CNN correspondent Mike Valerio rang in the New Year among throngs of visitors at Harbin Ice-Snow World, braving sub-zero temperatures to showcase what he described as the "largest winter festival in the world" to audiences worldwide, underlining that this city has become yet another glitzy attraction boosting travel to China from locations around the world.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday stopped over in the city of Halifax, Canada, and met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney before flying to Florida to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump for talks aimed at ending the Ukraine crisis.
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