White Roses, Candles Bring in Solemn New Year
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PATONG BEACH, Thailand  - People held candles and  white roses on the tsunami-hit island of Phuket, tearfully  embracing as they grieved, in a poignant symbol of the mood  which darkened New Year celebrations across the globe.
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A million revelers cheered fireworks in Sydney, Australia - one of the first cities to celebrate the New Year. via News Observer
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This New Year rediscover ways of expressing feelings of the most unspoken bond and that is of a father and son.
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New Year celebrations across Southeast Asia will be turned into remembrance services for those killed or affected by the quake and tsunamis, with some events canceled outright.
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JARNAC, France  - On Francois Mitterrand's grave, one wreath stands out among those marking last month's anniversary of his death. Bigger than all others, it is made up of dozens of roses and a label saying simply "Segolene Royal".
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A year after experimenting with fresh flower decorations, the White House is returning to a more traditional Christmas look for its 24 holiday parties.
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Pope John Paul II ushered in the Christmas holiday today, lighting a candle for peace in his window before celebrating midnight Mass in a new test of the 84-year-old pontiffâs frail health.
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A bit of bubbly, a few verses of Auld Lang Syne and candidates, candidates and more candidates. It's New Year's Eve in Iowa and New Hampshire.
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Travel: Warm up for New Year's Eve 2008 with our gallery of celebrations around the world
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As generous as their employers have been in laying on New Year's treats, China's migrants just want to go home for the holidays
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Four Nordic nations were set to ring in the New Year in shock and mourning, faced with their deadliest catastrophe in modern times as people sat glued to news reports from Asia where thousands of their loved ...
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After ringing in the New Year, investors may now want to raise one last toast to 2004, as the stock market delivered a year-ending performance worth celebrating.
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A century after the first New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, thousands of revelers crowded the streets and sidewalks Friday to welcome 2005, even as the world mourned the devastation of the South Asian tsunami.
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The holidays mark the end of one year and the beginning of another -- a worthy occasion for celebration. So it's hardly surprising that wine, beer and spirits flow freely.
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Pope John Paul II ushered in the Christmas holiday, lighting a candle for peace in his window Friday before celebrating midnight Mass in a new test of the 84-year-old pontiff&#39;s frail health.
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Roses are red, my love, violets are blue. Sugar is sweet, my love, but a &#36;100,000 tribute is too much ado.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) -If you're gazing enviously at the bouquet of roses on your colleague's desk this Valentine's Day, remember there's a chance they're not from a secret admirer or even a significant other.