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Green News

5 affordable Christmas presents for the climate-conscious

Five unique Christmas gifts for the environmentally minded.

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Joe Biden supporters celebrate win in San Francisco, California

The result came after a four-day wait for votes to be counted in key states.

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Biden and Harris celebrate victory with fireworks and drone display

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris brought their families on-stage with them to close out their victory party on Saturday night.

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Chileans celebrate on streets after voting for new constitution

Chileans celebrate on the streets after they voted overwhelmingly in a landmark referendum on Sunday to replace their dictator-era constitution, long seen as underpinning the nation's glaring economic and social inequalities.

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Travel News

Skull sculptures in Mexico City mark the Day of the Dead

The Day of the Dead celebration takes place once a year across Mexico as a way of welcoming those who are no longer with us.

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Cellou Dalein Diallo claims victory in Guinea presidential election

But incumbent Alpha Conde, seeking a controversial third term, has condemned Diallo's declaration as "irresponsible and dangerous".

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Champions League: Paris Saint-Germain finally make it to final

The club eased to a 3-0 win over RB Leipzig in a one-sided semi-final in Lisbon on Tuesday.

France

Bastille Day in pictures: 100 years of France's national celebration

Milestones of history revealed through photographs of Bastille Day, from 1919 to the present.

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Banquet in Prague to celebrate the end of the lockdown

Thousands of Czechs celebrated the coming end of most COVID-19 restrictions in the country with a dinner in the capital on Tuesday night.

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Fireworks as the new decade sweeps in across Europe

Moscow, Athens, Berlin, Paris and London saw in the new year in style.

World News

2019: A year in pictures

From Assange to Greta, eagles to alligators, leaders old and new, here are some defining images from 2019.

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Putrajaya light festival celebrates Malaysian diversity

On New Year’s Eve, Putrajaya Square will be lit up with live and digital firework displays.

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India's famed camel fair ends on colourful note

Thousands of tourists from across the world flocked to Asia's largest camel fair in India's desert state of Rajasthan as the grand event came to a close in on Tuesday (November 12).

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Triumphant Springboks return home to celebrate Rugby World Cup win

The captain of South Africa's national rugby team returned to his hometown with his teammates for the first time since they won the World Cup in Japan.

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Epic celebrations as Washington Nationals win baseball's World Series

These were the celebrations after the Washington Nationals became champions of baseball's World Series for the first time.

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China celebrates 70 years of communist rule

China put on a show to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party's rule.

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Vladivostok celebrates 'Tiger Day'

Thousands of Russians marched down the central streets of the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok on Sunday (September 29) to mark Tiger Day.

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North Korea celebrates founding anniversary of international martial arts committee

North Korea held Taekwondo demonstrations along with other forms of martial arts on Wednesday (September 18) to celebrate the 20th founding anniversary of its International Martial Arts Games Committee (IMAGC).

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Celebrations in Puerto Rico after governor's resignation

Puerto Ricans danced among the brightly coloured houses of San Juan on Thursday (July 25) after Governor Ricardo Rosselló capitulated to 12 days of protests and announced his resignation.

Switzerland

Watch: Once-in-a-generation festival kicks off in Switzerland

The Fête des Vignerons began in 1797 and has developed from an annual street parade into a globally-recognised extravaganza.