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Cilla Sad’s son: ‘I’m comfy mum used to be spared her darkest fears’

Christmas at Cilla Black’s magnificent red-brick mansion was always a bustling, rumbustious family affair in which the much-loved entertainer would get up at dawn and don her festive apron to prepare a traditional turkey feast before collapsing in front of the television. But this year will be a much quieter celebration for her sons Robert, Ben…

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Rohingya: 500,000 unlikely to receive schooling in 2018

A humanitarian organisation has warned of a « lost generation » with more than 500,000 Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh unlikely to receive schooling in 2018. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) said unless interventions are « urgently funded », the humanitarian needs of children will only increase. « Education in emergencies is a life-saving and life-changing intervention – helping children…

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Christmas in India tarnished by ‘climate of hate’

There is a sense of unease leading up to Christmas celebrations in India, according to Christian groups. « There are open letters being written to schools in Uttar Pradesh asking them not to celebrate Christmas. What is going on in this country? This is not about Hindus, Christians, Muslims or Sikhs. It is about our beloved…

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Muslims succeed in Russia despite xenophobia

Moscow, Russia – Ravshan and Joomshut are two comical characters playing labour migrants from ex-Soviet Central Asia in Our Russia, an immensely popular TV show. Their broken Russian, bad hygiene, servitude to their Slavic boss and complaints about their unfortunate sex lives have made their names a slur – a negative symbol of many Russians’ attitudes…

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Israel arrests, releases three Turkish men in Jerusalem

An Israeli court has released three Turkish men a day after they were arrested at the entrance to al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem. The men were taken into custody on Friday evening. Two of them, Abdullah Kizilirmak and Mehmet Kargili, who are also Belgian citizens, were accused of carrying…

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North Korea slams contemporary UN sanctions as ‘act of conflict’

North Korea has slammed the latest round of UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions against Pyongyang as « an act or war » and vowed to consolidate its nuclear programme. In a statement published by the state-run KCNA news agency on Sunday, the foreign ministry said new measures proposed by the US infringe North Korea’s sovereignty and violate…

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Israel seals off entrance to Ramallah district

Israeli forces have indefinitely closed down the northern entrance to the occupied West Bank twin cities of Ramallah and al-Bireh. On Saturday night, amid ongoing protests over US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the Israeli Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) decided to close off the DCO checkpoint that…

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WOW Air is offering an improbable holiday deal, but you are going to must act immediate

WOW Air is offering a great, last-minute Christmas sale on end-of-the-year flights. Until 7 p.m. ET Saturday, travelers can book roundtrip flights to 38 destinations for 50 percent off. The Icelandic airline flies all over Europe (and Canada) from many American cities, including Boston, New York, Chicago, Cleveland, and San Francisco. The promo code to…