Diplomatique.Expert Week - Christmas Edition

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The Story \\ KENYA Zedekiah Miyare, dressed in a Santa Claus costume, poses for pictures with a child in preparations for the T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Kenyan upcoming Christmas holiday at the Garden City mall in Nairobi, Kenya, 21 December 2019. Christmas is celebrated in Kenya and across the world on 25 December to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity. EPA-EFE/Daniel Irungu

The Story \\ LATVIA man dressed as Santa Claus takes part in the Christmas SUP (Stand Up Paddleboarding) trip in Riga, Latvia, 21 T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â ADecember 2019. EPA-EFE/TOMS KALNINS

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HONGKONG protesters take part in a rally in Harbour City shopping mall in Hong Kong, China, 21 December T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Pro-democracy 2019. Dozens of people took part in a protest titled 'Shopping with you during Christmas' forcing some shops seen as pro-Beijing to temporarily close. Hong Kong has entered its seventh month of mass protests, which were originally triggered by a now withdrawn extradition bill, and have since turned into a wider pro-democracy movement. EPA-EFE/JEROME FAVRE

The Story \\ ISRAEL Kassissieh, dressed as Santa Claus, welcomes people in his Santa's House at the Christian Quarter in Old City, T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Issa Jerusalem, 20 December 2019. Kassissieh, a Christian Arab, has played Santa Claus in Jerusalem for a decade. In recent years he received an official Santa Diploma after attending training in Denver and Copenhagen along an official Santa Claus certificate from the old Santa Claus School in Michigan. Issa has turned his 700-year-old family house into Santa's House and claims to be the only officially certificated Santa Claus in Israel and the Middle East.

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The Story \\ SERBIA motorcyclists dressed in Santa costume drive through the streets of the city center of Belgrade, Serbia, T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â A21Serbian December 2019. A group of Serbian motorcycle enthusiasts gathered in the Serbian capital for a joint ride to the bring Christmas gifts for underprivileged children. EPA-EFE/SRDJAN SUKI

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The Story \\ INDIA women carry the babies dress as Santa Claus as they take part in Christmas procession in Jammu, India, 21 T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Indian December 2019. Christmas is celebrated throughout the country despite the fact that Christians in India are a little over two percent of the Indian population. EPA-EFE/JAIPAL SINGH

The Story \\ SPAIN man dressed as Santa Claus waves under a thermometer that shows 22 degrees Celsius in Valencia, Spain, 21 T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â ADecember 2019. Just a day after storm 'Elsa' caused floods in various parts of the country and just as the peninsula waits for the arrival of storm 'Fabien' that is expected to leave heavy rains and low temperatures across the country, days before Christmas. EPA-EFE/JUAN CARLOS CARDENAS

The Story \\ BULGARIA wearing Santa Claus outfits attend a Bulgarian Vespa Club gathering in Sofia, Bulgaria on 21 T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Motorcyclists December 2109. EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV

The Story \\ SYRIA dramatic scene of the entry of Mary and Jesus to a cave is played at al-Abassyeen square in Damascus, Syria, 20 T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â ADecember 2019, as part of an event held by the Syriac Church under the title 'Damascus is the capital of Christmas' to celebrate Christmas. EPA-EFE/YOUSSEF BADAWI

The Story \\ BERLIN handout photo made available by the Zoo Berlin on 20 December 2019 shows meerkats eating grapes from a sugar-free gingerbread

T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â house at the Tierpark Berlin zoo in Berlin, Germany, 19 December 2019. EPA-EFE/Frederic Schweizer

The Story \\ MOSCOW girl jumps over a rope near Red Square decorated for the New Year and Christmas holidays in the center of T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â AMoscow, Russia, 20 December 2019. EPA-EFE/YURI KOCHETKOV

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A dog dressed in Christmas costume is seen at the Tokyo Great Santa Run 2019 in Tokyo, Japan, 22

T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â December 2019. Some 3,500 people participated in the event to raise money for a children's charity.

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New England Patriots fans dressed as Father Christmas in the stands during the game between the New England T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â APatriots and the Buffalo Bills at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA 21 December 2019. EPAEFE/CJ GUNTHER

The Story \\ SYRIA view of a Christmas decoration in the old city of Damascus, Syria, 21 December 2019, as part of preparations for T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â AChristmas celebrations. EPA-EFE/YOUSSEF BADAWI

The Story \\ SWITZERLAND picture taken with a long time exposure shows people walking in a 50 meters long LED light tunnel, composed T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â The of 28,750 stars placed on 25 hoops and 1,150 garlands at the Christmas market in Vevey, Switzerland, 21 December 019. EPA-EFE/LAURENT GILLIERON

