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2010-03-08T19:03:53Z

Atmosphere St. Patrick's Day Parade in Queens. New York City, USA - 07.03.10

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Park Service predicts peak for DC cherry blossoms

2010-03-04T10:15:43Z

<div id="subtitle">National Park Service predicts DC's peak cherry blossom bloom will start April 3</div><div><p>Those famous pink and white flowers in Washington are expected to bloom on schedule on trees around the nation's capital as soon as the end of March, the National Park Service predicted Thursday.</p><p>Horticultural...

Fireworks shoot into crowd in Taiwan, injuring 33

2010-02-28T23:15:14Z

<div><p>Thirty-three people including children needed hospital treatment for burns after fireworks at a major festival in Taiwan accidentally shot into a packed crowd of revellers, an official said Monday.</p><p>Sunday evening's incident was the first time there had been any injuries in the 21-year history of the Taiwan Lantern Festival, taking place this year in Chiayi city in the south of Taiwan.</p><p>"Our underst...

China Lantern Festival

2010-02-27T23:30:18Z

Chinese walk near Qianmen Street on the eve of Lantern Festival in Beijing Saturday, February. 27, 2010. The lantern festival marks the last day of the Chinese lunar new year celebrations and falls on February 28 this year. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

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Spring Festival Celebration

2010-02-17T08:31:04Z

BEIJING - FEBRUARY 17: A Chinese acrobat performs at a temple fair to celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Tiger on February 16, 2010 in Beijing, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. (Photo by Feng Li/

Theater Ernest

2010-02-15T11:31:23Z

FILE - In this file theater publicity image released by Stratford Shakespeare Festival, cast, from left, Sara Topham as Gwendolen Fairfax, Ben Carlson as John Worthing, Brian Bedford as Lady Bracknell and Sarah Dodd as Miss Prism are shown in a scene from the Stratford Shakespeare Festival production of, "The Importance of Being Earnest." The play, starring and directed by Bedford, will be part of the Sao Paulo, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

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APTOPIX Brazil Carnival

2010-02-13T00:00:39Z

Dancers wearing skull masks perform during the parade of Imperador do Ipiranga samba school at the Sambadrome in Sao Paulo, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

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bff red carpet

2010-02-10T18:46:19Z

The red carpet is rolled out for the 60th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) at the Festival Palace. Berlin, Germany - 10.02.20

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Moscow mayor calls gay pride march 'Satanic'

2010-02-22T15:12:47Z

<div><p>The mayor of Moscow, known for his overtly homophobic statements, said Monday that he would never allow a gay pride parade in the city, calling it "Satanic" and saying marchers should be punished.</p><p>"A gay parade... cannot be called anything but a Satanic act," Yury Luzhkov told an education conference, quoted by Dalai Lama, speaks to media at Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, about 130 kilometers (81 miles) south of Patna, India, Jan. 4, 2010. Two Chinese films selected for the Palm Springs International Film Festival have bee...

kim kardashian

2009-12-13T17:46:41Z

Kim Kardashian poses for pictures at Council Oak before she heads over to the Winterfest Boat Parade where she will serve as Grand Marshall Hollywood, Florida - 12.12.09

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NY town decides to re-Christmas its holiday parade

2010-02-24T03:14:15Z

<div id="subtitle">NY town, regretting spectator drop-off, restores 'Christmas' to its holiday boat parade name</div><div><p>A town on New York's Long Island is hoping for better attendance at its 16th annual holiday boat parade this year by restoring "Christmas" to the event's name.</p><p>The Ohio town canceled their Christmas parade this year to avoid huge legal fees in defending the tradition from possible lawsuits by religious groups.</p><p>The legal hurdle surfaced when the private group that for 28 years had funded the parade in Amelia village recently announced it could no longer do so, prompting the village mayor to step in with public funds.</p&gt...

Terror threats prompt flight ban over Oktoberfest

2010-02-25T02:20:53Z

<div id="subtitle">Germany bans flights over Munich's Oktoberfest following terror threats</div><div><p>German authorities banned all flights over Munich's annual Oktoberfest beer festival on Saturday after a series of Islamic terror threats targeted Germany for its role in Afghanistan.</p&am...

Festivals, craft fairs in Valley Forge area

2010-02-25T16:30:54Z

<div id="subtitle">Festivals, craft fairs in Valley Forge area this fall</div><div><p>Twelve events from ethnic festivals to craft fairs will take place in the Valley Forge area and Montgomery County, Pa., this fall.</p><p>Green Lane Park will host the 10th Annual Scottish-Irish Festival...

Pamplona bull run death sparks new debate

2010-02-26T09:24:48Z

<div><p>Despite having been gored five times by a bull at the Pamplona bull run in northern Spain, Julen Madina sees no reason to put an end to the annual event which led to one death this year.</p><p>"The bull run is the motor of the San Fermin festival, its soul, without the bull run the festival would die," the 54-year-old, who has taken part in the eight-day event for nearly four decades, told A...

4 injured, no gorings in last Pamplona bull run

2010-02-26T09:47:10Z

<div id="subtitle">Last running of the bulls leaves 4 injured, no one gored</div><div><p>The final chapter in this year's running of the bulls in Spain left four people injured with fractured bones and a head blow Tuesday, but no one was gored.</p><p>One of the six bulls set free in the last of eight runs through Pamplona's cobblestone streets covered the 850-meter (half-...

4 runners gored in Pamplona's bull-running

2010-02-26T11:15:36Z

<div><p>Bulls gored four runners, seriously injuring two of them, during a packed running of the bulls on the sixth day of the San Fermin festival on Sunday.</p><p>One man, a Pamplona resident, was caught in the chest and legs when a large bull became separated from the pack on the slippery cobblestone streets leading to the bullring.</p><p>The bull, a Miura weighing 1,268 pounds (575 kilograms), jerked the 44-ye...

Aussie among three hurt in Pamplona running of the bulls

2010-02-26T11:59:13Z

<div><p>Three men, including an Australian and a Swiss national, were injured on Wednesday on day two of the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival, organisers said.</p><p>The 24-year-old Australian was in hospital after having smashed his jaw after a fall during the run, but his condition was not thought to be serious. The Swiss runner, aged 36, injured his ankle.</p><p>A Spanish man, whose age was not ...

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