Christmas
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Spain plans to raise taxes on holiday rentals so that they pay “like a business”. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the plan today as residents of the country’s main cities grapple with soaring rents. “It isn’t fair that those who have three, four or fiveapartments as short-term rentals pay less tax than hotels orworkers,” said…
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President Bola Tinubu has said he is focused on creating a Nigeria that works for everyone. Tinubu who is currently in Lagos for the Christmas and New Year festives gave the assurance when he paid a visit to Lagos Island on Friday. He assured that his administration is people-centric. He wrote in a statement shared…
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The full purpose of Christmas is to recenter Christians in their faith, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York, said on Newsmax Saturday. “I was just over in Paris a couple of weeks ago for the rededication of Notre Dame after the devastating fire,” Dolan told Newsmax’s “Saturday Agenda.” “It was almost as if France…
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The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has commended the management of Dangote Refinery for crashing the price of its petrol to N899.50K per litre. In a statement on Thursday, PETROAN spokesman, Joseph Obele, described the move as a significant relief for motorists and Nigerians at large. “This price reduction, a decrease…
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Syria’s new rebel-led regime has vowed that the country’s 600,000 Christians will be protected through inclusion, but that likely won’t happen under the jihadi regime replacing ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Fr. Benedict Kiely, the founder of the nonprofit Nasarean.org, told Newsmax on Saturday. “Well, I would like to be hopeful,” Kiely said on Newsmax’s “America Right Now.”…
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A pub chain says it met customers’ Guinness demands “by the skin of our teeth” over the weekend despite a temporary supply limit ahead of Christmas – and only sees things getting worse this month. Guinness maker Diageo has placed limits on pub and bar purchases of the Irish-made stout in the UK following a rush of…
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In the quiet moments of dawn’s gentle kiss, Lies a truth often missed, yet pure as bliss. For happiness is not a treasure to seek, But a gift bestowed, soft and meek. Like morning dew on petals light, A fleeting touch, yet brilliant and bright. It’s in laughter shared and kind words spoken, In hearts…
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A 34-year-old Spanish woman was forcibly removed from the UK after returning from a Christmas holiday near Málaga despite presenting Brexit paperwork to border officials showing she has a right to live and work in the country. She was flown back to Spain after being detained overnight in Luton airport on 26 December and told…
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Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka have split after 7 years together, the dancer confirmed Tuesday. In a statement shared with The Associated Press and published on Tanaka’s Instagram, Carey’s backup dancer-turned-creative director and partner detailed their breakup. “With mixed emotions, I share this personal update regarding my amicable separation from Mariah Carey after seven extraordinary years…
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The people in Gaza fear “the world will look the other way” from the ongoing conflict during the festive period. Reporting from Jerusalem, Nichole Johnston of Sky News says the latest airstrike in central Gaza was “very heavy” and there are some 130,000 Palestinians still in the area. “It’s been a heavy few day of…
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This year, Ukrainians will celebrate Christmas on 25 December for the first time since the government changed the date from 7 January – the traditional day in Russia. Some Ukrainian refugees have welcomed the move by the Orthodox Church, but were still shocked to be spending their second Christmas away from home. Anna Tysovska, 33,…
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Today has provisionally been the warmest Christmas Eve since 1997, the Met Office said. The forecaster said temperatures in Heathrow reached 15.3C. The warmest Christmas Eve on record was in 1931, when 15.5C was recorded in Aberdeen and Banff in Scotland. Met Office forecaster Liam Eslick said: “It’s been an exceptionally mild couple of days…
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Pope Francis has said Jesus’ message of peace was being drowned out by the “futile logic of war” in the land where he was born. Leading the world’s Roman Catholics into Christmas, the pontiff presided over a solemn Christmas Eve Mass in St Peter’s Basilica. “Tonight, our hearts are in Bethlehem, where the Prince of…
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President Bola Tinubu has felicitated with Nigerians on the 2023 Christmas celebration, saying the season is a special time for all citizens. In a statement he personally signed on Sunday, the President enjoined Nigerians to remember the armed forces who are making sacrifices to ensure the safety of lives and properties. “As you celebrate this…
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Wham! has been declared the UK’s official Christmas number one with Last Christmas – 39 years after first being denied the festive top spot. George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s festive classic beat hits from Eurovision star Sam Ryder, Mariah Carey, and The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl. Ryder’s You’re Christmas To Me secured second place, followed by Carey’s All I…
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Some gifts, such as a candle or a bottle of wine, are great in the moment or for the short-term. Others make memorable keepsakes or are so personal they can’t be re-gifted. Here are some gifts that, besides amusing and delighting the receiver now, are meant to be cherished for years. There’s nothing stopping you…
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