Bethlehem native optimistic about &#39;good times&#39; coming to Ukraine
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Andrew Mac has not only been an eyewitness to Ukrainian history. He&#39;s also been a participant, helping to ensure democracy prevails.
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Reformer Viktor Yushchenko, whose victory in Ukraine&#39;s presidential election was all but assured Monday despite his opponent&#39;s threat to appeal the outcome, is expected to move quickly to bolster ties with the West while trying to ease tensions with Russia
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A Calgary man returns home after observing the Ukrainian election firsthand. Jack McDonald spent Christmas in the Ukraine observing the election, he was part of a team of twenty.
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A quick glance down the list of clubs Paul Dickov has played for inexorably leads to one conclusion: the man is football&#39;s eternal optimist.
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Sergei Rebrov waited three years to score a league goal in England but when the moment came he wished he was in Ukraine. Rather than cavorting around Upton Park with West Ham
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In the new optimism of the Mideast, Bethlehem finds itself blessed with more visitors this year than at any time since the Palestinian offensive began in 2000 â-n fact, twice as many in 2004 than in 2003.
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Thousands of pilgrims and a new Palestinian leadership celebrated Christmas in the town of Jesus's birth Saturday with prayers for peace after the death of Yasser Arafat.
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KYIV. Dec 10 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko said on Friday that, if he wins Ukraine&#39;s December 26 presidential runoff, he would do his best to get to the truth in the sensational
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(Undated) Dec. 25, 2004 - As the world celebrates Christmas, there is new hope for peace abroad despite ever-present tensions. The crowds are larger than in recent years at Bethlehem, the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ.
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Christmas celebrations have been held at the Church of Nativity in the Palestinian town of Bethlehem, the historic birthplace of Jesus Christ.
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National Post columnist Diane Francis is in Kiev to report on Ukraine&#39;s post-election turmoil. Yesterday she was on hand as a fortnight of protest suddenly turned into celebration after the country&#39;s highest
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Thousands of pilgrims flocked to Bethlehem on Monday for a Christmas mass which Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Western powers hope will highlight the benefits of peacemaking.
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Gloom was banished from Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem for the first time in years on Monday as Christian pilgrims from all over the world flocked here to celebrate Jesus' birth in an atmosphere of renewed tranquility
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A rare optimism is taking hold among Palestinians amid signs of a possible breakthrough in the long-deadlocked Mideast peace process.
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- Several thousand pilgrims celebrated Christmas Eve in the traditional birthplace of Jesus yesterday, voicing hopes for peace in the Middle East.
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BEIJING, Dec. 25 -- Under heavy security, Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas arrived in the holy West Bank city of Bethlehem Friday night to attend Christmas celebrations.
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank Israel is passing out candy as it allows people to freely travel into Bethlehem this Christmas Eve. Officials say they expect some five thousand people today and tomorrow to visit the town where Jesus was born.