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'Katyusha' will be played instead of the Russian national anthem at Olympic events
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'Katyusha' will be played instead of the Russian national anthem at Olympic events

15 January 2021
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland’s Lausanne upheld on December 17 WADA’s previous ruling on a number of sanctions against Russian sports. According to the CAS ruling, Russian athletes were deprived of their right to participate in all World Championships, Olympic and Paralympic Games under the national flag of Russia for the two-year period.

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'Katyusha' will be played instead of the Russian national anthem at Olympic events
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'Katyusha' will be played instead of the Russian national anthem at Olympic events

15 January 2021
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland’s Lausanne upheld on December 17 WADA’s previous ruling on a number of sanctions against Russian sports. According to the CAS ruling, Russian athletes were deprived of their right to participate in all World Championships, Olympic and Paralympic Games under the national flag of Russia for the two-year period.
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EU countries start mass vaccination against covid-19
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EU countries start mass vaccination against covid-19

27 December 2020
A Europe-wide mass vaccination against the covid-19 virus started on Sunday (27 December) as part of an EU-wide effort co-ordinated by the European Commission. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine had been delivered to all 27 member states.
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From Bethlehem to Rome, subdued Christmas celebrations amidst pandemic lockdown
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From Bethlehem to Rome, subdued Christmas celebrations amidst pandemic lockdown

25 December 2020
Bethlehem on Thursday ushered in Christmas Eve with a stream of joyous marching bands and the triumphant arrival of the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, but few people were there to greet them as the coronavirus pandemic and a strict lockdown dampened celebrations in the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
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Rumi goes virtual
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Rumi goes virtual

20 December 2020
The 747th anniversary of the death of the most important Sufi mystic and poet in the world, Jalal al-Din Rumi was commemorated during the “Seb-i Arus” ceremony held on December 17 at the Mevlana Cultural Centre in Konya, in Turkey. This annual commemoration was this year held in virtual format because of the coronavirus pandemic
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Improvised oral poetry remains a popular entertainment in Kazakhstan
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Improvised oral poetry remains a popular entertainment in Kazakhstan

28 November 2020
In Kazakhstan,  improvised oral poetry, spoken or sung to the accompaniment of traditional musical instruments, has for centuries been a source of entertainment. The Kazakh government has since independence in 1991 been keen to promote the tradition, known in Kazakh as Akyndar Aitysy, since this is seen as a way of consolidating national identity.
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