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Belgium celebrates Saint Nicholas Day with black female character

To celebrate Saint Nicholas Day, Belgium has added a new black female character - Queen Nikkolah - to the holiday's roster. While the move has stirred up controversy with far-right politicians accusing the character of threatening tradit...

France 24

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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter: A love story for the ages

Former first lady Rosalynn and President Jimmy Carter were married for 77 years but they knew each other much longer than that. The two grew up in Plains, Georgia, and were neighbors. When asked which of his accomplishments he was most p...

Scripps News

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Paris lights up Champs-Élysées for holiday season

France switched on Christmas lights on the Champs-Élysées as the French readied themselves for the upcoming holiday. The 400 trees along the avenue were decked out in environmental-friendly lights and will be lit up each evening until Ja...

France 24

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'Astonishingly clear': Skating on a perfect frozen lake

A rescue instructor who has been skating Alaskan lakes for the past 12 years has released video showing the moment a group of friends skated along a crystal-clear ice surface, even able to see fish swimming beneath them.

CBC News

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Hot air balloons grace the sky during 'ring of fire' eclipse

At the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico, people from all over the world are coming together as a community. This year, more than 500 registered pilots representing 12 countries attended. Participants and attendees g...

Scripps News

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Russian and Iranian emigres find haven in Armenia

Nestled in the northern Armenian town of Tumanyan, a derelict factory has been repurposed as a shelter and art space. It’s now a sanctuary for artists and other emigres from Russia, Iran and Ukraine, whose lives have been turned upside d...

Reuters

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The hopefuls hunting for Loch Ness

For centuries, adventurers have searched for Nessie—without success. But Dave Holton is confident he'll find the Loch Ness monster someday. And he has high-tech equipment to help with his quest, but a canoe may be just as useful.

DW News

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Ukraine hero brings hope to floodzone with his saxophone

The Ukrainian national anthem sounded among the flooded houses of Kherson... A volunteer took to this saxophone to give hope to his fellow Ukrainians living in the shadow of bombings.

EuroNews

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Returning to Turkey after devastating earthquakes

CBC reporter Briar Stewart returns to Turkey after covering the aftermath of February's devastating earthquake in Antakya, where she witnessed the rescue of a woman from the rubble firsthand. Three months on, Özlem Ayna's body is beginni...

CBC News

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Famous faces take in 'Manhattanhenge'

"Manhattanhenge brings not magic, but majesty" says astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson who coined the term "Manhattanhenge". It happens for a few days a year when the sun aligns with the grid-streets of New York.

EuroNews

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The moment a teen saves bus full of students

A thirteen-year old student has leapt into action on a Michigan road after his school bus driver passed out behind the wheel. The bus - full of students - was veering towards oncoming traffic when Dillon Reeves jumped over the driver to ...

CBC News

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Getting married next to Trump's court hearing

A couple from Texas were at a courthouse in New York to say 'I do' at the same time Donald Trump was pleading not guilty.

CBC News

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Turkey miracle, baby reunited with mother

A baby in Turkey – who spent 128 hours trapped in the rubble of the country’s devastating earthquake in February – has been reunited with her mother who was previously declared dead, according to Turkey’s Ministry of Family and Social Se...

Al Jazeera

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Turkey quake survivor reunited with granddaughter

Mithat Kilisli and his five-month-old granddaughter Zehra were trapped together under the quake rubble in Turkey's Hatay province, but after rescuers pulled them out, they got separated. Three weeks later, the family's two sole survivors...

Reuters

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Irpin library, an oasis amid a warzone

Within the heavily damaged city, the public library is a symbol of Ukrainian resilience. Struck by shelling last year it has since been repaired and now serves as an oasis in the city of Iprin.

EuroNews

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Football fans' tribute for quake children

Turkish football will never forget the day Beşiktaş fans threw thousands of toys onto the pitch in support of children made homeless by the earthquake.

EuroNews

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'Miracle rescues': Two women found alive after ten days

Search and rescue operations are still underway in the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, with two miracle rescues providing hope for the families of the missing. The women had survived more than 240 hours under the rubble in freezing condit...

EuroNews

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The world-first Aussie invention helping displaced wildlife

As Australia’s wildlife grapples with the loss of habitat created by logging and bushfires, conservation biologist Matt Stephens looks into a tree hollow he carved using the Hollowhog, a game-changing tool he invented to create artificia...

Reuters

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Teens pulled from the rubble a week after quake

An 18-year-old from Adiyaman, Turkey, and a 17-year-old from Kahramanmaras have been pulled to safety by rescue teams after being trapped for more than a week under buildings that collapsed after last week's earthquakes. But hope is fadi...

CBC News

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Hero who disarmed shooter honoured

The 26-year-old who disarmed the Monterey Park shooter earlier this month was honoured at a ceremony in California on Sunday. Brandon Tsay was awarded a medal of courage by the city of Alhambra. Tsay single-handedly wrestled the assault ...

Reuters

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Bitcoin turns fourteen years old

It was on this day 14 years ago that the first Bitcoin block was mined. Since then, it's up 1,690,706,971%.

Bloomberg

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Celebrating Christmas in Bethlehem

The year 2022 was supposed to be the best year for tourism in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem since the pandemic. But while restrictions are no longer affecting the industry, Palestinians were reminded they remain under a decades-long ...

Al Jazeera

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'Miracle': Boy rescued after days in quake rubble

A six-year-old boy who spent two days under rubble without food or water following an earthquake in Indonesia has been rescued alive, giving relatives and rescuers some hope of finding more survivors. But as time passes and with hundreds...

France 24

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Love amid war, Kyiv couples marry during air raids

Over the past month, Kyiv has come under more sustained attacks than at any time since the early weeks of the war. But amid air raids, power cuts and sirens, the city's three million people live life as normally as possible.

Al Jazeera

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Mykolaiv zoo: Life carries on in war-torn Ukraine

For residents in Mykolaiv, life is beginning to return to normal with the war in Ukraine now focused on Donbas and Luhansk regions. The city's zoo has now reopened thanks to donations that have come in from around the world.

EuroNews

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Eco-friendly funeral transport

This bicycle-hearse is pedalling eco-friendly funeral transport in France to cut sdsown on your carbon footprint during your last journey.

Al Jazeera

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Nine-year old saves family's life in Kyiv

It was one of the most shocking images from the start of the war in Ukraine - an apartment building in Kyiv struck by a missile, leaving a gaping hole in its side and sending a signal about the level of threat to civilian life. Now thoug...

Al Jazeera

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McDonalds reopens in Ukraine

'That's pure happiness', remarked one Kyiv resident as hundreds lined up for hours on Tuesday outside McDonald's restaurants after the American burger chain reopened three branches in the Ukrainian capital for the first time since Russia...

Reuters

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American man escapes Russian intimidation

Terry Gately is a minister from Texas. He went to Kherson, before the Russian invasion, to visit his girlfriend and do volunteer work. He experienced first-hand the types of abuses by Russian authorities in occupied areas of Ukraine. Exp...

Scripps News

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Ukraine's Eurovision win 'more than music'

Ukrainians have celebrated victory in the Eurovision song content, with Kalush Orchestra dominating the competition and bringing some joy to the war-torn nation. President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to host the competition in a 'peacef...

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