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Groundhog Day in the USA

This is Groundhog Day in the USA – a traditional holiday that has become more popular since the 1993 film of the same name. According to folklore if

03/02/2016

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Sancheoneo Ice Festival

Locals and tourists brave sub-zero temperatures to take part in a popular ice fishing festival in South Korea. The winter festival is named after a

10/01/2016

World News

Black Nazarene: deaths and injuries at procession in Manila

Thousands gather to take part in the statue's procession through the streets

10/01/2016

United Kingdom

London's New Year's Day Parade marks 30 years

Marching bands, cheerleaders and acrobats helped mark the 30th year of London’s New Year’s Day parade. More than 8,500 performers from 20 different

01/01/2016

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Berlin Seals

Some 30 Germans go for their annual Christmas Day swim in a Berlin lake, calling the 6 degree Celsius water temperature “pleasantly warm.”

26/12/2015

France

Lyon's festival of lights remembers Paris victims

08/12/2015

USA

American Thanksgiving between travel and tradition

25/11/2015

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Happy Halloween Hollywood

Thousands of costumed revelers crowd the streets of West Hollywood for what is billed as the largest Halloween party in the world. Star of ‘The Rocky

01/11/2015

Spain

Spain's King Felipe presides over national day parade

Spain’s King Felipe presided over a military parade marking the country’s national day during which more than 3,000 soldiers marched through central

12/10/2015

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The Bayern Munich team celebrates Oktoberfest

02/10/2015

Germany

Cheers! Oktoberfest beer festival kicks off in Munich

The world’s largest beer festival has kicked off in Munich. Revellers have descended on the German city for the annual Oktoberfest. Organisers are

20/09/2015

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Heirs of the Great Steppe: 550 years of the Kazakh khanate

Kazakhstan is celebrating its ancient roots with around 100 events across the country marking the @550th anniversary of the Kazakh

14/09/2015

India

India: Deadly stampede at Hindu religious festival

At least 11 pilgrims are reported dead with many more injured after a stampede at a Hindu religious festival in India. Thousands of people had

10/08/2015

Georgia

Georgia and South Ossetia mark anniversary of 2008 war

Georgia and South Ossetia have been marking the seventh anniversary of a brief war in 2008. A five-day Russian offensive prevented Tbilisi from

08/08/2015

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Monaco celebrates Prince Albert's decade on the throne

12/07/2015

Spain

Tourists gored by bulls during San Fermin 'bull run'

A British man and two Americans have been gored by bulls as thousands of people ran through the streets alongside the animals on the first bull-run

07/07/2015

USA

US: parades and fireworks for Independence Day

Stormy weather and security concerns did nothing to dampen the spirits as Americans gathered on the streets to celebrate Independence Day. Happy

05/07/2015

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Spain: Traditional wine battle

30/06/2015

World News

Charpentier and Doudna win Princess of Asturias Award for gene-editing technology

Two women credited with creating revolutionary gene-editing technology have won this year’s Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific

28/05/2015

Russia

Russia's WWII Victory Day will not be shared by former Western allies

In Moscow, rehearsals by night have been leading up to Russia’s celebration of Victory in the Second World War. Western leaders will not see it this

30/04/2015