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ABBA drummer found dead with throat cut

MAJORCA, Spain, March 17 (UPI) -- Ola Brunkert, the former drummer for the Swedish pop group ABBA, has died in what is believed to be a freak accident on the Spanish island Majorca.

Brunkert, 62, who was the only member to travel on all of ABBA's tours and who also played on all of the band's albums, was discovered dead by a neighbor in his garden Sunday night, The Daily Mail reported Monday.

Investigators say they believe he smashed through a glass door in his kitchen and cut his throat, the newspaper said.

"All the indications are that this was a tragic accident," a representative at the Civil Guard's headquarters in Madrid told the Mail. "A glass door in the kitchen of the house was shattered and it appears that this man fell through the door. He then managed to get out into the garden where he died."

Brunkert is believed to have been alone at the time and there were no signs to indicate there had been any intruders, the spokeswoman added.

"The investigation is still continuing and the results of an autopsy will be required to confirm that the victim died as a result of the cut he received," she told the Mail.

Mills happy with $50M divorce settlement

LONDON, March 17 (UPI) -- Heather Mills reportedly is happy with the $50 million settlement she has been awarded as part of her divorce from British rock 'n' roll great Paul McCartney.

The judge awarded Mills a lump sum of $33 million and nearly $16 million in assets.

McCartney will also pay for their daughter's nanny and education, while 4-year-old Beatrice will get about $70,000 a year, as well, the BBC said.

McCartney and Mills were married for four years and split up in 2006.

The couple was not able to reach a divorce settlement last month, so a decision regarding the division of their assets was made by a London High Court judge.

The divorce hearings were held in private.

A representative for McCartney, who is said to be worth about $1.6 billion, told the BBC the former Beatle will not be commenting on the settlement.

However, Mills said she is "glad it's over" and "very, very happy with the decision."

"It was an incredible result to secure mine and my daughter's future," the BBC quoted Mills as saying outside of the court Monday.

Halle Berry gives birth to baby girl

LOS ANGELES, March 17 (UPI) -- Hollywood actress Halle Berry has given birth to a baby girl, a published report said.

Berry's representative told People.com the new mom "is doing great" after having the baby Sunday.

This is the first child for Berry and her boyfriend, model Gabriel Aubry.

The Oscar-winning actress has starred in "Boomerang," "Monster's Ball," "Catwoman" and the "X-Men" trilogy.

Donatello's David had gold-leaf highlights

FLORENCE, Italy, March 17 (UPI) -- Donatello's Renaissance-era David was originally adorned with gold leaf, laser technology used to clean the nude bronze in Florence has revealed.

The famous statue is undergoing its first major restoration in more than a century at the Bargello Museum, the Daily Telegraph (Britain) reported Monday.

The public is welcome to watch as workers use a medical-grade laser to clean the statue, which was the first free-standing nude bronze created since classical times, the newspaper said.

"We did not want to hide the statue for 18 months, so we put the work on view. People are fascinated to see what normally happens in a lab," said Beatrice Paolozzi Strozzi, the museum's director.

Restoration of the front of the statue is finished and workers predict they will have the other side done by the end of the year.

Chief restorer Ludovica Nicolai told the Telegraph the project has confirmed suspicions Donatello used gold leaf to highlight David's flowing locks and other features.

"We have almost finished the front of the statue, and we have found traces of gold leaf on his right sandal, on the helmet of Goliath, and on David's hair," Nicolai said.