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US firm awarded $110m for salvaging Titanic artefacts

A judge has awarded a US exhibition company $110m for salvaging artefacts from the wreck of the RMS Titanic.

The US federal judge ruled that RMS Titanic Inc, which displays the artefacts in museums across the world, is entitled to their full market value.

The court will decide whether to grant the company ownership of the objects or sell them and give it the proceeds....
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