Huge fire breaks out in Berlin forest after explosions at bomb disposal site
Authorities have called for the army to support efforts to tackle the blaze
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Month: August 2022
Myanmar charges Japanese journalist with spreading fake news
Myanmar’s military government says a Japanese video journalist detained while covering a brief pro-democracy march has been charged with violating a law against spreading false or alarming news
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Germany’s Lindner wants stricter enforcement of EU rules on budget deficits
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, a self-described budget hawk, is offering a trade-off in the ongoing EU fiscal rules debate: Tighter enforcement of spending limits, in exchange of a degree of flexibility on the pace of debt reduction. In an interview published Thursday in Handelsblatt, he delivered Berlin’s opening salvo. “I advocate for more binding […]
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Scientology’s religious order’s anniversary included in Spain’s Religious Holiday Calendar
Next August 12th 2022 will mark 55 years since Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard established, starting in the Spanish Canary Islands as a research project into the spiritual nature of humankind, what has become the religious order of the religion professed by Scientologists. Therefore, such a historic date for Scientology, included in a calendar of […]
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‘Disgusting’: Zelenskyy hits back at Gerhard Schröder over Russia talks remark
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy lambasted controversial former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder in a video address Wednesday night. Zelenskyy said that “it is simply disgusting when former leaders of powerful states with European values work for Russia.” Though he didn’t mention the former chancellor by name, Zelenskyy was reacting to comments Schröder had made in an […]
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Switzerland gears up for rolling blackouts
Switzerland is considering moving to rolling blackouts due to energy shortages. This was announced on Wednesday by the director of the Association of Swiss Electricity Companies (VSE) Michael Frank, tass.ru reports. “We plan, if necessary, to gradually introduce ever more stringent measures to save electricity,” Reuters quotes him as saying. % electricity”. Frank estimates that […]
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Iran may ban keeping pets as ‘symbols of the West’
Iran’s parliament is considering a bill that could introduce a virtual ban on keeping pets in the country, reports the BBC. If it is adopted, it will be possible to own animals only with special permission from the government commission. For the importation into Iran of any animals, up to rabbits and turtles, a fine […]
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We need bright personalities to lead us to God
Interview with priest Georgiy Chistyakov A conversation about spiritual mentorship with Father Georgi Chistyakov (August 4, 1953 – June 22, 2007) — priest, philologist, historian, human rights defender. He is considered a follower of Prot. Alexander Men. Like him, he is a highly erudite priest, pastor, historian, philologist, connoisseur of classical and several European languages. […]
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Queens of Egyptology
We have all heard the name Howard Carter and know that he is the discoverer of the famous tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt. However, history knows no less colorful ladies who left an important scientific legacy in Egyptology. I personally have a special sentiment and interest in two of them, with whom I feel connected […]
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Prolonged drought led to social tensions and the collapse of Mayapan
Scientists conducted an interdisciplinary study of materials from the city of Mayapan, the largest political capital of the Maya of the postclassic period. They found that as long as rainfall in the region remained at a sufficient level, the population of the city continued to grow. But prolonged droughts have led to increased social tensions […]
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