Economic News , & Views ( December 25 , 2015 ) XMAS Greetings , Thoughts & Music to move Your Spirit today . As we enjoy this wonderful day , keep those less fortunate in your hearts / minds and in your prayers ....... Around the horn with news for today !

XMAS ......

FRANCE 24 English ‏@France24_en  10m

10 minutes ago

Pope Francis backs UN peace efforts in Christmas Day blessing http://f24.my/1VfWZXH 

台灣蘋果日報 Taiwan News ‏@TW_nextmedia  31m31 minutes ago

#聖誕老人 遇上 #歌仔戲，創意活動機場快閃 http://bit.ly/1m8PBBN  #xmas #christmas #MerryChristmas #Flashmob #TaiwaneseOpera

British Army ‏@BritishArmy  1h

1 hour ago

Special wishes to those spending Christmas away from home #MerryChristmas

Sputnik ‏@SputnikInt  19m 19 minutes ago Merry #Christmas! Russian police choir performs '#JingleBells' (VIDEO) http://sptnkne.ws/auf4

Chapy ‏@Chapy_cat  2h2 hours ago

When you wake up and realize it's #Christmas! Merry Christmas!! #cats #CatsOfTwitter

Refugee Crisis .....

dwnews ‏@dwnews  2m

2 minutes ago

#Refugeecrisis grows in #Greece as EU looks on http://dw.com/p/1HSG6 

Andrew S. Ginsburg ‏@GinsburgJobs  11m

11 minutes ago

Reminders of the first Christmas in today’s migrant crisis http://wpo.st/qrbz0 

The EconomistVerified account ‏@TheEconomist  5h16 hours ago

Could we have handled the migrant crisis better? Yes

SputnikVerified account ‏@SputnikInt  5h

5 hours ago

Europe rises against #Merkel's refugee policies http://sptnkne.ws/atXY  #RefugeeCrisis

dwnewsVerified account ‏@dwnews  Dec 23

Seven children among 13 drowned drown off of Greek coast http://dw.com/p/1HSDG  #refugeecrisis #migrantcrisis

Press TV ‏@PressTV  Dec 22

France has turned away over 3,400 refugees since Paris attacks http://ptv.io/230m  #RefugeeCrisis

dwnewsVerified account ‏@dwnews  Dec 22

Danish police refuse to seize refugee jewelry and cash http://dw.com/p/1HRkC  #refugeecrisis #refugees

Asia & Emerging Nations ....

zerohedge ‏@zerohedge  5m

5 minutes ago

Chinese State Firms' Debt Hits New All Time High, As Profits Tumble http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-12-25/chinese-state-firms-debt-hits-new-all-time-high-profits-tumble …

Kyiv Post ‏@KyivPost  3h

3 hours ago

Foreign owner of #Ukraine’s third biggest private #gas producer sells its majority stake http://bit.ly/1OOUztW 

Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng  8m8 minutes ago

#Pakistan army chief to visit #Kabul in expected push to peace dialogue http://ara.tv/6dbem 

dwnews ‏@dwnews  10m

10 minutes ago

#Japan Okinawa sues Tokyo in bid to block US military base http://dw.com/p/1HTdB 

Sputnik ‏@SputnikInt  11m

11 minutes ago

Turkish newspaper editor faces five years in jail for 'insulting' #Erdogan http://sptnkne.ws/audN 

FRANCE 24 English ‏@France24_en  17m

17 minutes ago

Deadly explosion hits Nigerian gas plant http://f24.my/1VfWZqJ 

Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters  21m

21 minutes ago

China says AIIB up and running early in the new year http://reut.rs/1OqPOMQ 

Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng  28m

28 minutes ago

#Indian PM Modi lands in #Pakistan on surprise visit to meet PM http://ara.tv/vs2cg 

DAILY SABAH ‏@DailySabah  29m

29 minutes ago

4 children injured as PKK terrorists bomb cultural center, library in Turkey’s southeast http://sabahdai.ly/ApNPYH 

RT ‏@RT_com  41m

41 minutes ago

Turkish military crackdown, curfews force 200,000 civilians flee Kurdish southeast – report http://on.rt.com/70ch 

George Chen ‏@george_chen  2h

2 hours ago

A banner year: Financial scams in China nabbed at least $24 billion in 2015 http://qz.com/576389/a-banner-year-financial-scams-in-china-nabbed-at-least-24-billion-in-2015/ … via @qz

Andreas Landwehr ‏@andreaslandwehr  3h

6 hours ago

Security alert in thick smog on Christmas day in Beijing - special forces deployed in our street #dpaReporter

CoffeeisforClosers ‏@Coffeeisforclo1  7h

7 hours ago

CoffeeisforClosers Retweeted George Chen

Desperate:

CoffeeisforClosers added,

George Chen @george_chen

BREAKING: China to raise import duty for some daily necessities (shampoo, tooth paste) to 50% from 10% 中国海关提高洗发水、沐浴露、香皂、牙膏等日用品关税至50%，原为10%。

Simon Ting ‏@simonting  7h

5 hours agoEastern District, Hong Kong

Pax trapped inside the planes in BEIJING CAPITAL AIRPORT due to smog. Subway #5 has to slow down too. BJ X'mas...

zerohedge ‏@zerohedge  10h

10 hours ago

US National Insecurity: The Art Of Blaming Russia (For Everything) http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-12-24/us-national-insecurity-art-blaming-russia-everything …

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zerohedge ‏@zerohedge  11h

11 hours ago

Exclusive: "The Gold Is Gone, It's All Gone" - The One Gold Scandal That Goes To The Very Top http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-12-24/exclusive-gold-gone-its-all-gone-one-gold-scandal-goes-very-top …

zerohedge ‏@zerohedge  13h13 hours ago

Ukraine's Looming "19 Fukushimas" Scenario http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-12-24/ukraines-looming-19-fukushimas-scenario …