‘Bearcave,' ‘Pillion,' ‘Milk Teeth' Among Competition Lineup at Thessaloniki (EXCLUSIVE)

The Thessaloniki Film Festival, which runs Oct. 30 to Nov. 9, has revealed its International Competition lineup, which ...

Christmas in danger as Santa's Lapland home feels pandemic chill

Christmas is coming, but in Santa's home village in northern Finland, the COVID pandemic means that the flocks of tourists who usually start to make merry in Rovaniemi at this time of year are not.
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Casualties from Ukrainian missile attack on Belgorod Region’s village up to 11

BELGOROD, October 8. /TASS/. The number of casualties from the Ukrainian missile attack on the village of Maslova Pristan in the Shebekino District of the Belgorod Region has risen to 11, the Regional ...
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Finland has a tiny Finland-shaped lake called Neitokainen

Finland built a tiny Finland-shaped lake in Finland and then kind of just… left it there. This artificial pond is called Neitokainen, and was built in Vesikkovaara in 1991. It's famous for being ...
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3 elves are cycling from the German town of St. Nikolaus to Finland’s Santa Claus Village

ST. NIKOLAUS, Germany (AP) — Santa’s elves start early in Germany. Three postal workers set off Saturday on their nearly 3,000-kilometer (1,860-mile) bicycle journey from St. Nikolaus, Germany, to the ...