London fireworks sparkle, crowd remembers tsunami victims
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As Big Ben chimed in 2005 a spectacular firework display dazzled thousands lining the River Thames, but a two-minute silence reminded the crowd of the sombre backdrop to this year's festivities.
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Under a scorching Bali sun with police helicopters providing security, hundreds gathered Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of the blasts that rocked the paradise isle and killed 202 people.
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Britain marked the first anniversary of  the London suicide bombings with flowers, candles and a  2-minute silence on Friday as the city&#039;s police chief said  another attack now looked more likely.
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More than 350,000 people are expected to gather in London to take part in the New Year celebrations.
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Sri Lankans lit candles and chanted prayers for the dead to mark one month since the tsunami Wednesday, and mourners on a Thai island launched two new fishing boats in a first step toward rebuilding the devastated local fleet. On the hardest-hit Indonesian island of Sumatra, there were no memorials, but children went back to school and the empty desks of dead classmates.
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KUTA BEACH, Indonesia  - Under a scorching Bali  sun with police helicopters providing security, hundreds  gathered Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of the blasts  that rocked the paradise isle and killed 202 people.
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HUNDREDS of people came together on Sunday to lay wreaths and salute those who lost their lives during the two world wars and other conflicts.
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - One of London's most popular celebrity haunts is to rise from the ashes after being engulfed in the fire that devoured part of Camden Market, its owners said on Wednesday.
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Britainâs Olympic heroes were saluted with a tickertape parade today as fans turned out to celebrate their success. Thousands descended on central London to make
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Members of New England's Sri Lankan community came together in a Brighton church last night to remember their nation's enormous loss in this week's tsunami disaster, which claimed an estimated 30,000 lives in that country alone.
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Cardiff's star-studded charity concert for victims of the Asian tsunami is hailed a huge success.
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Thousands of partygoers showed up for this sleepy island's annual New Year's Eve bash that is the talk of the Caribbean, swelling the population twentyfold. But this year the merriment came under the shadow of the Asian tsunami.
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Millions of revellers were celebrating the first night of the holiday last night.
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Tens of thousands of people sporting ponchos and umbrellas braved heavy rain to mark the Fourth of July holiday beneath the booming, bright explosions of the city's massive fireworks display.
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London's 60,000-strong Chinese community have ushered in the Year of the Pig with a colourful Lunar New Year parade, dancing and fireworks in the heart of the British capital.
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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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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.