Christmas
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Asia
Japan’s Takashimaya apologises for collapsed Christmas cakes
TOKYO: In prim and proper Japan, all it took to prompt a prestigious department store chain into an earnest, public…
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6-year-old boy travelling to gran’s for Christmas put on wrong flight
Spirit Airlines is investigating the incident, which saw the child stranded 260 km away from his grandmother’s home. ADVERTISEMENT A…
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Beyoncé’s childhood home in Houston burns on Christmas morning
HOUSTON, Texas — Beyoncé’s childhood home caught fire early on Christmas morning, though the family living there escaped safely. The…
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Ukraine celebrates Christmas on Dec. 25 for the first time, distancing itself from Russia
KRYVORIVNIA, Ukraine — Christmas carried more than spiritual weight for many Ukrainians this year as the country newly observed it…
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Migrant caravan in southern Mexico marks Christmas Day by trudging onward
HUIXTLA, Mexico — Christmas Day meant the same as any other day for thousands of migrants walking through southern Mexico:…
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Holiday travel is mostly nice, but with some naughty disruptions again on Southwest Airlines
Conditions were mostly nice this year for travelers flying ahead of and on Christmas, but some naughty disruptions again plagued…
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Pope Francis blasts the weapons industry as he makes a Christmas appeal for peace
ROME — ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday blasted the weapons industry and its “instruments of death” that fuel…
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Frankincense: The intriguing story behind the Christmas scent
Once more valuable than gold, frankincense is indelibly linked to Oman. ADVERTISEMENT Mention frankincense, and it’s hard not to instantaneously…
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Christmas in China brings glittering decor and foreign influence concerns
BEIJING: Giant Christmas trees adorned with lights, tinsel and gift boxes greet shoppers at glittering malls in big Chinese cities like Shanghai…
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US-Canada military centre ‘tracks’ Santa for 68th year
WASHINGTON: A joint US-Canadian military monitoring agency continued this year its decades-long Christmas tradition of tracking Santa’s whereabouts, helping children…
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