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Statue "Hammering Man"
The 22-metre-high, 50-tonne statue "Hammering Man" by U.S. artist Jonathan Borofsky is seen in Seoul during Christmas eve December 24, 2008. |
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The 18th child as Christmas gift
A woman from Arkansas in the US has given birth to her 18th child. |
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Special Christmas post office for appearance of Father Christmas
The German postal service is offering a special Father Christmas office for post mails from children from all over the world until December 24. More than 256,000 letters from 80 countries were sent to Himmelpfort and have received replies in 15 languages. |
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Postmen ride delivery motorcycles to deliver Christmas gifts
Postmen wearing Santa Claus outfits ride delivery motorcycles during a photo call at a post office in Seoul December 19, 2008. About 40 postmen will deliver Christmas gifts to unfortunate children on Christmas Eve. |
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ColChristmas trees
A man poses for a photo in front of a Christmas tree in downtown Monterrey, northern Mexico December 19, 2008. |
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Christmas for kids
Four year old Isabelle Hickson-Clarke poses for her mother who is taking a photograph, as she sits on an installation of Christmas presents, on the south bank of the River Thames, in central London December 22, 2008. |
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Where are the gifts?
4,000 Romanians dressed in Santa Claus suits gathered outside the Romanian Parliament in Bucharest December 21 in an attempt to set a new Guinness Book record for the maximum number of people dressed as Santa. |
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Xmas Spirit in Gothenburg
It may be Sweden's second city, but Gothenburg is Scandinavia's Christmas capital. Gothenburg launches its Christmas City theme 'Lane of Light' |
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Meerkat at Zoo happy for Xmas
A Meerkat at Sydney's Taronga Zoo plays with a Christmas bauble hanging a tree inside its enclosure December 23, 2008. |
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Festive season in Beijing
With Christmas just around the corner, here we show you what Beijing has to offer during this special time of year. |
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