety is an issue that does not receive anywhere near the attention it deserves," said Michael Bloomberg, CEO of Bloomberg Philanthropies and the WHO's global ambassador for noncommunicable diseases and injuries.

"We know which interventions work. Strong policies and enforcement, smart road design, and powerful public awareness campaigns can save millions of lives over the coming decades." The geographic spread of deaths is not even. Although only one percent of the world's motor vehicles are in low-income countries, this is where 13 percent of deaths occur.

In comparison, 40 percent of vehicles are in high-income countries, where just seven percent of all traffic deaths take place.

Africa had the highest death rate at 26.6 people per 100,000, followed by southeast Asia at 20.7.

The lowest death rates were in Europe at 9.3, with the UK scoring 3.1 per 100,000 - among the lowest worldwide.
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