- Meerkats get into Christmas spirit at Scottish safari park - in pictures
A group of Meerkats enjoy Christmas at Blair Drummond safari park
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- UK strike hits holiday shoppers
A 24-hour strike by subway drivers virtually halted London's underground services, causing inconvenience for travellers at the start of the much-awaited post-Christmas sales. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Gaga to gift unreleased songs to fans
Pop star Lady Gaga is treating her fans to a special festive gift - she plans to leak a previously unreleased song on Christmas Day. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- FDA Reneges on Promise to Consider Limits to Animal Antibiotics
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will no longer consider withdrawing its approval for the routine use of penicillin and tetracyclines in food-producing animals, despite mounting evidence that traces of these drugs in retail meat reduce the effectiveness of antibiotics in humans, the agency quietly announced in the Federal Register the Thursday before Christmas. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Festive sales reduce inflation
Cut-throat Christmas competition among retailers desperate to drum up trade is likely to have triggered the steepest monthly fall in inflation for more than three years. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Pope Benedict Calls for End to Syria Bloodshed in Christmas Message
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- Celebrity pandas take the cake at Christmas
Britain's only pair of giant pandas have been treated to an extra helping of panda cake to celebrate their first Christmas in Scotland. Tian Tian and Yang Guang - or Sunshine and Sweetie - have been getting used to their new home... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Orthodox Christians Celebrate Christmas
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- Bethlehem Celebrates a Peaceful Christmas
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- UK's Prince Philip, 90, has heart surgery
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Philip, the 90-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, had heart surgery to ease a blocked artery on Friday after being rushed to hospital with chest pains as he prepared to celebrate Christmas with the royal family.
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- Pope kicks off Christmas with evening Mass
Pope Benedict XVI is set to celebrate Christmas Eve Mass, kicking off a busy two weeks of public appearances. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- No room at the inn as Bethlehem celebrates Christmas
Tens of thousands of Christians were flocking to Bethlehem on Saturday to celebrate Christmas following a year of political upheaval and change across the Arab world.As day broke on the not-so-little-town, which lies just a few miles south of Jerusalem, locals were busily preparing to welcome thousands of pilgrims who want to see the spot where the Bible says Jesus was born to a couple from Nazareth. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Queen hails importance of family, strength in adversity
The Queen has celebrated the importance of the family in her Christmas Day message, describing the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as her own personal reminder of the value of loved ones. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Pilgrims Flock to Bethlehem to Celebrate Christmas
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- Obamas' Hawaii xmas holiday
US President Barack Obama exchanged gifts with his family, sang carols and attended church services as he celebrated Christmas in Hawaii.The president and his family woke up early on Sunday to exchange gifts, the White House said,... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Bethlehem gears up for Christmas
Christians began flocking to Bethlehem early on Saturday to celebrate Christmas following a tumultuous year of political upheaval and change across the Arab world. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Serbian Orthodox Christmas in Birmingham – in pictures
Serbian Orthodox Christians celebrate the Nativity of Christ liturgy at Lazarica church in BournvilleChristopher Thomond
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- The Changing Nature of Shopping: Method of Payment, Commercials, E-mail Promotions
Heavy discounting brought consumers into stores by the SUV, car, and truckload. Big discounts gave retailers and consumers a lot to smile about as Santa approached Christmas Eve. Smart retailers will use the holiday season as a learning process to better understand the consumers’ shopping behaviors. January and February can be very bleak month if companies don’t aggressively bring in store traffic. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Christchurch in New Zealand hit by 5.8 magnitude earthquake – video
A series of strong earthquakes have struck the city, 10 months after an earlier quake which killed 182 people and destroyed much of the downtown area. The city's airport was evacuated and all the shopping centres closed as a precaution. Ngaire Button, the deputy mayor of Christchurch, said it was devastating the quake had happened just before Christmas
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- Christmas wild weather could cost millions
DAMAGE bill could run into tens of millions of dollars after tornado and hailstones as big as billiard balls struck Victoria.
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- Julia's kind and loving Christmas message
PRIME Minister pays special tribute to Aussie troops as she says day is about the people we care about the most.
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- Asylum boat carrying 53 people intercepted
THE latest boat to reach Australian waters has been intercepted off Christmas Island with 53 people on board.
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- Refugee boat sinks; Australian PM aims to revive Malaysia plan
CANBERRA (Reuters) - The sinking of a second refugee boat between Indonesia and Australia's Christmas Island in less than a week prompted on Wednesday Australia's prime minister to try to revive a people-swap deal with Malaysia and end an impasse on asylum seekers.
