Tag #Christmas

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Lionel Trains Celebrates 125 Years of Success

Lionel Trains celebrates its 125th anniversary, maintaining popularity through technological innovation (smartphone control) and nostalgic appeal, evident in strong Christmas sales and the enduring popularity of O Gauge trains among collectors.

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Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Lionel Trains Celebrates 125 Years of Holiday Tradition and Technological Innovation

Lionel, an American toy train company, celebrates its 125th anniversary, showcasing its enduring popularity through strong Christmas sales, technological innovations like smartphone control, and the continued appeal of classic train sets such as the ever-popular Polar Express.

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Dutch Pharmacies to Strike During Christmas Week

Dutch pharmacies will be closed next week due to a strike from December 23rd-27th, impacting access to medication during the Christmas week. Around 10,000 employees are demanding a 6% salary increase and reduced workload, blaming insurance companies for the stressful working conditions. Emergency se...

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Festive Farmhouse Wins Scotland's Christmas Home of the Year

The Festive Farmhouse, a Victorian home in Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire, won Scotland's Christmas Home of the Year 2024 for its family-centric, nature-inspired Christmas decorations, as judged on BBC One Scotland.

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Retailers' Use of Gig Apps Raises Concerns Over Christmas Staffing

High-street retailers are increasingly using gig apps to hire freelance shop assistants for Christmas, raising concerns about workers' rights and the circumvention of labor laws, as highlighted by the TUC.

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Moscow: A Haven for Exiled Leaders

Moscow now houses exiled leaders such as Bashar al-Assad and Viktor Yanukovych, a development reminiscent of a 1983 Pink Floyd lyric predicting such a refuge.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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CGT Union Threatens Iryo High-Speed Rail Strike During Christmas

A strike by the CGT union threatens to disrupt Iryo's high-speed rail services in Spain from December 23-25 and 30-31 and January 1 due to disagreements over night shift pay and meal allowances; however, minimum services will ensure 73% of operations.

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Dutch Pharmacies to Strike, Closing for Christmas Week

Dutch pharmacies will strike on December 23rd, 24th, and 27th, closing most public pharmacies for the entire Christmas week due to high workload, low salaries, and the unions blaming insurance companies; emergency care will remain but may require patients to seek alternative pharmacies.

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Luxury Hotels Showcase Extravagant Christmas Tree Displays

Luxury hotels globally showcase extravagant Christmas trees; the Bellagio's 45-foot fir with 35,000+ lights and 8,700 ornaments, Claridge's 19-foot tree with 100 mechanical birdhouses, and the Windsor Court's two-story tree supporting hurricane recovery are prime examples.

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Responsible Consumption and Production
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Moomins' Circus Christmas: A Stage Adaptation of "The Fir Tree

Kaveh Rahnama's circus-themed stage adaptation of Tove Jansson's "The Fir Tree" premiered recently, blending Moomin characters with circus acts like snowball juggling and human towers, set against Alison Alexander's rustic, illustrated set and featuring Liam Quinn's folk music score, to depict the M...

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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La Poste Mobilizes for Record Christmas Parcel Deliveries

La Poste anticipates processing 169 million parcels before Christmas, mobilizing 103,000 employees including 3,000 reinforcements across its network, especially at its high-capacity Thillay platform near Roissy airport which processes up to 650,000 parcels daily during peak periods, highlighting the...

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Guinness Shortages Hit UK Pubs Amid High Demand

Diageo has imposed Guinness supply limits on pubs in England, Scotland, and Wales due to exceptionally high consumer demand, leading to shortages in some establishments and forcing pubs to ration supplies or temporarily close.

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