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Christopher Street Day in Hamburg

In the north German town of Hamburg, about 250 000 people celebrated Christopher Street Day in a long parade crossing the inner city.

7 August 2022

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Ukrainians in the country's east begin daunting rebuild

Galyna Kios had been sheltering with family and neighbours in her gloomy basement, cooking on a makeshift wood-fired stove, when the Russians came.

30 July 2022

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Rocket strike hits Kharkiv's Housing and Communal College building

On Monday, a Russian strike hit and destroyed the training and laboratory building of the Housing and Communal College at the Kharkiv National University of Municipal Economy, Ukraine.

21 June 2022

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Sloviansk residents describe trauma of strikes

Smears of blood stain and shattered glass covered the staircase in a residential block which was an overnight missile strike on the city of Sloviansk.

1 June 2022

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Mariupol evacuees arrive by bus in south-eastern Ukraine

Mariupol evacuees arrive by bus in south-eastern Ukraine

21 April 2022

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Broadway actors sing for Ukraine in New York City's Times Square

Broadway stars, including Tony Award-winning actress Lauren Patten, sing in New York City's Times Square through the rain to show their support for Ukraine

4 April 2022

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Kyiv Classic Orchestra perform a concert on Maidan square

Kyiv Classic Orchestra perform a concert on Maidan square

9 March 2022

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Ukrainian soldiers tie the knot at checkpoint on the outskirts of Kyiv

The mayor of Kyiv, Vitaliy Klitschko, attended the wedding ceremony of two Ukrainian soldiers on Sunday, 6 March

6 March 2022

China

Journalists covering the Beijing Games visit Great Wall

A group of journalists covering the Beijing Winter Olympics visited the Great Wall of China on Thursday.

9 February 2022

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24,000 evacuated, two dead in Indonesian floods

Heavy flooding on Indonesia's Sumatra island has left two children dead and forced some 24,000 people to flee their homes.

4 January 2022

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Colombians dance, perform music during Carnival of Blacks and Whites

Colombians celebrate the Black and White Carnival, the biggest festival in the southwestern region of Colombia, in the city of Pasto.

4 January 2022

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Kyoto entertainers perform New Year greeting ritual

In Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto, professional female entertainers known as "geiko," and their apprentices known as "maiko," have started offering early New Year's greetings.

13 December 2021

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Thousands gather in Paraguay for Virgin of Caacupe Day

Thousands of people including pilgrims gather for the Virgin of Caacupe Day in Caacupe, Paraguay, the most important religious celebration of the year in the South American country.

9 December 2021

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Santa brings Christmas gifts to fish in Bangkok aquarium

An aquarium in Bangkok celebrates Christmas by holding special shows which divers are dressed up in Santa Claus costumes to feed sharks and fish. The event with will be held once a day from December 14 to December 26, 2021.

8 December 2021

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South Korea's pavilion at Expo 2020 hosts traditional contests popularized by Netflix's "Squid Game"

South Korea's pavilion at Dubai's Expo 2020 is hosting the traditional children's games popularized by the Netflix most viewed series "Squid Game" – but without the deadly consequences

7 November 2021

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Honduras burns 3.3 tonnes of cocaine seized from cartels

Honduras burns 3.3 tonnes of cocaine seized from cartels

2 October 2021

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Traders evacuate burning market in El Salvador

Traders are evacuated and emergency services work at the scene as a huge fire burns at San Salvador's San Miguelito market.

23 September 2021

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Bolivian Cholitas play football at top of a mountain

The Cholitas Climbers - a group of Bolivian Aymara women dedicated to climbing mountains - played a football match at 5,890 meters altitude on the Huayna Potosi mountain near La Paz.

17 September 2021

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Greek and Italian schools reopen for new academic year

Schools reopen with new Green Pass.

13 September 2021

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Hurricane Ida: flooded streets and destroyed homes at LaPlace in Louisiana

Flooded streets and destroyed homes at LaPlace, in Louisiana, after Hurricane Ida killed at least two people, stranded others in rising floodwaters.

31 August 2021