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- Mass Effect 3's Extended Cut - Too Little, Far Too Late
It's Christmas morning for Mass Effect fans around the world, and all the good little boys and girls are waking up to see whether they have a lovely new toy or a dirty lump of coal in their stockings. The Mass Effect 3 ending controversy has been one of the more null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Search over for asylum seeker survivors
Australia has ended a three-day search for survivors from a refugee boat accident off remote Christmas Island, with little hope for around 90 people still missing.The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said searches of... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Last efforts in refugee boat search off Australia
Rescuers were making last efforts Saturday to hunt for survivors from a refugee boat accident off Australia's Christmas Island as final hopes faded for some 90 people still missing.The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said overnight searches of the sea north of remote Christmas Island had failed to find any more survivors, with the last living person plucked from the water late Thursday night. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Asylum seeker boat carrying 200 capsizes
A boat carrying up to 200 asylum seekers has reportedly capsized north of Christmas Island.The Australian Maritime Safety Authority confirmed a search and rescue operation had begun and Customs and Border Protection said it would... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Boat carrying 200 capsizes between Indonesia and Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A boat carrying about 200 suspected asylum seekers has capsized in Indonesian waters 120 nautical miles north of Australia's Christmas Island, rescue officials said on Thursday.
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- Rescue dash after asylum boat capsizes
BOAT carrying asylum seekers has capsized off Christmas Island, with authorities unable to confirm the number of survivors.
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- Life sentence for man who dismembered girl
An Indiana man who admitted to fatally bludgeoning and dismembering a 9-year-old girl he was baby-sitting just days before Christmas was sentenced today to life in prison.Michael Plumadore last month pleaded guilty to murder, abuse... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Babe Ruth Jersey Owner to Auction Rare Honus Wagner Card
In middle school, I had a dollhouse. It was a four-bedroom colonial with a center staircase. My grandmother and great aunt bought two-inch furniture for it. Every Christmas and birthday, my collection grew-- a canopy bed, a wing chair and, one year, an electrified lamp—the light was dim, but still bright in my mind. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- NPR's Car Talk Turning Out The Garage Lights
The switchboard at Dewey, Cheatham and Howe must have lit up like a Christmas tree when people heard the news: after September, there will be no more new episodes of Car Talk. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- A royal gesture of gratitude
Having two bank holidays one after the other was always going to feel like Christmas come early, and now we've even got a televised message from Her Majesty to go with it. After four days and an estimated £32 million ($68 million)... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Good News or Bad? Ethics Causing a Rise in CEO Exits
In 2011, 42 CEOs were forced out of their jobs due to breaches in ethics, according to research by Challenger Gray and Christmas. Even more will be removed in 2012. In fact, current pressure and scrutiny on performance has shortened the tenure of the average CEO from approximately 10 years null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- France heading for Afghan exit
French President Francois Hollande has paid a surprise visit to his country's troops in Afghanistan and told them: 'You'll be home by Christmas.' null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- CIA thwarts new al-Qaida underwear bomb plot
WASHINGTON — The CIA thwarted an ambitious plot by al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen to destroy a U.S.-bound airliner using a bomb with a sophisticated new design around the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, The Associated Press has learned.
The plot involved an upgrade of the underwear bomb that failed to detonate aboard a jetliner over Detroit on Christmas 2009. This new bomb was also designed to be used in a passenger's underwear, but this time al-Qaida developed a more ... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Apple at $580: Christmas in April
Apple has dipped down almost 10% over the past several trading days. Investors should view this as an opportunity to buy a strong growth stock at a discount, and not consider day-to-day unexplained stock movements as a sign of weakness in the underlying company. Apple has momentum on financial, product and market metrics; the current price drop makes it all that much more attractive. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- April Fool's turns into March Media Madness
It?s not even April yet, and already venerable media institutions are pulling pranks and being snookered by them. It?s a variation of ?anniversary creep? -- running anniversary stories a week early in order to ?scoop? the competition and get a head start on SEO. Just like Christmas decorations start showing up around Halloween, media 9-11 anniversary stories start appearing in August, and now April Fool?s starts during March Madness. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Kiwi musician's accused killer is ex-soldier
The Australian man charged with the murder of New Zealander Tony Williams in Queensland last Christmas is believed to be an ex-soldier.Mr Williams, formerly of Tauranga, was found dead at the Mermaid Waters unit complex where he... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Jealous lover accused of Kiwi's murder
An Australian man charged with the murder of New Zealander Tony Williams in Queensland last Christmas is believed to be a jealous former lover of one of the hundreds of woman he had slept with.Mr Williams, formerly of Tauranga,... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Man arrested in Gold Coast murder
A 24-year-old man was arrested today in New South Wales and charged with the murder of New Zealander Tony Williams last Christmas. Williams, formerly of Tauranga, was found dead by a friend and his wife at the Mermaid Waters unit... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Witchcraft couple get life terms for murder of boy
A couple who murdered a 15-year-old boy they believed to be a witch have been jailed for life.Kristy Bamu was drowned in a bath in an east London flat by his sister Magalie and her partner Eric Bikubi on Christmas Day 2010 after... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Rare typhoid disease outbreak on Christmas Island
HEALTH authorities are trying to contain the spread of the bacterial disease, after it was detected on asylum boats.
