Books
How Amazon’s ‘Wheel of Time’ is different from the books
A 100% faithful adaptation of The Wheel of Time was never going to be possible. Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series spans 14 books — 15 if you count the prequel…
Year: 2021
International
Yoga, Bitcoin and a Goat: The Life of the Man Who Founded Twitter
With the resignation of co-founder Jack Dorsey, an entire era for the company ended One of the largest social networks in the world this week opened a new page in…
International
The largest, known and closest to earth: the main nebulae discovered by astronomers
In November, NASA celebrates the "month of nebula" - #NebulaNovember. In honor of this "Hi-Tech" talks about the most famous, beautiful and unusual of them. Nebulae are some of the…
International
Austrian candy “Mozart” declared bankruptcy
One of the biggest producers of Austrian chocolate candies with mazcipan "Mozart", Salzburg Chocolates, bankrupted. The company is facing financial difficulties due to the pandemic of coronavirus. The pandemic has…
Health
Dangerous side effects of the Christmas tree
What can your live Christmas tree do to you? Living pine trees can cause problems for people with asthma. They can bring mold and pollen into your home. For some…
Christianity
In Montenegro, communion with one spoon was banned
Authorities in the neighboring Balkan state have effectively banned the Orthodox Church's traditional communion of believers with a spoon, Serbian media reported. From 1 December, religious communities in predominantly Orthodox…
America
Crowning achievement in the books for hiker
OTTAWA — Brandon Weis has lived up to his nickname, “Horsepower.” The Ottawa resident and Ohio State University alumnus earned the moniker during his first hiking trip a few years…
Environment
World’s Eight Worst Wildfire Weather Years on Record Happened in the Last Decade
Lower humidity and higher temperatures are driving extreme weather that makes wildfires more frequent and intense, say experts. The world’s eight most extreme wildfire weather years have occurred in the…
Europe
Supreme Court condemns psychiatrist to 7 years prison for sexual abuse, in Spain
As reported by the Spanish online legal news portal CONFILEGAL, the Spanish Supreme Court (SC) has confirmed a sentence of seven years and one day in prison and three and…
Europe
What you need to know about the new Omicron COVID-19 variant
On 26 November, WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) designated the B.1.1.529 variant, first reported by South Africa 2 days earlier, as a variant of concern, named…