Coronavirus dampens Christmas joy in biblical Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The biblical town of Bethlehem marked its second straight...
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The biblical town of Bethlehem marked its second straight...
The biblical town of Bethlehem has marked its second straight Christmas Eve under the shadow of the coronavirus - with small crowds and grey, gloomy weather dampenin...
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Musicians banging drums and playing bagpipes marched through the biblical town of Bethlehem on Friday to the delight of smaller than usual crowds — a mix of conviviality and restraint reflected in celebrations around the world on a Christmas Eve dampened once again by the coronavirus.
Ban on nearly all incoming air traffic kept tourists away for second year in a row
For the second year crowds were smaller because of the pandemic but festive celebrations continued across the globe.