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Michael Palin undertakes an epic journey of 23,000 miles, travelling from the North to the South Pole across 17 countries with a minimum of air travel, all on a tight deadline.

Inspiration sparked about a year ago bore fruit Saturday as Bakersfield's own Peace Pole was unveiled at the Sister City Gardens at Mill Creek, sharing the message "may peace prevail on earth" in ...

Every year around the summer solstice, Swedes gather to celebrate Midsummer, a festival marking the longest day of the year ... Whether you're in Sweden or celebrating elsewhere, Midsummer ...

1st May, known as May Day, is an important traditional festival in British culture. It's all about celebrating spring! Take the quiz to find out some weird and wonderful facts about what happens ...

Sweden's Armand Duplantis cemented his place in pole vaulting history by defending ... He was absent from Paris and his closest rival on the day was Kendricks with 5.95m. Such is his dominance ...

The night ended with Sweden's Armand Duplantis ... eliminated from the men's pole vault final through the first two runs. 12:23 p.m. — The first final of the day begins in about 40 minutes ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived Sweden for a two-day working visit aimed at boosting trade and bilateral relations between Nigeria and Sweden. This was disclosed in a statement on ...

Vice-President Kashim Shettima, will depart Abuja for Sweden on a two-day visit to represent Nigeria in bilateral engagements with the Scandinavian nation. At the instance of President Bola Tinubu ...

What is the longest pole you can use in pole vault? There's technically no limit — the pole may be of any length or diameter — however there's typically a range that works best for each vaulter's size ...

Volunteers have been attempting to walk the equivalent distance of the North to the South Pole and back again Volunteers ... hit the target on World Bipolar Day, on 30 March.