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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.

29/12/2019

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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).

14/11/2019

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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.

11/11/2019

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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.

31/10/2019

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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.

01/10/2019

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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.

29/09/2019

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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).

20/09/2019

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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.

26/07/2019

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.

19/07/2019

Green News

Today is World Oceans Day, what are you doing about plastic pollution?

Celebrate this important day with our guide on what you can do to reduce your plastic footprint on the earth.

08/06/2019

Colombia

From Colombia with love: Why business is blooming for Valentine's Day

Colombians are hard at work picking and packaging flowers to export to the United States ahead of Valentine's Day.

13/02/2019

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Chinese revellers welcome Spring Festival with charcoal-spinning

Fire dancers in China's northern city of Taiyuan wowed crowds with their traditional charcoal-spinning performances.

02/02/2019

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Celebrating the Smurfs 60th birthday

The Smurfs, those blue cartoon characters, are expected to take their 60th anniversary celebration show on tour in 2019

27/12/2018

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Festive cheer as Beirut Christmas tree lights up

Beirut enters Christmas Atmospheres introducing the massive fireworks display which illuminates the night sky

05/12/2018

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Moscow holds historic military parade on Red Square

Russian servicemen dressed in historical uniforms marched through Moscow's Red Square on Wednesday (November 7) to mark the 77th anniversary of the 1941 parade when Soviet soldiers headed to the front lines of World War Two.

07/11/2018

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700 dancers perform Akram Khans work in WW1 tribute

700 dancers perform Akram Khan's work outside Paris town hall

10/09/2018

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India's Supreme Court legalises gay sex in landmark ruling

India's top court scrapped a colonial-era ban on gay sex on Thursday (September 06) in a landmark judgement that activists hope will uphold the right to equality.

06/09/2018

Denmark

Tivoli Gardens celebrates 175th anniversary

Last year, it welcomed just over 4.6 million people, making it the 24th most popular amusement park in the world. And it's kept up with technology by using virtual reality headsets for those on the 'Demon' named roller coaster!

12/08/2018

Cult

London celebrates the centenary of Nelson Mandela's birth

That's the aim of an exhibition which saw the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the opening at the Southbank Centre where they met with Mandela's grand-daughter. It explores the life and times of the former President of South Africa and his 27 years in prison

17/07/2018

Cult

Tivoli Gardens turns 175 years in August

Celebrations started in May with a special Disney float taking part. The second oldest operating amusement park in the world opened in 1843

15/06/2018