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Watch: Guinness World Records Day celebrates super skills

Thrill seekers around the world attempted - and broke - a range of Guinness World Records ahead of Guinness World Record Day on Thursday.

16/11/2023

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WATCH: German basketball world champions welcomed home by fans

Germany beat Serbia 83-77 to win the Basketball World Cup for the first time.

12/09/2023

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Quiz: How much do you know about the female orgasm?

What is the oldest evidence of the dildo? Who was the trailblazing actress who performed the first on-screen orgasm in a non-pornographic film? Think you know the answers? Prove it.

08/08/2023

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Namasté France 2023: Festival to showcase the best of Indian culture

From 6 to 9 July, France will host a festival showcasing the best of Indian culture, featuring performances from Shakti and Amjad Ali Khan.

04/07/2023

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WATCH: Tens of thousands of furries flock to convention in Pittsburgh

Thousands flock to one of the world's largest anthropomorphic conventions in the US dressed as their favourite animal character

02/07/2023

Food and Drink

Time for sweet treats: Turkish ways of celebrating Eid Ramadan

The religious festival Eid al-Fitr is also known as 'Sweet Feast' in Turkey. As the name suggests, the center point of the 3-day long celebration is anything sweet

24/04/2023

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In Kyrgyzstan's only female prison, Nowruz brings a moment of respite

Inmates inside Kyrgyzstan's only female prison have been given a brief break from life behind bars with Nowruz celebrations taking the form of dance, wrestling and games.

24/03/2023

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Watch: Iraqi Kurds celebrate Nowruz New Year festival in Akre

Nowruz marks the first day of Spring and is celebrated by some 300 million people around the world.

23/03/2023

World News

When's the first day of Ramadan? A question dividing the Islamic world

Muslims around the globe are about to welcome their holiest month, Ramadan and devotees will begin 30 day long fasting period.

20/03/2023

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WATCH: Huge wooden figures being burnt in Las Fallas festival in Spain

Las Fallas festival in Valencia is an annual celebration leading up to the feast of St. Joseph, the city's patron saint. At the end of the five-day fiesta, the large wooden Fallas structures are burnt.

20/03/2023

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Watch: Thousands gather for St Patrick's Day parade

From Dublin to Chicago, St Patrick's Day celebrated around the globe with music, dance and parades

18/03/2023

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Watch: Nowruz celebrations in Azerbaijan

The festive season Nowruz began in Azerbaijan with colourful celebrations in the capital, attracting many performers from all around the country.

17/03/2023

Travel News

In pictures: The triumphant winner of Rio Carnival 2023

This year's winning samba school won by just one tenth of a point.

23/02/2023

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Watch: Lunar New Year celebrations in New York

No Comment brings you vivid pictures of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in the Big Apple.

13/02/2023

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Watch: Chinese dragon performs during New Year's Day parade in London

Watch as a Chinese dragon performs during a New Year's Day parade in London to welcome the Year of the Rabbit.

22/01/2023

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Thousands of Filipinos gather to touch Black Nazarene statue

Tens of thousands of Catholic devotees in the Philippines flock to a church in Manila to celebrate the feast of the Black Nazarene, a revered statue of Jesus Christ which is believed to have miraculous powers.

09/01/2023

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Messi's World Cup celebration is now on a mural in Argentina

The iconic image of Argentina's captain Lionel Messi finally lifting football's World Cup trophy has now been immortalised as a mural on a wall in Buenos Aires.

24/12/2022

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Watch: Argentine world cup celebrations end in violence

Millions of jubilant fans turned out on Tuesday to welcome home Argentina's World Cup winners led by Lionel Messi, but most were left disappointed when an open-top bus parade in Buenos Aires had to be abandoned due to the massive crowds.

21/12/2022

Argentina

'We deserve this!': Argentina erupts in joy after epic World Cup win

Millions took to the streets of Argentina's towns and cities into the night on Sunday to celebrate after their nail-biting victory over France in Qatar.

19/12/2022

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Isabelle Huppert and Naomi Campbell open Paris festive display

Famous actor Isabelle Huppert and model Naomi Campbell visit the windows of a Parisian department store as they are lit up for holiday season.

10/11/2022