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- For Some Fliers TSA Security Lines Just Got Much Shorter
We have all become accustomed to the security screening routine in all American airports: take off your jackets, sweaters and any outer garments. Remove your shoes, belts, anything metal and any large electronic devices such as computers and tablets from your carryon. Don’t forget to place any liquids (up to three ounces) in a separate plastic bag for x-ray inspection. Then be certain to take everything out of your pockets if you go through a full body scanner.Most of these measures are based on real threats or incidents that have occurred, such as the shoe bomber in 2001 or underpants bomber on Christmas day, 2009. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Bali bomber suspect Patek admits assembling bombs
JAKARTA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Bali bomber suspect Umar Patek on Monday said he assembled bombs used for exploding two night clubs in Kuta Street, Bali in 2002 that killed 202 people, but denied masterminding the plot and involvement in Christmas blasts in 2000 and supplying weapons to Indonesia.
Patek was the most wanted terrorist suspect in Asia and the U.S. government priced his head with 1 million U.S. dollars bounty when the Pakistani authorities captured him in January 25.
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- Few Managerial Job Seekers Starting Businesses
Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.’s quarterly survey of start-up activity among roughly 3,000 primarily managerial types of job seekers reached record lows in 2011. On average, the outplacement firm’s figures show that 3.3 percent of those looking for employment were starting their own businesses in the first half of last year. By contrast, in 2007, before the Great Recession began, the share of those reentering the labor force by starting businesses was 8.1 percent. Way back in 1989, it was a whopping 20.3 percent. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Four British men admit 2010 London terror plot
Four British men fueled by the words of a US-born Muslim cleric have pleaded guilty to involvement in an al-Qaida inspired plot to spread terror and cause economic damage by bombing the London Stock Exchange at Christmastime.A... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Weak demand knocks Hornby profits off track
Toy firm Hornby has admitted its profits have been knocked off track by weak demand for train sets and Scalextric racing cars over Christmas. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Nintendo triples annual net loss forecast to $837m
Game giant Nintendo said Thursday it expected to lose 65 billion yen ($837 million) this year, more than three times the amount it had earlier predicted.Citing a strong yen and price cuts, the Kyoto-based firm also downgraded its annual sales forecast to 660 billion yen for the year to March, from an earlier forecast for 790 billion yen.The company in August cut the price of Nintendo 3DS console from 25,000 yen to 15,000 yen in Japan, followed by similar cuts in foreign markets to boost unit sales going into the key Christmas sales season. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Ezra Pound's daughter takes on right-wing movement over name
ROME: The killing of two Senegalese migrants in Florence just before Christmas has triggered a court case by the daughter of American poet Ezra Pound demanding the Casa Pound movement stop using her father's name. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Sales up in pre-Christmas boost
A raft of high street promotions helped retail sales volumes grow last month, official figures revealed today, as shops battled for cash-strapped customers in the run-up to Christmas. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Tim Tebow and The Growth of Spreadshirt's Apparel Business
What have meme stars like Tim Tebow and Toby Turner (aka Tobuscus) got to do with economic growth? They are an unlikely sounding reason for apparel customisation leader, Spreadshirt, having had a great, great December. A spectacular Christmas. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Primark cheered by busy Christmas
Budget retailer Primark saw sales boom over its Christmas trading quarter as it continues to build up its presence on the high street. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Wetherspoon remains cautious despite Christmas cheer
An improved sales performance provided some Christmas cheer for pub chain JD Wetherspoon but its chairman warned today that its expansion plans may be scaled back in the face of more tax hikes. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Margareta Pagano: Tesco must decide: price or quality – or both?
Like any sensible shopper in these tough times, I plotted the Christmas food shopping with the zeal and precision of a general going to war – and 12 people feasting over three days is an expensive battle. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Mitt Romney and Bain Capital Were Right to Utilitize So-Called Tax Havens
I'm not a big fan of Mitt Romney. I hammered him the day before Christmas for being open to a value-added tax, and criticized him in previous posts for his less-than-stellar record on healthcare, his weakness on Social Security reform, his anemic list of proposed budget savings, and his reprehensible support for ethanol subsidies. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Sainsbury's pledges to extend price matching scheme
Supermarket giant Sainsbury's pledged to extend its price matching scheme today as it revealed better-than-expected sales in the run-up to Christmas. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Wikipedia & the PR Pro: Friend or Foe?
Shortly before Christmas, I ran into an old friend who oversees social media for one of the big-branded management consultancy firms. He confided in me that he was having an issue with Wikipedia. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Putin Opposition Robust After Holidays
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- Sinking of 'rust bucket' exposes defects of law
A ship that sank at Christmas Island's port has a long history of defects, prompting environmentalists to call for an overhaul of maritime regulations.The cargo vessel MV Tycoon broke its mooring and sank on Sunday in Flying Fish... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Spill fears as boat crashes into Christmas Island
SHIP carrying phosphate stuck in wild seas off Christmas Island, triggering fears of an environmental disaster.
