The barnacle, Spain’s favorite Christmas dish, imperiled by climate change
ON THE craggy rocks of northwestern Spain’s treacherous Costa da Morte (Death Coast), wetsuit-clad fishermen dodge crashing waves as they pick barnacles, a prized...
Punters throng London’s historic Christmas meat auction
MEAT TRADERS flung cheap turkeys to the highest bidders in a public auction at London’s historic Smithfield Market on Tuesday, a long-standing Christmas tradition...
Greece’s former royal family regains citizenship
GREECE’S former royal family has been granted Greek citizenship and pledged loyalty to the republic in a landmark move 50 years after the country...
Santa Claus was inspired by a real figure who fought against miscarriages of justice
By Brian Thornton
SANTA CLAUS is based on the real historical figure of St. Nicholas, a Byzantine bishop born in present-day Turkey. Because of the extraordinary legends...
Makers of Taiwan invasion TV series fear backlash from China
TAIPEI — A Chinese warplane goes missing near Taiwan. China sends swarms of military boats and planes for a blockade as Taiwan goes on...
Rustan’s holds End of Season Sale
RUSTAN’S End of Season Sale returns on Dec. 26. Whether checking off last-minute Christmas gift list items or rewarding themselves after a whirlwind year,...
Old Navy’s End of Season Sale with up to 50% off
OLD NAVY is kicking off the year with its End of Season Sale, offering discounts of up to 50% off storewide. From Dec. 26...
Araneta City’s Christmas events
ARANETA CITY is hosting a series of holiday events until Dec. 25. Santa and his friends will be making special visits to the mall...
Florence’s landmark passageway over Ponte Vecchio reopens to public
FLORENCE — A Renaissance-era raised passageway that connects Florence’s Uffizi Galleries to the Medici’s former residence, Palazzo Pitti, reopened to the public on Saturday,...
Hollywood embraces God and the ‘cowboy curious’ to broaden audience
LOS ANGELES — The script for the biblical epic Mary, which tells the story of the Nativity from the perspective of Mary of Nazareth,...
Madonna fans end class action in Washington over late concerts
Three Madonna fans have dropped a lawsuit that accused the pop superstar and the owner of Washington, DC’s Capital One Arena of misleading concertgoers...
Belen-making competition to boost Tarlac’s tourism, economy
A COMPETITION REVOLVING around the nativity scene or belen is helping boost the economy and tourism of the province of Tarlac, the Tarlac Heritage...