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With soup kitchen shutting down for winter break, homeless residents say they’ll make do

On a dreary Christmas Eve morning, hundreds of hungry men and women arrived at Martin de Porres’ House of Hospitality at 225 Potrero Avenue between 15th and 16th for a special brunch time meal. With volunteers running up and down the patio, the soup kitchen looked more like a beer garden — replete with live …

Pope in Christmas message urges softening of ‘self-centred hearts’

Image caption The Pope mentioned a range of countries where people were suffering The Pope has prayed for a softening of “stony and self-centred hearts” among mankind to help end injustice in the world, in his Christmas Day message. From the Vatican balcony, Pope Francis spoke of “walls of indifference” being put up to people …

View: Breaking the resource curse

By Amit Kapoor India has an abundance of mineral deposits. The country is the second-largest producer of steel; the third-largest producer of coal; the fourth-largest producer of iron and has the fifth-largest bauxite reserves in the world. Overall, India produces over ninety different types of minerals. A country with such a rich resource base should …

China calls on US to take ‘concrete steps’ with North Korea

In their joint Singapore statement, the North Korean leader “reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,” and Trump agreed to “provide security guarantees” to North Korea. Diplomats from Pyongyang and Washington have been attempting to negotiate a trade that would see Kim give up his country’s nuclear weapons and …

Wales live breaking news plus traffic, weather and travel updates (Christmas Day)

Happy Christmas to everyone in Wales. We wish you a wonderful time with your family – and we will be thinking of those who are remembering someone special this Christmas. We’re hoping for a quieter day on the roads but will bring you an updates as we get them. You can contribute to the live …

Customers’ cars break down after diesel, gas mistakenly swapped at Brighton gas station

Please enable Javascript to watch this video BRIGHTON, Colo. — Dozens of cars broke down last week after diesel and gasoline were mistakenly swapped at a Brighton gas station. The mix-up occurred Dec. 20 between midnight and 9 a.m. at the King Soopers at the corner of East 160th Avenue and Bristlecone Street. Jay Svanda …

Burkina Faso mourns dozens of victims after double attack | News

An attack in Burkina Faso on Tuesday killed 35 civilians, almost all of them women, in one of the deadliest assaults to hit the West African country in nearly five years of violence. Seven soldiers and 80 armed fighters were also killed in the double attack on a military base and Arbinda town in Soum province, …

Timing of North Korean Plenary Meeting suggests break from precedence

The timing of North Korea’s forthcoming and unusually-timed Plenary Meeting, which is scheduled to take place “in the last 10 days” of December, appears to have broken from precedence under Kim Jong Un’s leadership. With the North hosting an expanded meeting of the Central Military Commission (CMC) according to December 22 reports in the Rodong …

Bloomberg’s campaign used N.J. company’s prison call centers. He drops vendor after it’s reported.

A New Jersey company’s work with Oklahoman prisoners made headlines Tuesday after a report revealed a prison call center was used in billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s 2020 presidential campaign. A third-party vendor working with the campaign hired ProCom, a Vineland-based company, to make the calls, according to The Intercept. The report also noted the calls were …

Fargo woman’s car and Christmas presents stolen in garage break-in