Defense
Laser weapons against floating targets tested
For the first time, the US Navy has tested laser weapons designed to engage floating targets. Testing took place in December in the Middle East. Writes about this Associated Press.…
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Archeology
Court in the Netherlands – Scythian gold is owned by Ukraine, not Russia
A court in the Netherlands has ruled that Scythian gold is owned by Ukraine, not Russia The Court of Appeal in Amsterdam recognized the Scythian gold as Ukrainian property, Novosti…
International
A record number of tigers have died in India last year
126 tigers killed in 2021, the Indian Tiger Protection Service (NTCA) said. The service reports that since collecting data from 2012, this is the highest annual number of victims. India…
Health
A former FBI agent pointed out 8 sure signs that reveal dishonest people
A former FBI agent reveal dishonest people. Through years of trial and error, he has been able to recognize certain key patterns and have learned how to "size people". Everyone…
Christianity
About Christian humanism (1)
To most of our contemporaries, Christianity and humanism seem incompatible. Our Orthodox revival is pushing away from humanism and asserting itself as something that is the opposite of anti-Christian humanism.…
Defense
Denmark is renting prisons in Kosovo
Denmark has signed an agreement with Kosovo, according to which Pristina will rent 300 prison cells due to overcrowding in "Scandinavian" prisons. The agreement will enter into force in 2023.…
Economy
Expensive electricity has ended television in Bosnia
The Hyatt channel will stop broadcasting from January 1, 2022. Sarajevo-based Hyatt TV has announced it will stop broadcasting due to expensive electricity. Bosnia and Herzegovina's electricity company sells electricity…
Economy
Russia fines Google 87 million euros
A Moscow court has fined Google more than 7.2 billion rubles (87 million euros) for systematically refusing to remove information that Russia considers illegal, world news agencies reported. This is…
America
A large US bank will lay off unvaccinated people
The US multinational investment bank Citigroup will start implementing the "no vaccine-free" policy on January 14, Reuters reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Such a policy was first discussed…
ENTERTAINMENT
Vivaldi reconciled with the Catholic Church and the city of Ferrara
"Vivaldi allowed himself many things, but at one point he could no longer escape the control of the Vatican," said theologian Massimo Faggioli. The Catholic Church and the Italian city…