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ICYMI: The week's quirky news from around the world

There are plenty of bleak stories making headlines every day between a global pandemic, natural disasters, humanitarian crises, and terror attacks. So here is a pick of the week's funny, quirky and s

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#ProtectTheFacts to combat distortion of the Holocaust

People look at a light installation called #everynamecounts projecting names of victims of the Nazi regime on the facade of the French embassy ahead the Holocaust Memorial Day in Berlin, Germany,

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A matter of life or death: Europe's ski resort problem

Skiers observe social distancing on a chairlift in Flachau, Austria, January 15, 2021. /Reuters It's normally one of the highlights of the ski World Cup season, but this weekend there were no

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ICYMI: The week's quirky news from around the world

Between a global pandemic, natural disasters, humanitarian crises and terror attacks, there are plenty of bleak stories making headlines every day. So here is a pick of the week's funny, quirky and s

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Books experience comeback under COVID-19 lockdowns

A woman looks through the shop window of British book retail shop Waterstones in Crewe, Cheshire, UK, November 18, 2020. /Getty For years, experts predicted the death of the book, as people tu

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ICYMI: The week's quirky news from around the world

CGTN screenshot of the lookslikeyouneediceland.com website Between a global pandemic, racial unrest, natural disasters and looming economic crises, there are plenty of bleak stories making hea

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ICYMI: The week's quirky news - Christmas edition

A diver in a Santa Claus suit swims in a fish tank at the Kaiyukan aquarium in Osaka, Japan, November 27, 2020. /Kyodo News via Getty Between travel restrictions, social distancing rules and l

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ICYMI: The week's quirky news from around the world

Between a global pandemic, natural disasters, humanitarian crises and terror attacks, there are plenty of bleak stories making headlines every day. So here is a pick of the week's funny, quirky and s

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ICYMI: The week's quirky news from around the world

CGTN screenshot of the lookslikeyouneediceland.com website Between a global pandemic, racial unrest, natural disasters and looming economic crises, there are plenty of bleak stories making hea

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Christmas under COVID-19 rules: Celebrate or isolate?

A woman walks past a window display with Father Christmas wearing a protective mask during the second COVID-19 national lockdown in Lille, France, November 30, 2020. /Reuters In many European

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ICYMI: The week's quirky news from around the world

Between a global pandemic, racial unrest, natural disasters and looming economic crises, there are plenty of bleak stories making headlines every day. So here is a pick of the week's funny, quirky an

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ICYMI: The week's quirky news from around the world

Amid a global pandemic, humanitarian crises, natural disasters and other bleak news, light-hearted stories are as necessary as ever. Here is a pick of the week's best funny, silly and quirky news fro

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In the Spotlight: The Squad is back, bigger than before

Clockwise from top left: Representatives Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. /CGTN's montage of Getty ph

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Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's leader with big plans ahead

A calm, confident and trusted voice during the COVID-19 pandemic, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has stood in stark contrast to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson down south. With the cris

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Rethinking Venice tourism post-COVID-19

A cruise ship sails into Venice, Italy, August 12, 2013. /VCG No more cruise ships, no more hordes of tourists, eerily quiet streets and new marine life in the canals: after battling overtouri

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Golden passports: Scheme for the wealthy, boon for criminals?

The Akamas Peninsula along the western coast of Cyprus, May 31, 2020. /VCG For most people, a passport comes from being born in a country, having a parent from there, marrying a citizen or app

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The glass ceiling for women in U.S. politics

Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine stand on stage amid celebratory balloons and confetti on the last day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 28, 2016. /AP Even before presum