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- 'Santa' kills man during Orthodox Christmas celebration
Israeli police say a man dressed as Santa Claus fatally stabbed an Arab Christian man in the back during a procession to mark Orthodox Christmas in the city of Jaffa.Gabriel Cadis, the head of Jaffa's Orthodox Church Association,... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Paramedic accused of Christmas rape
A paramedic raped a woman as she lay unconscious and strapped to a stretcher in the back of an ambulance on the way to a hospital, police said Friday.The 22-year-old woman, who had fallen and suffered a concussion at a holiday... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Boy tortured, drowned by relatives for witchcraft
A 15-year-old boy was tortured and drowned on Christmas Day 2010 by his relatives after they accused him of practising witchcraft, a British court has heard.Kristy Bamu suffered 101 different injuries from being attacked with a... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- European Debt Crisis Ravaging Retail Sales
Today offered another grim spectacle of European dysfunction after a brief Christmas calm. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- How a Wisconsin High School Marching Band Became a Political Hot Potato
In these highly tense political times, it's hardly unusual for someone to seize on something innocuous to hype it for partisan gain (e.g., the War on Christmas). The only thing unusual about the Pulaski (Wisc.) High School marching band's choice of music for its Tournament of Roses parade appearance was that the alleged use of a old Woody Guthrie song wasn't portrayed by the right as a moment of outrage, but by the left as a moment of triumph. Alas, as with the War on Christmas and other kerfuffles about nothing, there is politics found where politics doesn't exist. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Imprisoned polygamist talks to church on speakerphone
Texas prison officials have suspended indefinitely the phone privileges of convicted polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs while they investigate whether he violated rules with improper telephone calls on Christmas Day.Officials believe... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- John Lewis reports 'outstanding' Christmas
Strong sales of clothes and electrical items helped department store John Lewis take more than half a billion pounds in an “outstanding” Christmas. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- 'Next' admits pre-Christmas sales were 'disappointing'
Retailer Next admitted to a “disappointing” Christmas sales performance today but said it was cheered by the strength of online trading. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Commuter pain as rail fares rise
Rail commuters preparing to return to work after the Christmas break face fare rises of up to 11% from Monday, watchdog Passenger Focus says. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- China factories get December lift
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- Prince Philip at New Year service after heart op
Britain's Prince Philip joined members of the royal family for a New Year's Day church service on Sunday, in his first public appearance since undergoing heart surgery over Christmas.The 90-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II walked the short distance to the church on the royal Sandringham estate in eastern England, while his wife arrived in a Bentley.Wearing a camel coat and accompanied by his youngest son Prince Edward, the prince smiled at about 300 well-wishers gathered outside, who clapped at his arrival. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- European stocks ends a volatile year in green
PARIS, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Stocks across Europe gained ground in the last trading session of 2011 during which markets have been battered by eurozone debt crisis and global scanty growth.
At the closing bell of an anemic session, the French main index CAC 40 rose by 1.03 percent to 3,159 points with a poor volume at 1.23 billion euros (1.59 billion U.S. dollars) as investors were away for the Christmas and New Year's holidays. As to its yearly performance, the French index recorded the worst ... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- The Great Race Place: Santa Anita Is Ready For Its Close-Up
On Christmas day 1934, tens of thousands of people escaped traditional holiday celebrations to welcome racing back to southern California, after a 25-year absence. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Teenager saves woman trapped in car for three days
Police have praised a teenage boy for saving the life of a woman trapped upside down in her car for three days after it rolled down an embankment.The 45-year-old crashed her car on Christmas Day, sending it plunging 15m down an... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Spanish gov't to freeze minimum wage
MADRID, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The new Spanish government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy proposed on Wednesday to freeze the country's current monthly minimum wage of 641.4 euros (838.2 U.S. dollars).
The proposal, which is certain to be accepted by the second cabinet meeting held under Rajoy's government, goes against the wishes of Spain's trade unions.
The major unions Union General de Trabajadores (UGT) and Comisiones Obreras (CC.OO) sent the prime minister a letter before Christmas, dema ... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Greek retailers try to overturn gloomy Christmas sales with further discounts
ATHENS, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Faced with their worst Christmas season in a decade, Greek retail sector launched on Wednesday a round of special holiday offers to overturn a negative sales turnover.
A gloomy Christmas amidst deep recession in the debt-laden country was reflected in the revenues of shops across Greece this December, according to the estimates of the National Confederation of Greek Commerce (ESEE).
