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US: Columbia University Marks Hanukkah After Sydney Attack

Thousands of people gathered across New York City, including Columbia University, on Sunday night, December 14, to mark the first night of Hanukkah. Jews from around the city danced, sang, and huddled against the cold at menorah lightings, while mourning those killed in the terror shooting that targeted a Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

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Dutch households buy fewer Christmas accessories due to inflation

STORY: Dutch households buy fewer Christmas accessories due to inflation DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Christmas street views in Amsterdam STORYLINE: In the Netherlands, the last Saturday before Christmas is "Super Saturday," when many Dutch people choose to do their shopping for Christmas. Figures from Dutch market research agency GfK showed that Dutch households are buying fewer Christmas items this year as inflation has pushed up prices. The prices of Christmas items such as baubles, garlands and lightings have increased by double digits in the past two years. Artificial Christmas trees, for instance, are 10 percent more expensive this year. According to analysis, Dutch households are expected to buy less than last year but spend about the same - around 112 million euros in total. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Amsterdam. (XHTV)

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Christmas trolley in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A street trolley adorned with Christmas decorations and lightings making a stop at a station in Hiroshima on Dec. 23. The trolley is driven by a reindeer mascot, and at each station Santa Claus hands out sweets to children.

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Christmas trolley in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A street trolley adorned with Christmas decorations and lightings making a stop at a station in Hiroshima on Dec. 23. The trolley is driven by a reindeer mascot, and at each station Santa Claus hands out sweets to children. (Kyodo)

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