Health
Austria passed law to legalize assisted suicide
Two doctors will have to confirm whether the person is only able to decide by taking this step The Austrian federal government has introduced end of last year a bill...
Year: 2022
Science&Technology
Bacteria will produce rocket fuel for space missions
A group of scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a concept that bacteria will produce rocket fuel and liquid oxygen from atmospheric CO2 to power a spacecraft...
Defense
In Russia, the Prosecutor General found 385 bank accounts in the families of former FSB officers.
As it became known end of 2021 to Kommersant, the Prosecutor General's Office found 385 accounts in Russian and foreign banks, opened both during service and after it, when they...
Science&Technology
Batteries with sugar, chlorine and carbon. How and where will we store energy in the future
An international team of scientists has created the world's first combination battery suitable for electric cars. The development is distinguished by safety and high performance: it retained 80% of its...
Archeology
Bioarchaeologists find out why children were mummified in the Capuchin catacombs
Staffordshire University will conduct the first-ever study of mummified children found in the Capuchin catacombs in Sicily. This is stated in the announcement of the project on the website of...
Christianity
Pope Francis blessed the tax officials
The Holy Father praised the honesty of the people who pay their taxes and condemned tax evasion and the informal economy Pope Francis today encouraged people who are not usually...
America
TOON Books Acquired by Astra Books for Young Readers
TOON Books, founded by Francoise Mouly in 2008, has found a new home: The publisher was acquired by Astra Books for Young Readers (ABFYR), and is now that ABFYR's seventh...
News
Island States must bolster resilience to existential climate threats
The massive volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga followed by another earthquake and aftershocks just days afterwards, has highlighted once again the vulnerability of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), a…
America
New Book Looks into the Value of Religious Confession
“Religious Confession and Evidential Privilege in the 21st Century” seeks to spark discussion on the preservation of the confidentiality of confession while increasing accountability, especially in the case of the...
Europe
European lawmakers push to classify Houthi militia as terrorist organization
Webinar at the European Parliament "Civilians treated as human shields. The military escalation of the Houthis in Yemen" European parliamentarians demand the speedy designation of the Houthis as a terrorist...