Christmas Eve - Page 6

(Refiles to add missing word sales in headline) SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian retail sales flipped into reverse in December as shoppers restrained themselves after a big splurge the month before, while annual…

(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin vowed on the eve of Orthodox Christmas to back soldiers who “with arms in hands” defend Russia’s interests, ordering his government greater support of those who fight…

LONDON (Reuters) – British shopper numbers at stores on Boxing Day rose from a year earlier, especially in London, research data showed on Wednesday, marking a strong start to the post-Christmas bargain-hunting…

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said in his Christmas message on Monday that children dying in wars, including in Gaza, are the “little Jesuses of today” and that…

By Jose Torres TAPACHULA, Mexico (Reuters) – Thousands of migrants arrived on Sunday in the southern Mexican town Alvaro Obregon to spend the Christmas Eve in a public square without shelter before…

BETHLEHEM, Occupied West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian Christians held a sombre Christmas vigil in Bethlehem on Saturday, with candle-lit hymns and prayers for peace in Gaza instead of the usual festive celebrations…

By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -Giant Christmas trees adorned with lights, tinsel and gift boxes greet shoppers at glittering malls in big Chinese cities like Shanghai and Chongqing, but in many parts…