The Story \\ LEBANON Prime Minister Boris Johnson (2-L) serves Christmas lunch to British troops at the Tapa military campus in T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â British Tapa, Estonia, 21 December 2019. Boris Johnson is on a one-day visit to Estonia and has meeting with British troops from NATO's battle group at Tapa. EPA-EFE/VALDA KALNINA

The Story \\ POLAND attend a Christmas Eve meal for homeless and poor at the Technical High School gastronomic in Szczecin, T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â People Poland, 20 December 2019. Poor and homeless people received a traditional Christmas meal. EPA-EFE/Marcin Bielecki

The Story \\ PAKISTAN of Mary is displayed outside a Church as Christians prepare for Christmas celebrations in Lahore, Pakistan, T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â A19statue December 2019 (issued 20 December). EPA-EFE/RAHAT DAR

The Story \\ ALPS view of Val d'isere with christmas decoration during the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Val d'isere, France, T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â General 19 December 2019. EPA-EFE/GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO

The Story \\ ITALY artistic installation 'Il Natale vien da sotto' (Christmas comes from below) by Italian artist Lorenzo Lunati in XX T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â The Settembre Square is covered in snow following a snowfall in Modena, Italy, 13 December 2019. EPAEFE/ELISABETTA BARACCH

The Story \\ JERUSALEM Kassissieh (C), dressed as Santa Claus, rides a camel at the Jaffa Gate in Old City, Jerusalem, 19 December T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Issa 2019. Issa Kassissieh, a Christian Arab, has played Santa Claus in Jerusalem for a decade. In recent years he recieved an official Santa Diploma after attending training in Denver and Copenhagen along an official Santa Claus certificate from the old Santa Claus School in Michigan. Issa has turned his 700 year old family house into Santa's House and claims to be the only officially certificated Santa Claus in Israel and the Middle East. EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN

The Story \\ BRAZIL firefighter in Santa Claus costume arrives on Jet-Ski at Copacabana Beach, to deliver gifts to the children who T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Await for him in the military fort of the firefighters of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 18 December 2019. EPA-EFE/Antonio Lacerda

The Story \\ ZIMBABWE street vendor sells Christmas items to passing motorists in Harare, Zimbabwe, 18 December 2019. Vendors are T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Acashing in on the Christmas mood by selling all sorts of Christmas items. EPA-EFE/AARON UFUMELI

The Story \\ RUSSIA woman walks along a seasonally decorated street with a giant Christmas ball installed at the Gorky Park in T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â AMoscow, Russia, 17 December 2019. Russians are preparing to celebrate New Year's Eve on 31 December and Christmas which is observed on 07 January, according to the Russian Orthodox Julian calendar 13 days after Christmas on 25 December on the Gregorian calender. EPA-EFE/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

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The Story \\ NUREMBERG are for sale at the world-famous 'Christkindlesmarkt' (Christ Child Market) in Nuremberg, Bavaria, T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Nutcracker Germany, 17 December 2019. The 'Nuernberger Christkindlesmarkt' is open until 24 December. EPA-EFE/LUKAS BARTH-TUTTAS

The Story \\ INDIA Claus caps, masks and dresses on display at a roadside for sale ahead ahead of the Christmas festival in T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Santa Bhopal, India, 17 December 2019. Christmas is celebrated in India and across the world on 25 December to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity. EPA-EFE/SANJEEV GUPTA

The Story \\ LONDON the Downing Street cat sits under the Christmas tree on Downing Street in London, Britain, 17 December T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Larry 2019. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN

The Story \\ TIMOR Bjoernestad Skar of Norway in action during the sprint qualification run at the Davos Nordic FIS Cross T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Sindre Country World Cup in Davos, Switzerland, 14 December 2019. EPA-EFE/GIAN EHRENZELLER

The Story \\ AUSTRIA decorations hang above a Christmas market at Rathausplatz in central Vienna, Austria, 15 December 2019, on T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Light the third Sunday of Advent. EPA-EFE/ZOLTAN BALOGH

The Story \\ GERMANY stand in a mine tunnel during the "Christmas Rammelsberg" event at the UNESCO World T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â Miners Heritage Rammelsberg in Goslar, Germany, 15 December 2019. The organizers expect around 7,000 visitors to the event. EPA-EFE/JENS SCHLUETER

The Story \\ POLAND of the Christmas exhibits presented during the exhibition at the Ethnographic Museum in T H E S T O R Y \ \ Â View Rzeszow, Poland 15 December 2019. The exhibition presents items from the collections of this institution, as well as from a rich collection of Jesuits from Old Village (Stara Wies), which have various Christmas cribs from around the world. EPA-EFE/DAREK DELMANOWICZ

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