Emilie Louise Flöge was born in 1874 and was undoubtedly the most important woman in Gustav Klimt’s life. In Gustav Klimt’s iconic painting The Kiss, a couple embraces and their gold-leafed robes twirl together in sparkling patterns. Many believe the pair represents Klimt and fashion designer Emilie Flöge, whose decades-long romance spawned bold, all-encompassing creative […]
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By Fr. Alexander Schmemann 1. In the West, the fall of Constantinople in 1453 was experienced as “a misfortune for the entire Christian faith” (words of Emperor Frederick III from a letter to Pope Nicholas V). Despite centuries of religious division that so often turned into bloody strife, Christendom still retained a sense of its […]
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Recent fighting near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine has again highlighted the potential risk of a disaster, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned on Sunday.
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A team of UN atomic energy experts set out on Monday for Zaporizhzya nuclear power station in Ukraine, after months of rising tensions between Ukrainian and Russian forces, who have accused each other of shelling the plant.
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By suspending former Catalan government and parliament members from public duties prior to them being convicted, following the independence referendum back in 2017, Spain violated their political rights, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a statement published on Wednesday.
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Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday, the latest stage in their efforts to inspect conditions at the embattled nuclear power plant there.
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Further damage to the embattled Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine “cannot” be allowed to happen, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said.
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Briefing the Security Council on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres again underlined the need to de-escalate the situation around the embattled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.
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A large-scale influx of weapons to conflict-affected zones raises many concerns, including the potential for diversion, the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, warned the Security Council on Thursday.
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Shelling in the Ukrainian city of Enerhodar is putting the embattled Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) at risk, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned in a statement on Friday.
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