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Clip shows India stone-pelting ritual, not fighting at Kumbh Mela festival
A video spread online shows an annual stone-pelting ritual in northern India, contrary to claims by social media posts that presented it…
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Dozens injured in stampede at India's Maha Kumbh festival
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Parrot Social Shines at Asia's AI Festival, Redefining SME Market Solutions
The Asia AI Festival (AIFA) 2025, hosted in Singapore on January 16-17, brought together leaders in digitalization, artificial…
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Clip of 'three-faced' elephant filmed at Thai parade, not giant India festival
Ahead of the world's largest gathering of humanity, the six-week Kumbh Mela festival in northern India, a video purportedly showing a…
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Dozens Injured After Elephant Stampedes Through Festival Crowd
A stampeding elephant left at least 23 people injured and one in critical condition during a festival in India this week, and the…
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Nepal hosts hot air balloon festival
With Nepal's snowy Himalayan peaks as a backdrop, the sky above Pokhara transformed into a vibrant canvas of colours for the country's…
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SBS Gayo Daejeon 2024: Performers, Date, Venue, and Everything About 27th Annual Music Festival
This year is ending, and the world is gearing up to welcome 2025. Celebrations are in full swing everywhere, with award shows and music…
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Inside the wild world of Osaka’s dangerous, adrenaline-fueled float festivals
To a din of cheering crowds, rhythmic chanting and taiko drums, hundreds of people haul massive wooden floats through the streets of Osaka…
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Global visitors enjoy town's shanty festival
Hundreds of people descended on a seaside town on the first day of a three-day sea shanty festival. People came from as far as Canada and…
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Ethiopia festival fires burn bright despite downpour
Thousands in Ethiopia's capital city defied a downpour to celebrate Meskel, the first big festival of the religious year. It marks the…
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Thousands gather in Ethiopia's capital to celebrate a religious festival. Many are thinking of peace
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Thursday to celebrate an annual religious festival…
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Festival of Joy returns to downtown Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — The 15th annual Festival of Joy transformed the downtown Bloomington area into a mini India. Many wore colorful…
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Felittese Festival wraps up in Old Forge
OLD FORCE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — After a weather hiccup on Saturday, conditions could not be better for the final day of a…
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Photos: Scenes from Spain's La Tomatina festival — the ultimate food fight
More than 20,000 people from around the world hurled over 100 tons of tomatoes at each other for an hour Wednesday during Spain’s La…
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Solingen festival turned into 'dystopian' crime scene, organizer says
Almost two days after a man armed with a knife killed three people and severely wounded four others at a festival in Germany's western…
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'Random' stabbing spree at festival in Germany leaves 3 dead, others injured: report
A festival in Germany dissolved into chaos after three people were killed in a stabbing spree, local German news agency dpa reported. The…
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People killed, injured at Solingen festival celebrations in Germany
People were killed and injured in an attack at the 650th anniversary celebrations of the city of Solingen in western Germany, according to…
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Spanish bull festival celebration falsely shared as 'protest against Gaza situation'
A video of a crowd celebrating the opening of Spain's famous bullfighting spectacle has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in…
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Festival of India celebrates Roanoke’s diversity
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Elmwood Park was transformed on Saturday to welcome back the annual Festival of India. The festival lasted four…
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Sky-high horror caught on video as Ferris wheel catches fire during music festival
A Ferris wheel at a festival near Leipzig, Germany, caught fire Saturday evening, leading to multiple injuries, according to reports. More…
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Mangia! St. Paul Italian Festival making its return this weekend
A popular heritage festival is returning to Little Italy and organizers are preparing for their big weekend ahead. The Saint Paul Italian…
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Spain's controversial Pamplona bull run festival gets under way
The famous running of the bulls event in Pamplona, northern Spain, kicked off on Saturday, despite protests from animal rights activists.…
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Old video of Ghana fire festival falsely linked to Kenyan tax bill protests
A screenshot of the false Facebook post, taken on June 27, 2024 The claim was repeated elsewhere on Twitter and Facebook. Anti-tax…
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Extended offers dampen excitement for China's mid-year e-commerce festival
By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's mid-year e-commerce sales festival failed to stir up a great deal of excitement…