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- Weekly Holiday Sales Hit $44 Billion
Late holiday shoppers—in the week leading up to Christmas and on the day after—provided the boost to lift 2011 holiday sales past the last year's total, according to data released Wednesday. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Note To The Rich: Don't Spend All of Your Payroll Tax Cut Yet
After much anguish, Congress finally extended this year’s payroll tax cut for two more months. The final bill passed in nearly empty chambers a couple of days before Christmas. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Mark Zuckerberg holidays where Facebook is banned
Vietnam may block its citizens from using Facebook, but that didn't stop website founder Mark Zuckerberg from vacationing in the communist country.Zuckerberg spent Christmas Eve in the popular tourist destination Ha Long Bay, local... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- London Market Report
London's main share index trades higher as it reopens after the Christmas break, with major retailers amongst the highest climbers. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Android and iOS activations soar
Estimates and official figures suggest a surge in activations of Google Android and Apple iOS devices on Christmas Day - more than double when compared to 2010. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Two held on Nigeria bombing
Nigerian officials announced arrests in connection with Christmas Day church bombing. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Prince Philip leaves hospital in good spirits
LONDON: Prince Philip has left hospital, four days after being rushed in for heart surgery and missing the royal family's Christmas celebrations. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Retail fears persist despite boom
The beleaguered retail sector was today set to continue enjoying a post-Christmas shopping boom but experts warned it may not be enough to ensure some weaker players survive. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Seven shot dead at Texas Christmas gathering - video
Seven people who had just unwrapped their Christmas gifts have been found shot dead in an apparent murder-suicide, Texas police have said - video
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- Rupee weak at open, flows eyed
The rupee was marginally weak on Tuesday as Asian equities offered little direction even as traders look out for bunched-up flows after the Christmas holiday in the United States. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Online shopping jumps 16.4% on Christmas Day
A growing number of shoppers in the US apparently need only the briefest of breaks before diving back in, especially if they can log in to shop. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Asia Stocks Lower on Concern About U.S., Europe
Asian stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday amid worries about weak Christmas sales in the United States and Europe and a warning by Japan's central bank about possible risks from the European debt crisis. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- iOS Took 13.4% of Online Sales on Christmas Day
IBM Benchmark’s initial online retail figures are in for Christmas Day, and even for mobile devotees they are a stunner. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Nigeria in shock over Christmas bomb attacks
Women returned to clean the blood from St. Theresa Catholic Church today and one man wept uncontrollably amid its debris as a Nigerian Christian association demanded protection for its churches.At least 35 people died at St. Theresa... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Rehab patients poisoned by soy sausage
Medical officials say five recovering drug addicts died and dozens of others were sickened by soy sausage served for Christmas dinner at a rehabilitation center in western Mexico.Authorities were investigating whether the poisoning... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Pope Benedict Denounces Christmas Attacks in Nigeria
For the second consecutive year, the extremist group Boko Haram has staged Christmastime attacks at Christian houses of worship null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Nigerians fear more church attacks
Nigerians fear more church attacks after 39 were killed in attacks on Christmas Day. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- News quiz of the year 2011
Is your 2011 news knowledge triple A rated or will you be downgraded to junk bonds? Take our post-Christmas quiz and find outSimon Jeffery
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- Islamists kill dozens in Nigeria Christmas bombs
ABUJA (Reuters) - Islamist militants set off bombs across Nigeria on Christmas Day - three targeting churches including one that killed at least 27 people - raising fears that they are trying to ignite sectarian civil war.
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- Passengers stranded as storm forces suspension of ferry services in Norway
OSLO, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Under the influence of the Dagmar storm, passenger ships sailing southbound along Norway's western coast had to seek shelter on Sunday night and ferry service was canceled, affecting an unknown number of Christmas holiday makers.
The storm, with its center being approaching to Norway at about 100 kmh from the Faroe Island and is forecast to land near Helgeland early Monday, will be among the ten strongest in the past 30 years, according to the Norwegian Meteorologica ... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Holiday horror: Ten die on Christmas Day
TEN deaths on Australian roads on Christmas Day have brought the holiday road to 17.
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- Chinese Goods Top Christmas Wish List In Cameroon
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- Nigeria terror attacks toll now at 39
Terror attacks across Nigeria by a radical Muslim sect killed at least 39 people, with the majority dying on the steps of a Catholic church after celebrating Christmas Mass as blood pooled in dust from a massive explosion.Authorities... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Seven dead in Texas Christmas shooting
Police have found seven people dead in a Dallas-area apartment after gaining entry to the unit on Christmas Day.Grapevine police told the Dallas Morning News that the four women and three men were all apparently shot. The ages... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Lights, Music, Action: The Best Xmas Lights Ever!
Decking the halls has become ever more competitive. Yesterday's static twinkling lights have gone high tech. Musical extravaganzas with synchronized lighting and sound are the dazzling displays du jour. And don't worry about the electric bill: Christmas animation enthusiasts claim say the elaborately choreographed light shows consume less energy because all the lights aren't on at the same time! null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Pop Warner Goes Little League Route With Televised National Championship
While searching for today's NBA Opening Day/Christmas Day spectacular (as I was), you might have stumbled upon the Pop Warner national championship football game on ESPN2. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Shakespeare festival at the heart of Cultural Olympiad
Under a dusting of snow and a heavy load of festive lights, the town of Stratford-upon-Avon is preparing for Christmas and for the dawn of the second most significant year in its history.The most significant came more than four... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Queen speaks of strength as Prince Philip recovers
The Queen spoke of the strength found amid challenging situations during her annual Christmas message this year.The traditional royal broadcast was interspersed with shots of the aftermath of Christchurch's devastating February... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Holiday horror: Eight die on Christmas Day
EIGHT deaths on Australian roads on Christmas Day have brought the holiday road to 14.
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- How shoppers rule at Christmas
Changing technology is putting more power into the hands of consumers - but at the cost of their privacy
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- At Least 10 Killed as Blast Strikes Nigerian Church
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- Christmas blast at Nigerian church
A deadly explosion hit a church near the Nigerian capital Abuja on Christmas morning, with rescuers rushing to provide ambulances and the number of casualties unclear. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Christmas pilgrims pray for peace in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - Thousands of foreign pilgrims and Palestinian Christians, some in Santa hats, gathered at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity Saturday to pray for peace at the place where Jesus was born.
