Kyrgyzstan touted as ideal delivery hub for Santa
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Seeking a novel remedy to revive its rickety economy, the tiny ex-Soviet state of Kyrgyzstan has declared itself the new home of Santa Claus.
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Making toys for all the kids in the world is joyous work &#151; but it's a tough job, too. That goes double for Nick Snowden, who's in charge of the family business when, just three days before Christmas, one of his reindeer is snatched and sold to the local zoo. As if there weren't enough to worry about this time of year, Nick has to rescue Buddy the reindeer &#151; and fast.
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Mellow chiming at the bell-towers of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Dormition and Assumption of Virgin Mary, the main Catholic church in Ukraine, announced to the arrival of Christmas to hundreds of ...
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MAXINE McKEW: In Russia this festive season, there appears to be a sign of peace and goodwill from hard-line leader Vladimir Putin.
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When Santa's in town, the sector jingles.
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A Russian space cargo craft docked late on Saturday at the International Space Station (ISS) and delivered Christmas gifts and much needed supplies, avoiding an evacuation due to dwindling foodstuffs, NASA officials said.
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With Christmas just days away, The Salvation Army is pushing to gets its to-do list done. That includes putting together food and gift bags for some 3,800 children
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BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- A US Air Force officer who went missing for three days says someone stuffed an object in her jeans pocket with a note saying it was a bomb and telling her to go to a site in Bishkek, where kidnappers grabbed her, Kyrgyz authorities said yesterday.
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Want to make someone's Christmas really special this year? Consider a trip to outer space.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary - Can you imagine Santa Claus in a swimsuit? Luckily, the contestants in Hungary's National Santa Claus Beauty Pageant this weekend will get to keep their clothes on - and their beards, too.
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Hundreds of millions around the world prepared Friday to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, a Christmas festival of religious joy for many and commercial excess for others, against a backdrop of continuing global security
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Text of report by Kyrgyz news agency 24.kg website  Bishkek, 5 February: A new TV broadcaster, called The Fifth Channel, will be launched in Kyrgyzstan next Monday, 12 February.  The Fifth Channel will go on air next Monday, 12 February, the TV company's press service has said.
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HOUMA, La. - Forget a sleigh, this Santa Claus drives something the average person can take a ride in - a taxi. "When I pull up as Santa Claus, you should see the look on their faces," said Tom Lee Jerrell, a driver for A-1 Taxi.
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GRESTEN, Austria  - As Christmas nears, Austrian children hoping for gifts from Santa Claus will also be watching warily for "Krampus", his horned and hairy sidekick.
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Families who are approved will receive a Christmas food box and gifts for their children through the Angel Tree program. Those applying need to appear in person at The Salvation Army, 200 E. Ninth in Shawnee.
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Unmanned Russian cargo spaceship -- Progress M-51 -- docked with the International Space Station (ISS) early on Sunday, delivering vital food supplies and belated Christmas presents to ISS crew.
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As a young child in Ukraine, Atanas Kobryn would go to bed on the eve of St. Nicholas' feast day, as anxious as any child waiting for Santa Claus.