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Новости за 25.12.2024

Topeka boutique helps last-minute shoppers this season

Ksnt.com 

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Plenty of people were out in a last-minute shopping scramble this Christmas Eve, and one Topeka boutique helped locals find the gifts they need for Christmas Day. The Brookwood Shopping Center has seen lots of shoppers leading up to the big holiday. Linen Tree and Co. has seen a record number of [...]

Thousands attend Christmas charity dinner in Buenos Aires

France24.com (en) 

"I came because I feel alone and it's sad," said Walter Villagra, a 54-year-old homeless man who survives by collecting cans after he lost his job as an electrician four years ago. Titled "No Family Without Christmas," the event in front of the National Congress was held for the eighth consecutive year, and Tuesday's turnout exceeded organizers' expectations. "To say that it is a special year because there is more and more poverty is sad, but it is true," Mariana Gonzalez, spokesperson for the Movement of Excluded Workers... Читать дальше...

Remembering the Christmas Truce of 1914

The American Spectator 

It is common to regard Christmas as a time of family gatherings, gift giving, and traditions. Today, we often regard Christmas as a moment of fellowship and harmony. But for the people of 1914, Christmas was far from those things....

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The High Cost of Delinquent Dads

The American Spectator 

On a micro level, it has recently dawned on me what high-cost delinquent dads are to society. During my time teaching at an Ivy League school, more than half of my office hours were spent with male students looking for...

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Jimmy Fallon Saves Bastogne

The American Spectator 

Have I gotten into the Christmas eggnog too heavily and too early? The title of this piece might well make you think so. But no, I’m completely sober as I write these words. I have scant use for Jimmy Fallon...

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China central bank conducts medium-term loan operation, leaves rate unchanged

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

China's central bank, the People's Bank of China (PBOC), conducted a medium-term loan operation on Wednesday, issuing 300 billion yuan ($41.1 billion) in one-year loans at an unchanged interest rate of 2.00%, as part of efforts to manage expiring loans worth 1.45 trillion yuan this month.

Gazprom's Gas Sales Revenues Will Amount to $46Bln in 2024

RIA Novosti  

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The proceeds from Russian energy giant Gazprom's gas sales are expected to amount to 4.6 trillion rubles ($46 billion) in 2024, which is 155 billion rubles more than the original plan, the deputy chairman of the company's management committee Famil Sadygov said on Tuesday.

Archbishop of York: Church should 'kneel in penitence' after sex scandals - Sky News

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  1. Archbishop of York: Church should 'kneel in penitence' after sex scandals  Sky News
  2. C of E must ‘kneel in penitence’ after difficult year, says archbishop of York  The Guardian
  3. Church ‘must kneel in penitence’ after abuse scandal, says archbishop in Christmas sermon  The Independent
  4. Bishops reject calls for Archbishop of York to resign over handling of Tudor case  Church Times
  5. Statement from the Archbishop of York  The Archbishop of York

Wall Street ends higher as Santa rally begins

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Wall Street's main indexes closed higher on Tuesday, led by gains in megacap and growth stocks, marking the start of the Santa Claus rally. All 11 sectors in the S&P 500 ended positively, with technology and consumer discretionary stocks leading the way. Broadcom and Nvidia also saw gains.