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They returned to Sri Lanka on Tuesday, first spending two nights in Colombo before taking the winding drive to Pallekele.

From BBC

The competition taking place this weekend is held every year in Sobetsu, a town on the main northern island of Hokkaido, where this game -- essentially a snowball fight -- became a sport 37 years ago.

From Barron's

Demonstrators had been gathering outside the terminal in Santarem, in northern Brazil's Para state, for a month before taking over company offices this weekend.

From Barron's

While he can't disclose how much he earns from the panels, he said he's taking in much more than he would from just farming.

From Barron's

Carlos said that Colón expanded and politicised salsa music, taking it to stages where it hadn't been heard before.

From BBC