Archeology
The watch of the richest man who traveled on the Titanic sold
A gold pocket watch that belonged to the richest man who traveled on the Titanic is being sold at auction, DPA reported. It could be worth up to £150,000 ($187,743).…
Category: International
Books
France’s National Library has placed four books from the 19th century under “quarantine”
The National Library of France has placed four books from the 19th century "under quarantine", reported AFP. The reason is that their covers contain arsenic. The discovery was made about…
Human Rights
Amid campus crackdowns, Gaza war triggers freedom of expression crisis
“The Gaza crisis is truly becoming a global crisis of the freedom of expression,” said Ms. Khan, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to…
International
Shoigu’s deputy is detained for corruption
The Deputy Minister of Defence of Russia, Timur Ivanov, was detained for corruption, he is suspected of taking bribes in particularly large amounts
Africa
The media in Mali are no longer allowed to cover the activities of political parties
The decision rests with the military junta that has seized power The junta in Mali continued with its restrictions on political life in the country and banned the media from…
International
Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office
Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly found stripped naked with their hands tied
Christianity
PACE defined the Russian Church as an “ideological extension of Vladimir Putin’s regime”
On April 17, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution related to the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The adopted document said the…
International
Gaza: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief demands end to suffering
“Six months into the war, 10,000 Palestinian women in Gaza have been killed, among them an estimated 6,000 mothers, leaving 19,000 children orphaned,” said UN Women, in a new report.“More…
Christianity
Cape Coast. Laments from the Global Christian Forum
By Martin Hoegger Accra, April 19, 2024. The guide warned us: the history of Cape Coast - 150 km from Accra - is sad and revolting; we must be strong…
Archeology
The villa where Emperor Augustus died excavated
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have discovered a nearly 2,000-year-old building among ancient Roman ruins buried in volcanic ash in southern Italy. Scholars believe it may have been a…