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(Reuters) AFRICA ETHIOPIA: SELASSIE REBURIAL -- The late Emperor Haile Selassie will be reburied on Nov. 5 in a ceremony aimed at restoring the dignity of a monarch who died 25 years ago.

HONG KONG — Amid ear-splitting clashes of cymbals and drums, a team of lion dancers strutted its stuff on the 34th floor of Citibank Tower last month in a traditional ceremony aimed at bringing good fortune to the office that was being inaugurated there that day.

And Sunday's closing ceremony aims to send 10,500 athletes happily home to the sound of British acts including the Spice Girls and George Michael.

Tomorrow night's award ceremony aims to encourage a turn in the tide by honouring those media professionals who have highlighted issues of global justice.

In more than 20 years as a shaman, he said he had performed countless ceremonies aimed at helping people overcome problems.

Her parting comment at the presentation ceremony was aimed at him.

While it is unclear if any secret approaches were being made, the speech during the commemoration ceremony seemed aimed at convincing the public that it is better not to have relations with Washington.

The gowns were strapless and bejeweled, but the mood was business casual: some of the weepier gushes of gratitude at Sunday night's Golden Globes ceremony were aimed at makeup and wardrobe people.

And it's not just league tables; there's a plethora of awards ceremonies all aimed at encouraging industries, from music to the media, to raise their game when it comes to giving everyone a fair deal.

Thirty-five yeafterfter he was murdered at the altar, Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero will be beatified in El Salvador on Saturday in a ceremony that aims to at least temporarily unite a conflict-plagued nation.