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Christmas plans might have gone in the bin, but what about your actual rubbish this Christmas?

A member of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom, Ayatollah Morteza Moghtadaei, received Members of the Academic and Executive Committee of the International Conference “Hazrat Abu Talib (a.s.), Protector of the Great Prophet (p.b.u.h)”.

A dog is having the time of its life navigating through a snow maze in Calgary, Canada on December 22.

Ethiopia has pursued "legitimate" military action in its Tigray province since early November, according Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission. Maybe. It does seem that the northern state’s regional forces – the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) – attacked federal military bases on November 4 and may even have executed … Continue reading "‘There Won’t Be Snow in Africa This Christmas’ – But There Will Be US-Enabled War Crimes"

India has challenged the Vodafone verdict.

The chief diversity, inclusion, and people officer at Marcus Thomas defends the role and explains what it takes to make a difference.

Love boats, Oedipus complexes, and pants suits on a desert island – a pair of new schmaltzy films, courtesy of the US Department of Defense, are the Christmas present we could all do without. You know how it goes, you spend half your life waiting for the US military to help make a sentimental, Christmas-themed … Continue reading "The Pentagon Spends Millions Invading Christmas Movies"

Vanity is akin to an addiction, but the desire to look sharp has its benefits too

But there are reasons to believe that the ‘mini boom’ will not survive into 2021

Bottles are selling for thousands — but wines should earn their ambitious price tags

Poll offers crucial test of 2-year-old peace deal and Moscow’s push for influence in Africa

President throws spanner into legislative works while using his pardon powers and still disputing election

Like a kind of architectural social media, political messaging and Christmas displays are more public this year

Covid means I haven’t eaten a canapé in the whole of December

Pandemic hastens customer demand for relaxed and body positive styles as sexy no longer rules supreme

Difference in performance of top and bottom managers hits widest level since 2009

Needless to say, it’s been a mad year in the realm of alternative investments

Pubs and restaurant chains cash in on retreat to comfort foods in lockdown

CEO says it has been impossible for businesses to make plans as he predicts further collapses in sector

Investors seek opportunities in haven asset that has dodged 2020’s big swings

Britain’s beloved — and feared — writer on skewering the famous and being threatened by Harold Pinter

Vital treatment is being held up as the crisis consumes health service resources

Lack of ratings data makes it hard to distinguish a flop from a hit — and for producers to strike deals

Most chief executives are preparing for the volatility of 2020 to continue even if the global economy starts to recover