halloween
20 Dec
On October 29, a night when the streets of South Korea's capital Seoul were packed with Halloween revellers, 158 people were crushed to death in a narrow alley and nearly 200 others were injured. Most of the victims were in their twenties and thirties and had come to the popular nightlife district of Itaewon to enjoy the first Covid curbs-free Halloween festivities in three years.
1 Nov 2022
Halloween is not an ancient Celtic custom, nor was it invented by the American candy industry. DW explores the unique history of this spooky holiday.
31 Oct 2022
Witnesses said the narrow alleys of Seoul's Itaewon district could not accommodate the thousands of revelers and authorities had not prepared a crowd-control plan.
1 Nov 2018
If you're anxious about earnings, you're not alone. They're getting revised down into 2019 and the S&P 500 is on track for its worst month since 2009 - despite still-strong GDP growth at 3.5% and employment near a half-century low.
28 Oct 2017
President Trump welcomed children of some of the White House reporters at the Oval Office on Friday for an early Halloween celebration.
27 Oct 2017
Family and celebrity fans of Michael Jackson celebrate the late star in the run up to Halloween at a party launching new album 'SCREAM', which features some of his most famous tracks.