Amazon workers strike days ahead of Christmas
With just days to go before Christmas, thousands of Amazon workers across the US have walked off the job. Also in this edition: European stocks fell on the Fed’s inflation outlook, while…
Yes, we know it’s Christmas: pushing back against the Band Aid narrative
Forty years ago some of the world biggest music stars joined together under the name Band Aid to record a fundraiser single for Africa. The song, Do They Know It's Christmas, was…
Delicious advent calendars: The countdown to Christmas is on
We continue our series on France's love affair with advent calendars with Claire Pichon, the editor-in-chief of Fou de Patisserie magazine. She's written an article on high-end delicious advent calendars and she…
Zimbabwean ‘Christmas beetle’ makes a seasonal snack
In Zimbabwean towns, food tastes have become westernised, but in the countryside, there remains a time-honoured tradition of eating insects. The chafer beetle, also called the Christmas beetle, is a dark-red bug…
No tourists in the streets of New York make for a sour Christmas for Santa
Like many other New Yorkers, Darwin Romero lost his job to the pandemic. He decided to walk the streets of the city as Santa Claus to make some money on Christmas Eve.…
Tasty treats for Berlin’s zoo animals for Christmas
Even the animals of Berlin zoo are getting in on the festive fun, with staff giving them tasty treats like meat or vegetable Christmas trees.…
Taiwan: Disney-themed Christmas lights dazzle the crowds
Crowds flock to Taipei's annual Christmas Land lights festival, featuring Disney-themed 3D mapping projections and colourful lighting installations. Taiwan is one of the few places in the world that has not imposed…
Virus fears keep Australians away on Christmas day in Sydney’s Bondi beach
Sydney's Bondi beach -- normally packed with dressed-up surfers celebrating Christmas -- looks much emptier this year as the threat of a growing cluster of cases in northern Sydney keeps the crowds…
UK port chaos: Truckers face roadside Christmas
Thousands of truck drivers remain stuck in southeastern England waiting to cross the English Channel to France. Although the border has been reopened, the backlog is expected to last several days.…
2023: Leave our governors alone, PDP tells APC, Mobs kill six bandits in Southern Kaduna and more
Here are a few reasons to pick up a copy of The Guardian on Saturday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Saturday. …
Mexico City street vendors fear they won’t make ends meet over Christmas
"A sad Christmas is coming, with hunger, in which people will cry as they don't have anything to eat," says one Mexico City street vendor, after local authorities ordered the closure of…