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- Road toll almost triples on Christmas Day
THE national road toll has more than doubled in less than 24 hours with thirteen people losing their lives since Christmas Eve.
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- Bomb in Nigeria church causes many deaths at Christmas
ABUJA (Reuters) - A bomb exploded in a Catholic church on the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja during Christmas prayers on Sunday and emergency services said they did not have enough ambulances available to evacuate all the dead and the wounded.
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- Sad Christmas for Philippine flood victims
Tens of thousands of Philippine flood survivors queued for their Christmas meal in packed evacuation centres on Sunday, holiday spirits doused by thoughts of more than 2,000 dead or missing kin. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Giant hailstones strike Melbourne
Hailstones the size of lemons have been reported in Melbourne's west as the weather bureau forecasts very dangerous thunderstorms to strike Melbourne later on Christmas Day.Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Claire Yeo says... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- US stocks surge ahead of Christmas holiday
NEW YORK (AFP) - US stocks ended the pre-Christmas week with a solid jump on Friday after under-the-gun legislators agreed to extensions of temporary tax breaks and unemployment benefits slated to expire. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Christchurch Christmas services outdoors
Christchurch continued to shake and the city's faithful attended Christmas Day services outdoors because of the risk of their churches collapsing. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Lives, homes at risk from Oz bushfire
Remote communities in Western Australia are under threat from a bushfire.The fire started on Christmas Eve near Marrilla Station, about 1200km north of Perth, and is burning towards Yanrey Station.Authorities on Sunday have... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Large swells hit Queensland coast
Queenslanders will have to give Christmas Day picnics on the beach a miss this year as swells as high as four metres take over many popular spots.The Queensland Weather Bureau has issued a severe weather warning for dangerous surf... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Sorry Brick-and-Mortar Retailers: Despite the Glitches, Consumers Prefer the Online Channel
Best Buy dropped a bombshell on a few of its customers earlier this week, informing them that gifts they ordered to be delivered by Christmas were not going to make it on time. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Children spared in Christmas Day shooting
A child has narrowly escaped being shot on Christmas Day during an armed robbery in northern Melbourne.Police say two masked gunmen burst into a home in Reservoir around 3am (AEDT) on Sunday and confronted the homeowners.A... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- More than 120,000 flock to Bethlehem
Tens of thousands of tourists and Christian pilgrims packed the West Bank town of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations, bringing warm holiday cheer to the traditional birthplace of Jesus on a raw, breezy and rainy night.With... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- US gives Santa green light for Christmas Eve flight
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US aviation authorities have given Santa Claus' reindeer-powered sleigh the green light to fly on Christmas Eve after a rigorous inspection of the 'Santa One' aircraft, officials said on Friday. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Could you be allergic to your Christmas tree?
Some elements of Christmas are certainly more appealing than others, but there is one part few of us do without: the tree. With presents around the base and lights and decorations twinkling, it becomes the focal point of any home... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Christmas shopping push across UK
Millions of shoppers hit shops across the UK to secure last-minute purchases ahead of Christmas Day. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- CHRISTMAS LASHINGS: Darwin battens down as Cyclone set to hit
UPDATE: Category two cyclone strong enough to damage city set to strike as people can only bunker down and wait.
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- Pilgrims, Tourists Descend on Bethlehem for Christmas Celebrations
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- DARWIN WARNED: Gale force winds expected to hit on Christmas Day
Update: RESIDENTS advised to reach shelter by 6pm tomorrow night as gale force winds on the edge of Cyclone Grant approach.
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- Storms to lash Vic before hot Xmas day
PARTS of Victoria will be battered by flash flooding, hailstones and heavy rainfall tonight ahead of a warm Christmas Day, forecasters say.
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- Pepper spray used as new Air Jordans go on sale
Nike's latest Air Jordan basketball shoe triggered pre-Christmas stampedes in shopping malls across the United States, resulting in several arrests, police and local media reported.In Tukwila, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, police... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Department Of Justice Flip-Flops On Internet Gambling
On the Friday before the Christmas weekend, the Department of Justice revealed that it has changed one of its most important and long-held positions on Internet Gambling, stating that the federal Wire Act of 1961 only applies to sports betting. The new position on the Wire Act marks a huge shift for the Justice Department, which has long relied on the law when asserting that all forms of Internet gambling, especially online poker, is illegal. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Space station gets full house for Christmas
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying a Russian, an American and a Dutchman has docked at the International Space Station, restoring the permanent crew to six members for the first time since September.Mission commander Oleg Kononenko, NASA's... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Eleven crocodiles rescued in Belgium
Christmas has come early for 11 Nile crocodiles and an alligator found by police searching a villa in north Belgium.The Nature Rescue Center in Opglabbeek, eastern Belgium, says the reptiles were discovered on Thursday when police... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- City must avoid post-Christmas collapse
Football historians are busy watching Manchester City's march to the top of English football, but there's some way to go before the championship is won. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Explainer: understanding Sopa
Will 2012 see the end of the internet as we know it? The House judiciary committee tried to finalize the Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) before Christmas for a vote early next year. Watch this video for a guide to the fight that will likely become one of the big stories of the coming yearDominic RusheGreg ChenGuardian in America interactive teamGabriel DanceChris Moran
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- VIDEO: Christmas shoppers still spending
On what's thought to be the busiest shopping day to date, consumers are rushing to buy last minute presents and food null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Large earthquakes hit Christchurch
Christchurch has been rocked by a series of large earthquakes, two days before Christmas, that have left 60 people injured. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Santa Claus Not Dead, Stocks Could Finish Higher For 2011
With just one trading day left before Christmas, the S&P 500 Index stands a good chance of turning in positive performance for the year. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Don't Mess with Texcess: Suggested New Year's Resolutions
From the point of view of American technology consumers, the holiday shopping season of excess begins sometime between Halloween and Thanksgiving every year. From the point of view of the producers, the season actually starts just a couple of weeks after Christmas, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January, when the race begins for the next Christmas season. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- What Do You Get A Wookiee For Christmas?
