America
Navalny is among the three finalists for the Sakharov Prize
Alexei Navalny, who a few days ago was transferred to the category of "extremists and terrorists" in a prison colony, where he is serving a contested sentence, is among the…
Category: International
Europe
Portuguese beaches lead the way during UN, EU clean-up campaign
In recent months, some 260 different clean-up operations have been undertaken across, aimed at protecting life under the sea, with the UN and European Union’s #EUBeachCleanUp campaign, managing to remove…
Europe
Recent Kosovo-Serbia tensions could ‘unravel steady but fragile progress’
Tensions over vehicle licence plates and anti-smuggling operations, between authorities in Kosovo and Serbia, in recent weeks, may contribute to unravelling “steady but fragile progress made in rebuilding trust among communities” in Kosovo and Serbia.
Books
Under what pretext do people resort to magic practitioners?
From the book of Metropolitan Hierotheus (Vlahos), "Spiritual landmarks for modern society": People who resort to spells and wizards point out as a pretext that they do so because they…
America
The CEO of J.P. Morgan: Bitcoin is useless
This summer J.P. Morgan gave its customers access to cryptocurrency funds The CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co Jamie Dimon told a conference on Monday that cryptocurrencies would be…
International
Passengers in Moscow buy a subway ticket with facial recognition
Many of us happen to be looking for the wallet with the public transport card or ticket pennies, which are usually always at the bottom of the bag. While we…
Defense
Cemeteries of Bulgarian soldiers in RN Macedonia destroyed because of a new highway
A UN opinion on the case is expected. Two Bulgarian military cemeteries in RN Macedonia from the First World War, near the town of Kavadarci, were destroyed. "Locals called to…
Environment
EU plan to replace diesel trucks with electric ones
In early 2021, the EU has set a target of 20,000 environmentally friendly vehicles by 2030 The shift to electric vehicles will affect not only car manufacturers but also trucks.…
America
The last living fighter of the French resistance died – Hubert Germain was honored by General de Gaulle
The last surviving fighter of the French resistance, honored as a "companion of liberation" by General Charles de Gaulle, has died at the age of 101, DPA reported. The Minister…
International
What Is Culture?
Diversity Atlas’s Customer Experience Manager Quincy Hall explores What is Culture? He looks at the intricacy of the word and why a definition remains elusive. If you were to purchase a…