Christmas and chocolates… a cracking combo for Centho
By Martin Banks One of Belgium’s top chocolatiers is celebrating a “triple whammy.”
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December 26, 2024 Christmas in Bethlehem celebrated under the shadow of Israel’s war in Gaza
By Raf Sanchez and Lawahez Jabari BETHLEHEM, West Bank — In the little town of Bethlehem, Christmas this year is barely a whisper. Palestinian scouts paraded through the streets but without their traditional instruments of drums, horns and bagpipes.There was no jubilant countdown to the lighting of the Christmas tree in the main square. In fact, there is no […]
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December 2, 2024 A “Top 10” of things to do and see this Christmas in Belgium
By Martin Banks Christmas is coming so what better time of the year to get out and enjoy some festive fun in Brussels (and Belgium).
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December 25, 2023 ‘God is under the rubble in Gaza’: Bethlehem’s subdued Christmas
There will be no musical festivities. No tree-lighting ceremony. No extravagant decorations that normally bedeck the West Bank city of Bethlehem at Christmas. With the war in the Gaza Strip raging, this is a city in mourning.
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CYPRUS
December 16, 2023 US Cypriots celebrate Christmas
Cyprus-U.S. Chamber of Commerce Christmas Party 2023 IMG_9212 Attendees danced to live music by Pelagos Entertainment at the Cyprus-U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Cyprus Young Professionals Annual Christmas Party on December 14 at Anemos Restaurant in Astoria. Photo by Eleni Sakellis. ASTORIA – In a festive atmosphere, the Cyprus-U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the […]
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December 24, 2022 Saudi Arabia ‘plans to use Christmas as cover for mass executions’
Saudi Arabia is planning a Christmas execution spree while the West is distracted with festivities in a cynical attempt to avoid diplomatic “blowback”, the UK Government has been warned.
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UK NEWS
December 1, 2022 Britain to suffer strike chaos every day until Christmas
Britain is to be disrupted by strikes every day until Christmas as trade unions seek to bring the country to a halt in a new winter of discontent.
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UK NEWS
December 25, 2021 Queen breaks with tradition again to spend Christmas Day at Windsor
The Queen is again breaking with tradition due to COVID and will spend Christmas Day at Windsor.
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GREEKS ABROAD
December 24, 2021 Greek Australians living in Athens reminisce Christmas in Melbourne
By Ilias Karagiannis A word, a picture, a voice from the past can lift waves of memories like a loud gust of air. Memories of the past overwhelm your existence, especially when Christmas approaches.
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UK NEWS
December 22, 2021 What are the rules in the UK’s four nations for Christmas and beyond?
As Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the evidence does not yet justify stricter COVID-19 measures in England, both Scotland and Wales have announced new rule changes.
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