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The Walled-Off Hotel in Bethlehem, the West Bank, is adjacent to the wall that separates Bethlehem from Jerusalem. (Photo by subherwal) Photo used under CC BY

Bethlehem still giving birth to radical challenge

Modern-day Bethlehem, in the Palestinian West Bank, still draws Christian pilgrims from around the world. It’s also a hot spot for clashes between Palestinians and Israelis. One prominent feature of the Bethlehem landscape is the giant barrier that Israel erected.

CBS News

Refugee children facing violence at EU borders

Violence against refugee children at the EU’s external borders is on the rise, says a new report from Save the Children. Of the approximate 6,300 children surveyed, 1,376 children told us that they had experienced so-called violent rejections at the border.

Deutsche Welle

Jordan’s school challenge: educating Syrian refugee children with disabilities

Euronews

World’s ag workers bear poor conditions, low pay

More than 1 billion people around the world play a critical role in producing food, and a report by the UN shows they often work long hours for low wages, live in isolated rural areas, and lack rights afforded to workers in other industries.

PRI

Venezuelan exodus has Brazil at breaking point

As Brazil threatens to quit the new UN migration pact, its border-town shelters are bursting at the seams, with hundreds more Venezuelans arriving each day.

Guardian

India creating surveillance state, critics say

Several Indian government agencies have been armed with sweeping powers to intercept, monitor and decrypt information from any computer in the country.

Al Jazeera

Apple admits giving governments access to thousands of iPhones and other devices

The Independent

Germany closes its last black coal mine

Germany has closed its last black coal mine, paying an emotional tribute to a 200-year-old industry that once fueled the country’s economic growth.

The Local

HUMAN RIGHTS

Gaza Christmas celebrated despite siege

For yet another year, Gaza’s tiny orthodox Christian minority celebrates Christmas under siege, unable to join family in West Bank.

Al Jazeera

Bethlehem boasts largest Christmas in years

CBS News

China cancels Christmas, festivities clamped

China’s Communist Party’s crackdown on religion is seeing festive lights, trees, bells being torn down in public spaces in four major cities, amid fears it’ll damage Chinese tradition.

The Independent

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Elizabeth II calls for Christmas calm amid Brexit

Although British royalty traditionally steer clear of politics, Queen Elizabeth II called for respect and civility in a Christmas message to a Britain that is badly divided over its impending exit from the EU.

South China Morning Post

Pope Francis condemns world of materialism and poverty in annual Christmas message

BBC

Iraq approves Christmas as a national holiday

The Iraqi Cabinet approved a law to mark Christmas Day, December 25, as an official holiday across the country “on the occasion of the birth of Jesus Christ,” according to a statement released by the Iraqi government.

CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Giving brings enduring joy, research shows

The happiness we feel after a particular event or activity diminishes each time we experience that event, a phenomenon known as hedonic adaptation. But giving to others may be the exception to this rule, according to research.

ScienceDaily

Christmas mince pies made during World War II found under hotel floorboards

The Independent

Astronauts celebrate a special holiday in space

From special treats arriving in space cargo, holiday feasts to “looking down at home a lot,” here’s what astronauts on the International Space Station are up to this Christmas.

SPACE.com

GLOBAL HEALTH

Chat with neighbors to beat holiday loneliness

The Christmas period can amplify feelings of loneliness, according to a senior doctor who has urged people to connect with their communities.

Guardian

Food poisoning most common during holidays

There’s no place like home for the holidays, and millions travel long distances to get there. Along the journey, however, you may be at higher risk of becoming infected with a foodborne pathogen. Here’s how to avoid it.

Inverse

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

When Christmas bells ring

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Mary Anne Marsh):

On Christmas, let’s remember that Jesus and his family were also refugees

FOX News

Column (Timothy Carroll):

Frankincense and myrrh have long links to the sacred. Why has Christianity viewed them with both fascination and suspicion?

Aeon

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GOOD NEWS

Refugee family finally celebrates Christmas

Furaha, her husband, and their seven kids have been in the U.S. for three months, living in Silver Spring, Maryland. After almost a decade of vetting, they were granted asylum and now get to celebrate Christmas at home.

NPR

Christmas surprise goes beyond borders after man finds young girl’s letter to Santa

NBCNews.com

Philippines celebrates 4 months of Christmas

The Philippines boasts the longest yuletide season in the world. September inaugurates the start of the “Ber” months when celebrations crowd the calendar of a season that is as visually resplendent as it is long.

NPR

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Kenya lifts abortion ban on global charity

Kenya has lifted a ban on Marie Stopes carrying out abortions in the country after a review found it had not actively encouraged women and girls to have them, a move that will prevent many unsafe terminations.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

NGOs claim smear campaign by India

Charities have said they are in danger after the government froze their bank accounts. Amnesty International and Greenpeace have accused India of smearing NGOs, activists and journalists critical of the government.

Guardian

The Magi: The original gift givers of Christmas

National Geographic

ENVIRONMENT

Drought brings on more carbon use

Researchers figured out that an extra 100 megatons of carbon ended up in the atmosphere because utilities had to use carbon-emitting power sources instead of hydroelectric power during drought.

National Geographic

Mangrove project in Bali gets a restart

A plan to reclaim land in Bali’s Benoa Bay for a development project was thought to have ended in August when its permit expired. The government issued the developer a new permit that effectively revives the plan.

Mongabay

ECONOMY AND TRADE

Bangladesh takes economic progress in stride

Bangladesh is one of the world’s impoverished nations. Yet, its economy has been growing rapidly over the past few years, thanks in no small part to its massive textile exports. But risks are looming on the horizon.

Deutsche Welle

Turkish village’s cheese an unusual export success

Deutsche Welle

Global arms industry not set to slow down

Today, international trade in arms is worth about $100bn a year. With military power as the backbone of foreign policy and the central strategy for economic gains, arms trading has been growing over the past 15 years.

Al Jazeera

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A young son of one of the women involved in community activities supported by the Danish Refugee Council in the Central African Republic. (Photo by Pierre Holtz for UNICEF) Photo used under CC BY

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