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Boxing Day explained: How the day after Christmas took shape

What is Boxing Day? Boxing Day is observed on 26 December, the day following Christmas Day, and is recognised as a public holiday in several...

Blitz survivors remember ‘Victory Christmas’

Eighty years ago, Britain was celebrating its first peacetime Christmas after six long years of war. They called it “Victory Christmas” and for the first...

Why terrible Christmas cracker jokes bring us together

Testing jokes in a south London warehouse "How much did Santa's sleigh cost? Nothing, it was on the house." The joke is met by groans that...

Christmas Day: A story of love, peace and goodwill

Christmas Day is marked across much of the world as the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, a moment that has shaped centuries...

What applies to delivery services during Christmas and New Year

Delivery services will remain among the most active sectors during the Christmas and New Year period in Cyprus, despite reduced movement on public holidays,...

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ON THIS DAY: Works begin on the Isthmus of Corinth (1882)

On this day, 23 April 1882, work officially began...

Fifa has no plans to replace Iran with Italy at World Cup

Fifa has no plans to replace Iran with Italy...

Iran shows off its control over strait after collapse of peace talks

Iran flaunted its tightened grip over the Strait of...

EU approves €90bn Ukraine loan and new Russia sanctions package

The European Union has taken a major step in...
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