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Gaston de Persigny

Gaston de Persigny - Reporter at The European Times News

Forbidden Christmas in England in 1647
Public Notice, Observation of Christmas Forbidden

Christianity

Forbidden Christmas in England in 1647

In 1647, the Puritans' attempts to ban Christmas and force shops to open on Christmas day lead to rioting in Ipswich, Oxford, Ealing and Canterbury where a wild game of…

21 December 2021 · 3 min read

Archeology

Forgotten fossils

The remains of ancient animals were wrapped in 100-year-old newspapers. Two dozen fossils, wrapped in multiple layers of newspaper and tied with twine, were found in wooden boxes on one…

20 December 2021 · 2 min read

International

Artificial intelligence spoke at a conference

A professor and researcher at Oxford University invited artificial intelligence to the conference. The topic of discussion at the Oxford Union was the ethics of AI. But even the developers…

19 December 2021 · 2 min read

ENTERTAINMENT

James Bond becomes neither a man nor a woman

Neither a man nor a woman - so the creators of the cult series "James Bond" led by producer Barbara Broccoli believe that their agent 007 will be perceived in…

19 December 2021 · 1 min read

Economy

The EC is imposing new rules on online businesses

The European Commission has proposed new strict rules for online businesses such as Uber and the many food delivery platforms, according to a statement on the institution's website. The EC…

19 December 2021 · 2 min read

Environment

The city with the most snow in the world

Snow means different things to different people. On the one hand, he has the ability to turn even the ugliest landscape into a brilliant tale of reflected light and silence.…

17 December 2021 · 2 min read