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• The Swedish city of Stockholm has launched its 29th annual Christmas baking competition of gingerbread.
• Thousands of runners dressed up in Santa Claus costumes have taken part in racing events in several cities to raise funds for charity.
• As people around the world are preparing for New Year holidays, Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro has lit up the most famous Christmas tree to attract local and foreign tourists.
• The European space agency is to launch a space telescope called the characterizing exoplanet satellite into the earth's orbit to further investigate the known exoplanets.
  

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