Carnival crowds likely to top 1m
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Police predict a million people will attend the Notting Hill Carnival by the end of the Bank Holiday weekend.
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Carnival Corp, the world's biggest  cruise firm, raised its 2005 forecast for net revenue yields on  Tuesday, saying ticket price rises would more than offset high  fuel costs and a major cruise cancellation.
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China's railway system is expected to carry some 155 million people over the upcoming Chinese New Year period, the most ever, as people flood home for the traditional festival, a senior official said on Thursday.
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When this year's samba parade kicks off in a hail of fireworks, glitter and plumage Sunday night, Max Lopes will have more riding on it than most.
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Crowds are expected to gather for the final day of London&#39;s Notting Hill Carnival on Monday, with police praising the behaviour of revellers so far.
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AS the roar of their fans swept over the Port players in yesterday&#39;s Grand Final parade, the enormity of the occasion finally hit.
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As the Notting Hill Carnival enters its final day, police say they are pleased with how it has gone so far. About 250,000 people took to the streets on Sunday - more than double the first day last year - to celebrate 40 years of the west London event.
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For the first time, sales top &#36;1 billion in one quarter, researcher says.
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Revelers packed Rio de Janeiro's beaches and danced in streets littered with pieces of glittery costumes Tuesday, soaking up the final hours of merriment after the climax of the city's world-famous carnival.
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Thousands of people are expected to flock to the banks of the Clyde for the Glasgow River Festival.
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THOUSANDS of spectators, including many flag-waving children, lined Sydney&#39;s George Street today to greet Australia&#39;s Olympians in their biggest welcome home parade.
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ATHENS, Greece -- The closing ceremony of the Athens Games is underway in front of a crowd of 75,000 at the Olympic Stadium. The arena, which has been the main venue for the sporting carnival for the past
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Over 150,000 people are expected to line the banks of the River Thames for a massive fireworks display as the British capital looks to bring 2005 in with a bang despite the tsunami disaster in Asia.
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Thousands of people in costume took to the streets of western Germany on Thursday as the annual carnival season started with a series of events that will go on until February.
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The festival spirit of revellers at the Notting Hill carnival was praised by police today as the colourful summer spectacular entered its second day.
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SYDNEY : More than a million people are expected to turn out for the annual fireworks show in Sydney on Friday as Australia&#39;s biggest city brings in the New Year in a celebration subdued by tragedy and turned into a fundraiser for tsunami victims.
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Up to 1 million are expected to cast ballots in the most extensive expatriate vote ever organized.