Buddhism
Buddhist Times News – Buddhist stupa in Kurukshetra
A view of the Buddhist stupa at Kurukshetra University. tribune photo By — Shyamal Sinha Stupa is a hemispherical structure containing Buddhist relics and place of meditation used by…
Year: 2021
Europe
Ahead Of EU Commission Inquiry, Report Slams EU’s Best-Funded Agency For Repeatedly Violating International And EU Laws
Friday, 15 January 2021, 6:59 amPress Release: Euro Med Monitor 14 January 2021 Today, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor published a new report that documents and analyses the involvement of Frontex…
Europe
Greece wants EU pressure on Turkey to take back migrants
ATHENS: Greece called on Thursday on European Union authorities to better enforce a landmark 2016 migrant deal and ensure that Turkey take back nearly 1,500 people whose asylum requests were…
Europe
UK rejected visa-free entry to EU for performers: Barnier
Britain turned down an EU proposal for visa-free travel for performers and journalists in post-Brexit talks, the European Union’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier said in a briefing published Thursday (14…
Europe
Slovenia resumes funding for national press agency after EU pressure
Slovenia's government has resumed funding for the country's national news agency after pressure from the European Union. The Slovenian Press Agency (STA) had been heavily criticised by Prime Minister Janez…
Books
Local artist co-authors textile design book
BROOKSVILLE — Canadian designer Destiny Seymour didn’t play with dolls as a child. The Manitoban would sit in the back of her mother’s hair salon and make houses for dolls,…
Health
Health experts arrive in Wuhan to investigate COVID-19 origins
Members of an international team studying the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19 arrived in Wuhan, China, on Thursday, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced during…
Europe
Brexit hikes costs, hassle for UK musicians touring EU
LONDON (AP) - British musicians are demanding that the UK government faces the music after new post-Brexit regulations failed to consider their unique work lives and left them in the…
Buddhism
Buddhist Times News – Japan Expands State Of Emergency as covid 19 cases rise
By — Shyamal Sinha Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has been wary about taking measures that would hamper economic activity, while he has put on a brave face against the mounting…
Europe
Slovenia resumes funding news agency after EU warning
The Slovenian government said on Thursday (14 January) it had restored the financing of national news agency STA after Brussels warned against any attempt to pressure public media outlets. STA…