Protests in Syria over Christmas tree burning

Serbian students rally in Belgrade in latest protest over train station disaster

Hundreds march on state prosecutor’s office to demand justice after 15 people killed when renovated roof collapsed. Hundreds of university students have rallied in Belgrade to protest against the ...

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NFL Week 17 picks and score predictions: Chiefs win Christmas thriller over Steelers, Bengals beat Broncos

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Rashford exiled at Utd over standards - Amorim

Ruben Amorim has warned Marcus Rashford that he will remain exiled until he begins to meet the standards expected of a Manchester United player.

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From red to green: Syria seek united future on pitch after Assad era ends | John Duerden

The national team are looking forward having changed their colours just hours after Bashar al-Assad fled Damascus. On 9 December Syria were drawn in a 2027 Asian Cup qualification group with ...

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How climate change poses new risks to Christmas tree farms

Christmas tree farms are staring down a new set of dangers, including climate change-fueled weather disasters and a shifting labor market.

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Stressed out trees helping charities restore valuable aspen forests

In a little understood quirk of nature foresters have been putting the aspen tree under duress to promote flowering . On a nature reserve deep in the Scottish Highlands there is a polytunnel which ...

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American Airlines Briefly Grounds U.S. Flights on Christmas Eve Over Technical Issue

Bad weather made delays worse after problems with systems used to release flights on one of the busiest travel days of the year.

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Man accused of burning woman to death on NY subway charged with murder

A man accused of lighting a woman’s clothes on fire aboard a New York City subway was arraigned in Brooklyn criminal court on Tuesday for first and second degree murder charges in addition to arson ...

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Trump threatens to take over Panama Canal

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Syrians in Christian Neighborhoods Protest After Christmas Tree Is Burned

The protests in Damascus broke out after footage circulated online of an artificial Christmas tree on fire in a mostly Christian town as masked men stand around it.

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Starbucks Strike to Affect to Over 300 stores on Christmas Eve, Union Says

The five-day labor action is expected to involve more than 5,000 U.S. employees in the largest-ever labor action against the coffee chain.

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WATCH: Family unexpectedly finds a ‘Charlie Brown’ Christmas tree

What they thought was the perfect Christmas tree in the woods turned out to look a little bit different when they got it home.

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Hundreds protest in Christian areas of Syrian capital after Christmas tree burned

Demonstrations flare after video spread on social media showing hooded fighters setting fire to tree. Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in Christian areas of Damascus early on Tuesday ...

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Syria's Rebel Leaders Have Control of the Country. Now What?

The new Islamist-led government promises moderation, but officials aren’t committing to such issues as women’s rights or free elections.

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Top Arab Diplomats, in Syria Visits, Aim to Build Ties With New Leadership

Ministers from Jordan and Qatar were among the first high-ranking Arab diplomats to meet with the leader of the rebel coalition that toppled the Syrian regime.

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CFPB Sues Rocket Homes Over Alleged Kickbacks

The lawsuit alleged that the real-estate company provided incentives to brokers and agents to steer home buyers to its parent company’s mortgage-lending wing, Rocket Mortgage.

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This Was the Year Elon Musk Took Over Politics

The American public elected Donald Trump to run the federal government. His erratic patron seems to think the job is also his.

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Syria’s New Leaders Try to Unite Rebel Factions Under a Single Government

The fighters who ousted Bashar al-Assad are aiming to transform their revolutionary movement and assert control over the country.

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Cyclone on French Archipelago Exposes Resentments Over Immigrants

In the ruins left by Cyclone Chido, people from Mayotte, off the eastern coast of Africa, are calling to deport the undocumented immigrants who had settled there from neighboring islands.

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This Hanukkah, Choose Light Over Heat

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NYC Subway Fire: What We Know About the Fatal Burning of a Woman

The woman, who has not been identified, died after a man set her on fire on an F train on Sunday morning. The police have charged a man from Guatemala with murder and arson.

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Protests in Syria over Christmas tree burning

Christians demonstrate to urge Syria's new Islamist leadership to protect minorities.

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Pack clinch, but 'some concern' over Watson injury

On a night when they authored the first shutout of the NFL season -- 34-0 over the Saints -- and clinched a playoff berth for the second straight year, about the only problem the Packers endured ...

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Syria dissolves rebel factions as al-Sharaa consolidates power

Several groups agree to merge under defence ministry as interim government seeks to unite fractured country

Financial Times - 22h

Hundreds protest in Damascus after hooded figures set Christmas tree ablaze

Hundreds of demonstrators have taken to the streets in Christian neighborhoods of Damascus after a Christmas tree burning heightened fears that the overthrow of former President Bashar al-Assad ...

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A Russian cargo ship that may have been part of an evacuation run to Syria sank

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Champagne-soaked sex and slow-burn longing – was this the swooniest year of TV ever?

Be it the understated romance of Japanese epic Shōgun, Danny Dyer’s tree sex in Rivals or Adam Brody risking his career for love – this was the year TV stole hearts. ‘I’m going to declare this an ...

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EU burns through gas storage at fastest rate since energy crisis

Colder weather and lower seaborne imports increase reliance on stored gas

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Magdeburg attack has cast ‘dark shadow’ over Christmas, says German president in call for unity

Frank-Walter Steinmeier seeks to convey message of healing four days after the brutal attack in Magdeburg killed five people and injured more than 200. A deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas ...

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Man charged in fatal burning of woman in New York subway car

Suspect identified as Sebastian Zapeta charged with murder and arson after watching victim set ablaze die, police said. A man who allegedly set a woman on fire inside a New York subway train ...

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Texas AG sues NCAA over transgender athletes

Texas has sued the NCAA to stop transgender athletes from competing in women's sports across the state or in sports that involve Texas programs.

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'Depravity': Undocumented migrant charged with fatally burning woman on subway

The suspect -- identified by police on Monday as 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta -- was taken into custody on Sunday, hours after the incident.

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Man charged in woman's burning death on NYC subway was deported from U.S. in 2018

A man charged with murder in the death of a woman set on fire on a New York subway car was in the U.S. unlawfully and had been deported, federal officials said.

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Mozambique’s disputed election verdict reignites protests

Constitutional Council says Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo was victor in October poll despite widespread claims of vote-rigging

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Mozambique’s top court confirms election result after months of protest

Opposition claimed ruling Frelimo party rigged 9 October vote, leading to months of civil unrest. Mozambique’s top court has confirmed the ruling party’s victory in October’s presidential ...

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Mozambique court upholds the governing party's presidential election victory as protests flare again

Mozambique’s highest court has upheld the governing party’s win in the October presidential election following weeks of opposition protests in which more than 100 people have died

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