Syrians in Christian Neighborhoods Protest After Christmas Tree Is Burned

The Christmas that went wrong: I ended up in A&E with burns from my mother’s gravy

After two horrendous weeks with chickenpox and norovirus, I thought I was finally better on Christmas Day. But I had reckoned without a jug of scalding Bisto. The strangled half-scream I emitted as ...

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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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FIFPRO rejects transfer changes after Diarra ruling

The world soccer players' union, FIFPRO, disagreed with FIFA's interim amendments to transfer rules, implemented following a European Court of Justice ruling against some existing regulations.

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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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Palestinian Christians struggle to find hope at Christmas

For the second year running, tourists are staying away and public festivities have been cancelled.

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Christians huddled in Gaza speak to the Pope every night

Nightly calls from pontiff comfort Palestinians sheltering in churches for a second Christmas

Financial Times - 11h

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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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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Kurdish-led forces push back Turkish-backed Syrian rebels in a tense offensive

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces says they have launched a counter-offensive against the Ankara-backed Syrian National Army to take back areas near Syria’s northern border with Turkey

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Christians in Gaza, Huddled in Churches, Celebrate Christmas

Some say that the community is in danger of losing its 1,600-year foothold in the enclave and that it is far from certain those who have fled will ever feel safe enough to return home.

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Assad’s Syrian stronghold prepares for life after the regime

At ‘settlement centres’, ex-soldiers hand in weapons and spit on pictures of former president amid fear of retribution

Financial Times - 1d

Former President Clinton in hospital after developing fever

Former President Bill Clinton has been hospitalized in Washington after developing a fever, a top aide told NBC News. A source close the former president said the situation is "not urgent." Aaron ...

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Clinician Recall Worse After Biased Handoffs

This is a MedPage Today story. Residents and medical students recalled clinical information with less accuracy after hearing a patient handoff rife with biased language, a survey study found. ...

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If Syrian Chemical Weapons Were Found, the U.S. Army Could Safely Destroy Them

A civilian team at a base in Maryland disposed of Syrian toxins a decade ago after hundreds of people were killed in a nerve agent attack.

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Germany's ex-finance minister calls for Syrians to return home

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'This Christmas I'll be counting penguins'

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The Gift of an Expectation-Free Christmas

Sometimes the most unconventional holidays are the most memorable.

The New York Times - 10h

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.

The New York Times - 16h

Protests in Syria over Christmas tree burning

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

BBC News - 20h

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 ...

NBC News - 1d

Why ‘A Christmas Carol’ Endures

More than 180 years after its publication, “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens is more relevant than ever.

The New York Times - 1d

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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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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Embiid ejected after confronting referee

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is ejected from their 111-106 win against the San Antonio Spurs after confronting a referee.

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Bishops deliver Christmas messages

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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

Financial Times - 1d

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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Bill Clinton Is Hospitalized After Developing a Fever

A Washington hospital admitted Mr. Clinton for testing and observation, and an aide said that the former president was “in good spirits.”

The New York Times - 1d

'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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