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    The year that was

    23 Dec 2020

    I sigh. What a year 2020 has been. Reminiscing the events and incidents that took place this year sends shivers down my spine, occasionally. As we turn the leaf on another decade it’s time for me to bid adios to an unforgettable 2020

    Of 2020 and a crooked Christmas tree

    24 Dec 2020

    Our Christmas tree has a knee. “A crooked tree for a crooked year” was my sales pitch when we spotted the bent ponderosa pine on the snowy downslope of Pike National Forest. First just my 6-year-old agreed, and then my wife, and finally

    Spreading cheer

    25 Dec 2020

    Gaza is overrun with Santas. Traditional Santas welcome children in shops and streets and offer them small gifts and sweets made by Palestinian women. Mobile Santas cruise the streets in open cars and lorries. There is no snow.

    New Year resolutions in an era of COVID

    30 Dec 2020

    I have never been good at keeping New Year’s resolutions. I make too many, and they are too grand and unwieldy to ever stick with. I don’t come up with a plan on how to keep them or hold myself accountable. I set myself up for failure every single January.

    2021: A year laden with hope and changed attitudes

    31 Dec 2020

    If there is one thing that the year 2020 stood out for, it was its uniqueness. Unique because one leviathan of a pestilence – the coronavirus – threw the whole planet out of gear. Normal life was upturned so badly that many wondered

    Trusting 2021 to give us a fresh lease of life

    31 Dec 2020

    When the New Year approaches, most people start to think about their New Year’s resolutions. But the way things have been this past year, I think it would be fitting to start to think about what our prayers and wishes are for the New Year.

    Individuals, not politicians, made the big difference in ’20

    29 Dec 2020

    The most significant campaigns this year have been instigated by members of the public, not politicians. It is striking that, when there is no political agenda, things get done – and quickly. Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford, who led a campaign

    Attacker stabs five at rabbi's home in New York then flees

    29 Dec 2019

    The Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council said on Twitter an attacker wearing a scarf stabbed the victims at a house in Monsey, Rockland County, about 30 miles north of New York City.

    UAE declares January 1 as official holiday

    29 Dec 2019

    January 1, 2020, which falls on a Wednesday, has been declared as an official holiday by the UAE government.

    Over 3,000 policemen to secure New Year celebrations

    30 Dec 2019

    Major General Abdullah Al Ghaithi, Director of the General Department of Organization Protective Security and Emergency at the Dubai Police has revealed that 3,000 policemen will secure the New Year’s celebrations in Dubai that will take place in 25 sites with fireworks and light shows.

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