The Geek Picture of the Day is the promise of the Tree of Life. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Gold Coast braces for cyclone
With cyclone swells expected to create waves up to three metres during Christmas, some of Queensland's most popular beaches could be closed on the normally busiest days of the year.Gold Coast Chief Lifeguard Warren Young says... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- World's largest reindeer herd under threat
They're as much a part of Christmas as Santa.But now conservationists have warned Rudolph's reindeer friends are under threat, as the world's largest herd has gone into decline - and could be wiped out within a few years.More... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Coal or Ponies for Presidential Hopefuls?
Just like us regular folks, all of our Presidential hopefuls are wondering what they will find under the tree and what the New Year may bring. Will they get a pony for Christmas, or a lump of coal? null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Hong Kong's unwanted Christmas present
In 1941, Hong Kong's governor Sir Mark Young declared the then-British colony well prepared to resist any attack. The fact that he was plain wrong will resound in the minds of international veterans and Chinese civilians who suffered at the hands of an Imperial Japanese force that 70 years ago this Christmas took the colony after a lightning 17-day campaign. - Ronan Thomas (Dec 21, '11) null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- SciFi Books For People Who Hate SciFi - A Holiday Guide
It’s getting ever closer to Christmas, and for the procrastinators among us, it's time to panic because we haven't gotten anyone anything. Fortunately, the rise of e-reading has made it easy. With one quick click online, we can send a book to our mom's iPad without a hitch. But what to send? Obviously, as a science fiction fan, I like to try to get other people as excited about science fiction as I am. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- S. Korea Offers Condolences to North
Seoul, caught off guard by news of leader's passing, scraps plans to turn on provocative Christmas lights along DMZ null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Do you know your Christmas hit books? Quiz
You've been given them in the past and you're probably planning to give some this year. But did you bother reading them?
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- Business Christmas Quiz 2011
Another eventful year in the business world - but how much of the finer details can you remember?
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- Xmas day cyclone fear for Australia's north
It may not be such a merry Christmas for folks in the very north of Australia if forecasts of a cyclone by the weekend come true. Senior forecaster with the Bureau of Meteorology in Darwin, Angeline Prasad, says there is a greater... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- All I want for Christmas is to get to the office
AUSTRALIANS are feeling the pressure this Christmas, with many promising to work this festive season.
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- Five More Of The Best Christmas Action Movies Of All Time
Okay, I’ve already given you the top ten best Christmas movies ever made, and then I gave you five more Christmas movies suitable for the entire family. Now let’s get to what you REALLY want in a Christmas movie list -- guns, guts, fists, and kabooms! null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Grinches and Scrooges Dislike Facebook this Christmas
Seems it's time once again to act surprised that Facebook is a social network. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- War is Over : Merry Christmas
Would that John Lennon were here today (right before Christmas no less!) to read War Really Is Going Out of Style in the New York Times. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- The Week Ahead: New boys give blue-chip index a Russian flavour
There may be a scarcity of updates during what is the last week before Christmas, but it will be notable for three companies at least. Evraz, Polymetal and CRH are all making their debut on the top-tier index today, so punters will be eager to find out how the new boys adjust to life as a blue-chip stock. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Retailers expect strong last-minute sales
Retail sales have increased slightly this past week over the past two weeks and stores are expecting further increases heading into the final shopping days before Christmas, the German trade association said Sunday. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Eurozone: France to be Stripped of AAA Rating This Week?
There's talk that S&P will strip France of its AAA rating before Christmas: meaning this coming week of course.
