Fireworks on the final Friday of 2006
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Most producers refrain from releasing their films in the last week of the year.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The 2004 Summer Games ended with a vibrant two-hour extravaganza at Athens&#39; Olympic Stadium on Sunday. Greece bid farewell to guests from 201 countries in a ceremony that started with fireworks and a dazzling light show.
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Exclusive 'Twas the night before Christmas...
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Bank Holiday sunshine is expected to draw in the crowds for the grand finale of the 40th Notting Hill Carnival.
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Roughly 28,000 tons of Las Vegas history collapses in a spectacle of fireworks and explosives. By Steve Friess.
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Bangkok: Fourteen people were killed and five injured Sunday in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Thailand&#39;s ancient capital Ayuthaya, officials and witnesses said.
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The celebration could come tonight. And then the church bells can ring, the car horns can blare, the corked bottles of champagne gathering dust since 1986 can be popped, and the hallelujahs
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GO SEE THE PROS  Some Georgia cities are cancelling their Fourth of July fireworks displays because dry conditions have raised fears of fires, but events in  Augusta and Columbia County are going ahead as planned.
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ATHENS: Fireworks lit up the sky in Athens Friday as the 12th Paralympic Games officially got under way to a chorus of drums and a sea of dancers.
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By The Associated Press  Today is Thursday, Dec. 7, the 341st day of 2006. There are 24 days left in the year.  Today's Highlight in History:  On Dec.
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A fine display of shooting stars is underway and peaks overnight Wednesday into early Thursday morning. Astronomers expect the 2004 Perseid meteor shower to be one of the best versions of the annual event in several years.
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An explosion at a fireworks factory in central Thailand has killed at least 14 people and injured several others. It completely destroyed the factory in the city of Ayutthaya, about 70km (44 miles) north of Bangkok, and damaged nearby houses.
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&quot;Transformers&quot; triggered  box-office fireworks during the Fourth of July holiday,  &quot;Ratatouille&quot; successfully competed against family barbecues,  and &quot;Live Free or Die Hard&quot; continued to wave its flag.
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The Fourth of July fireworks display billed as the nation's biggest is trying to up this year's oohs and aahs with a pyrotechnic novelty: exploding shells aimed at the water, not the sky. The so-called nautical shells are supposed to explode on the surface of the East River, remaining illuminated for a few seconds before fading out, said Robin Hall, executive producer of the Macy's Fourth of July display.
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The men's marathon and volleyball final are among the highlights on the final day of the Olympics.
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Bright, deafening explosions and thick  smoke covered China's capital at midnight, as Beijingers  celebrated the beginning of the New Year and the end of a  firework ban in exuberant fashion.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark  - Some of the more than 2,000 people evacuated after fire engulfed a Danish fireworks factory and set off a series of powerful explosions were allowed to return home Friday.