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Friday, November 6
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London's Mayor Proposes Monument to "Rival Eiffel Tower"

November 2 — The mayor of London has proposed that the city build a £15 million monument at its Olympic Park, "to rival the Eiffel Tower in Paris." A panel is considering proposed designs from five artists and is expected to announce its decision within the next few weeks. The monument would be paid for by the wealthiest man in Britain (and eighth richest man in the world), industrialist Lakshmi Mittal.

North African Sun to Power Europe

November 2 — A Munich, Germany-based consortium has announced plans for a enormous Sahara Desert solar project that could supply 15 percent of Europe's energy needs within the next four decades. Electricity could start flowing from the system of solar power plants as early as 2015. The project would build a huge network of solar power plants in North Africa and the Middle East that would superheat water, powering steam turbines to generate electricity. A portion of the power generated would be used locally, with the remainder being transported over high-capacity cables to Europe.

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