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Statement comes after military government ordered senior UN official Barbara Manzi to leave Burkina Faso immediately.

The weekly sonneteer weighs in Africa and all we owe her. When we hurt her we hurt ourselves. Why can't we live in piece.

By Rich McKay 

  (Reuters) - An arctic blast that has gripped much of the United States this week, disrupting daily life and holiday travel for millions of Americans, was expected to produce the coldest Christmas Eve on record in several cities from Pennsylvania to Florida. 

  Temperatures are forecast to top out on Friday at just 8 degrees Fahrenheit (-13 Celsius) in Pittsburgh, the largest city in western Pennsylvania, surpassing its previous all-time coldest Christmas Eve high of 13 F... Читать дальше...

Angela Wilson embodies the spirit of Christmas - from her festive birthday, her job, and even her unintentional Christmas name, but didn't realise the connection until years later

Consider less-crowded cities for your vacation in 2023. Travel to York, England, over London and visit Lyon, France, instead of Paris.

Bulls Director of Rugby and head coach Jake White said "inexperience" was a contributing factor in his side's 37-27 loss to the Stormers on Friday night.

Heather Rae El Moussa has been put on bed rest after suffering unbearable pain.

Drivers were brought to a halt when a swan strolled into oncoming traffic on the M62.

Chris Pratt got stung in the eye by a bee.

Here are the business and services you can count on to be open in Montreal — and those that will be closed - from Christmas and heading towards 2023.

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How old is Christmas music? 

It arguably predates the holiday itself. In Europe, pagans created the tradition of singing songs to brighten up the Winter Solstice, which was widely adopted by early Christian evangelists, especially after A.D. 1000. During the Protestant Reformation, the Puritans considered carol singing unbiblical and suspiciously cheerful, and at least one Calvinist minister deemed it as grievous a sin as fornication. Still, the tradition continued — albeit sometimes in secret. Читать дальше...

NPR catches up with Anitta, the most popular singer to come out of Brazil in years, who's up for a Grammy for Best New Artist.

Chelsea are set to be one of the Premier League's busiest clubs when the January transfer window opens.

Another shooting happened in a public place on Friday night. The latest occurred in the Mall of America. A 19-year-old man (boy, really) was shot multiple times and killed after an altercation between two groups. The mall was locked down for roughly an hour. The Giants, in town for Saturday’s game against the Vikings, stayed [more]

What better way to recap 2022 than with a list of your favorite inexpensive products.

The New Year’s Eve countdown on Khao San Road will be cancelled in light of the current “fragile” mood, but entertainment venues in the popular tourist hangout will be open as usual, a local business leader says.

TV legend Carol Vorderman has celebrated turning a year older by sharing one of her sauciest pictures of all time.

I asked players at my club what phrase best captured the Christmas spirit. Unlucky Louie chose “Peace on Earth.” Rose cited “Good will toward men.” And Cy the Cynic lived up to his name by suggesting “Batteries not included.” Cy trusts nobody, whatever the season. As today’s West he led the jack of clubs against […]

From the midterms to billionaire Elon Musk, 2022 yet again made clear why foreign policy begins at home.

Celebrities born on this day, today's birthday horoscope and numbers and the daily horoscope for each zodiac sign.

Dejan Kulusevski is bullish about Tottenham’s chances this season, insisting that he expects a marked improvement in results when the campaign resumes. Tottenham started the season in excellent form but the wheels did seem to come off a bit from the start of October, with the Lilywhites coming for plenty of criticism from some pundits […]