halloween is over, so thanksgiving is next to those in the us, then christmas. the uk, christmas advertisements for popular shops likejohn for popular shops like john lewis for popular shops likejohn lewis and marks & spencer are already trying to lure people into the stores, after last yea r s into the stores, after last year s covid gloom. our business correspondent emma simpson has this report. you know christmas is coming when thejohn lewis ad hits the screen. a heart warming tale of a space traveller crash landing on earth. today, a blizzard of blockbuster ads. last christmas was a wash out, thanks to covid 19. retailers hope we ll celebrate in style this time. we are ready. we are pulling out all the stops. and here at m&s, they say shoppers have started early. it s a very big moment. customers have told us they want a bigger and more magical christmas than ever this year.
role in keeping covid 19 patients out of hospital. halloween is over, so thanksgiving is next here in the us and then the holidays. yes, it sjust over 50 days until christmas and retailers in the uk are hoping for some holiday cheer after last year s covid gloom. to get people shopping, the big stores like m and s and john lewis have released their festive ads as our business correspondent emma simpson reports. # i only knew you. you know christmas is coming when thejohn lewis ad hits the screen. a heart warming tale of a space traveller crash landing on earth. today, a blizzard of blockbuster ads. last christmas was a wash out, thanks to covid 19. retailers hope we ll celebrate in style this time. we are ready.
after last year s covid gloom. welcome to world news america on pbs, in the uk and around the globe. we begin tonight in ethiopia, where the latest conflict is one year old ti grayan rebel forces are now advancing towards the capital, addis ababa. the war has killed thousands, displaced millions, and left civilians on the brink of famine. the us special envoy to the horn of africa is in ethiopia tonight, calling for a peaceful solution to the conflict. kenya s president has called for an immediate ceasefire. rebels from the northern ti gray region say they ve taken three key towns in the last week. the us embassy has told americans in ethiopia to leave immediately. our correspondent kalkidan yibeltal reports from addis ababa. a tragedy on a massive scale in which displacement and hunger
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