News
Iceland recognizes Judaism as an official state religion
The country has only one rabbi, Avi Feldman, who initiated the Chabad Lubavitch of Iceland in 2018. Feldman and the community members have worked hard to gain Iceland's formal approval...
Year: 2021
Europe
Conference on the Future of Europe: EP appoints executive board representatives | News | European Parliament
On Thursday, Parliament’s Conference of Presidents endorsed the members and observers nominated by the political groups to be on the Conference’s executive board.Committee on Constitutional Affairs Source : © European…
Europe
MEPs want a safer and more sustainable tourism after Covid | News | European Parliament
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Europe
Covid-19: European Union regulator says…
The EU's drugs regulator said on Thursday that it had found the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine was "safe and effective" and was not linked to an increased risk of blood clots....
News
Iceland recognizes Judaism as a religion
Iceland has finally recognized Judaism as a religion. The process took over a year and, despite being home to a small Jewish community, Iceland has never before acknowledged the religion....
Books
Madison woman returns library book after 63 years
Madison had been considering the move to a fully fine-free model since 2019, and in August ended most fines and zeroed out overdue accounts, ending the use of a collection…
News
Music emanates from soul, not religion: Pt Hariprasad
Lucknow: “As artists, singers, flautists, we never see any differences due to religion with our counterparts,” said Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia on being asked about the Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb and his experience...
Christianity
First ancient Bible texts found in 60 years in Dead Sea Scrolls discoveries
Israeli researchers have unveiled dozens of newly discovered Dead Sea Scroll fragments of biblical texts dating back nearly 2,000 years, the first such find in 60 years.
America
With motive still disputed, some point to shooting suspect’s religion, shame
The Georgia man accused of killing eight people at three Atlanta-area spas was, on the surface, like legions of other young men spread out across the South — involved in…
Europe
AstraZeneca declared safe by European Union regulator
After much debate, the European Union's medicines regulator has concluded that the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is safe to use after several EU countries suspended their rollouts following reports that it could...