France could be stripped of its triple-A credit rating before Christmas, raising new doubts about the survival of the euro, analysts have predicted. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Threat of credit rating downgrade hangs over gloomy France
France is heading towards a joyless Christmas haunted by the prospect of a downgrade of its credit rating, a move that could plunge the country into recession in an election year.France's AAA rating is the highest grade that monitoring... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- 160 asylum seekers feared dead
MORE than 160 asylum seekers are feared dead after their boat sank off Java on Saturday, victims of increasingly brazen people-smuggling syndicates that are funnelling their clients through Jakarta's airport, taking them by bus across Java, and packing them on unsafe boats bound for Christmas Island. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Christmas belt-tightening in crisis-hit Europe
Europeans are tightening their belts and spending less on Christmas gifts this year as they struggle with incomes hit by austerity measures or fear the economy could worsen in 2012.Mother Nature is helping retailers in many countries this year as there have been no snow storms keeping consumers home and playing havoc with deliveries. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Bad Year For Christmas Trees Made In China
Not too far from where I live there's this corner lot selling live Christmas Trees. With a week to go before Christmas, he's got about 20 left. Every other day I swear the guy takes a permanent marker to his advertising sign and trims another $5 off the price. A few miles away is another lot. That guy's been there a while, and he can't be too happy that this new guy set up shop this year because he must have at least 50 pine spruces and balsam firs looking for a home. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Merry marijuana: US dispensary gets into the Christmas spirit
At The Apothecarium, a quaintly upscale medical marijuana club in San Francisco's Castro District, the vibe is even jollier than usual this month. To boost holiday spirits, the dispensary is giving a storewide 15 per cent discount... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Super Saturday: Retailers Slash Prices a Week Early
Best deals come early this year because Christmas falls on Sunday.
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- Gap, Abercrombie, Aeropostale Bracing For Big Last-Minute Blast
While there are fewer than nine days before Christmas, the most important season for apparel retailers is still not over. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Last Minute Holiday Marketing Tips From Six Top Retailers
With just over one full week left before Christmas, retailers are vying to be the destination for last minute shoppers while they also strive to capture incremental spend from faithful customers. We asked marketing leaders from Bonobos, Gilt Groupe, Home Depot, Juicy Couture, Lucky Brand and Sears to share their tactics. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- The week in wildlife – in pictures
The world's smallest frog, a 'walking' lungfish and Christmas gifts for wildlife lovers - the pick of this week's images from the natural world
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- Five Great Christmas Movies For The Whole Family
I already gave you the list of the top ten best Christmas movies of all time. But of course, many great films were left off that list out of necessity. So that means I have four more lists to give you, starting with this next one. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Top Ten Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
VideoAh, movie lists! How we love 'em, right? Well, I've got several for you this holiday season (but it's strictly feature films, so some great ones like A Charlie Brown Christmas won't be on this list). This one is the biggie, a list of the greatest Christmas films ever made, null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Four Holidays That Out-Glitter Xmas by $36 Billion
With Christmas and Hanukkah approaching, the world is awash in reminders that it’s time to buy. Four relatively new holidays outshine them by $36 billion. What are we really celebrating here? null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Belgian man guns down shoppers, kills 3, injures 123
A gunman armed with grenades has opened fire on a square packed with children and Christmas shoppers in the eastern Belgian city of Liege, killing three people and wounding 123, media report.Officials named the gunman, who was himself... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Retailers Re-Embrace Christmas
Will returning to the Christmas roots help retailers thrive this year? null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Norway butter shortage spreads Christmas fear
An acute butter shortage in Norway, one of the world's richest countries, has left people worrying how to bake their Christmas goodies with store shelves emptied and prices through the roof.The shortfall, expected to last into January,... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Macy's to Keep Stores Open Around the Clock Pre-Christmas
Iconic department store Macy’s (M) announced today it would bring back round-the-clock shopping for the final few days of the holiday shopping season. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Third of UK 'in Christmas debt'
Almost one in three people in the UK will go into debt over the Christmas period, according to a survey by YouGov. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Carpetright, Moss Bros and Sports Direct report
Retailers Carpetright, Sports Direct and Moss Bros are all reporting this week, ahead of the key Christmas period. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Well-heeled pair among gifts from Santa's missing mailbag
Gift givers be warned: If you want those expensive Jimmy Choos to reach that special someone this Christmas, get the address right.Otherwise they may wind up as prized items in an Australia Post charity auction.A pair of the pricey... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Canberra man's bright idea set for record books
A Canberra man can expect a bigger-than-usual electricity bill in the new year on top of the usual Christmas expenses after erecting a 331,038-light Christmas display outside his home.News.com.au reported that Canberra father David... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Radiohead and Massive Attack play at Occupy London Christmas party - video
Protesters at Occupy London had some surprise guests at a Christmas party last night. Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Robert '3D' del Naja from Massive Attack dropped in to DJ at the group's occupation of UBS's empty building in east LondonJohnny HoworthElliot SmithThom Yorke
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- Kipper Williams Christmas Cards 2011 - Recovery plan
Number three in a series of exclusive cards designed by cartoonist Kipper Williams
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- US: Black Friday gun sales were highest on record
Thousands of Americans will be finding guns in their Christmas stockings this year, after the biggest one-day buy-up on record.Black Friday set the biggest one-day record of background check requests for hopeful gun buyers, eclipsing... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Slow business with no snow
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Klosters. Everywhere you go the festive season is evident. Fairy lights twinkle in the trees that hug the Swiss ski resort's main shopping street, Bahnhofstrasse.Illuminated Santas... null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
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