International
Do you know why sea water is salty?
Seawater is salty because it contains a high concentration of dissolved mineral salts deposited in the rivers that flow into the oceans and seas. To be more precise, 1 liter…
International
Navy Day Parade in St. Petersburg Visible from Space
The Roscosmos State Corporation has published a satellite image of St. Petersburg, which shows the Main Naval Parade, which took place on Sunday, July 28, in honor of Navy Day.…
Environment
Wind power generation is the second largest source of electricity in China
International Energy Net reports that in the first quarter of 2024, China's electricity generation from wind generators overtook hydropower generation to become the second largest source of electricity, accounting for…
Christianity
The leadership of Mount Athos requested additional information from the police about the action against “Esphigmen”
The Greek police have sent a letter to the Holy Kinotis (the community of representatives of the 20 Athos monasteries that make up the leadership of Mount Athos) asking for…
Christianity
Deacon Andrey Kuraev was accepted into the clergy of the Exarchate of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Lithuania
On July 23, 2024, Archdeacon Andrey Kuraev was admitted to the clergy of the Exarchate of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Lithuania in response to his request, according to an official…
Christianity
The Russian patriarch to Putin: You are the first truly Orthodox president
On July 28th Russian Patriarch Kirill awarded Vladimir Putin with the Church Order "St. Alexander Nevsky - First Class" in St. Petersburg, expressing his satisfaction with the complete agreement between…
ENTERTAINMENT
Istanbul’s last Ottoman palace opens its doors to visitors for the first time
The last palace of the Ottoman sultans is called Yıldız Saray (translated as the Stars’ Palace) and today it opens its doors to visitors for the first time. The palace…
JRO-6501;0; Icon Our Lady of Kazan in a Silver Mount
Christianity
The number of religious young people in Moscow has decreased twice
Research by the Institute for Demographic Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) from October 2022 shows that over the past 14 years, the level of religiosity among youth…
Defense
The “Kalashnikov” Group increases the production for the first half of the year by 50%
The "Kalashnikov" Group has increased its military and civilian production by 50% in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year, it said in a…
ENTERTAINMENT
You can rent this property of king Charles III
In 2006, he bought a property in Romania that includes a house, a forest, a meadow as far as the eye can see and a craft workshop Most likely, until…