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Takanakuy: Peruvian fight club festival to solve disputes before the New Year

Participants in Peru’s annual slugfest battled it out on Sunday in the local Takanakuy fighting festival aimed at settling old scores and starting the new year…

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Tourists flock to Lyon for a gourmet getaway

Lyon, a city that is 2,000 years old, attracts about six million visitors a year, 30 percent of whom are foreigners who travel here notably for the local…

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Christmas preparations in Jerusalem

Jerusalem kicked off the Christmas season and festivities with a ‘Santa’ on a camel distributing Christmas trees to residents in the old city.

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Postcards from Uzbekistan: night in a yurt camp

A ride on a camel and a night in a yurt camp is a popular Uzbek travel experience

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France

360 video: Experience the "Festival of lights" of Lyon

You’re at the Fete des Lumieres, the ‘festival of lights’ in Lyon France, an event that attracts millions of visitors from around the globe.

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Light in Lyon. The "Fête des Lumières" returns to France's second city

Let there be light.

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Lyon's "spaceship" shines for the city's Festival of lights

For the first time ever, the Confluence Museum in Lyon has been used as a canvas for a lightshow as part of the city’s famed Festival of Lights.

Economy

Black Friday boosts online sales in Britain and France

Bargain hunters in Britain are out in record force for Black Friday trading.

USA

US shoppers put election behind them with retail therapy on Black Friday

With the US election behind them, Americans headed to the malls for some retail therapy on Black Friday.

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'Yes we cran' Obama tells the US in his final Thanksgiving turkey pardon

Barack Obama has begun festivities for his final Thanksgiving as the US president with the annual Turkey pardon.

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Postcards from Uzbekistan: the tradition of Khiva puppets

As well as having stunning monuments, Khiva is rich in culture and traditions, including puppetry

France

Cheers! The Beaujolais Nouveau has arrived

It is the annual autumnal party that wine enthusiasts and fun lovers across the world can’t ignore!

Spain

Bull set on fire during Spanish Toro Júbilo festival

Video released by PACMA, a Spanish political party focusing on animal rights, shows a bull being set alight at a festival in the Spanish town of Medinaceli.

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360° videos reveal secrets of Uzbek treasures

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Royals remember

Britain’s Prince Charles and Prince Harry took centre stage in Remembrance events on Friday (11 November).

China

Xi calls for Chinese unity

China’s President Xi Jinping has appealed for unity to quell political unrest in Hong Kong and self-governing Taiwan.

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Moscow military march

More than 5,000 people marched along Red Square on Monday (November 7) to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the historic military parade held in Moscow on November 7…

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Postcards from Uzbekistan: the Bibi-Khanym mosque

The Bibi-Khanym mosque was designed to be the largest of its type in the Muslim world

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Copenhagen reminds visitors of Halloween's European roots

Halloween has become America’s second most important holiday commercially – but the origins of the annual appearance of pumpkins and other ghostly paraphernalia are found in…

Mexico

Mexicans don skeleton disguises for a pre-Day of the Dead parade

Hundreds of costumed revelers joined a parade in Mexico City at the weekend , disguising themselves as the iconic Mexican skeleton figure known as “ La Catrina” or “Elegant…