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KINGNEWSWIRE / PRESS RELEASE / BRUSSELS, Belgium — 19 February 2026 — The European Office of the Church of Scientology for Public Affairs and Human Rights has launched “Europe’s Values, Your Rights”, a new...
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A new coalition takes office in the Brussels-Capital Region, with Boris Dilliès sworn in as Minister-President and a programme focused on budgets, mobility and investment Brussels has not changed its...
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Telde, on Gran Canaria’s east coast, is often overshadowed by the island’s beach resorts and the capital, Las Palmas. Yet its historic quarters, churches, museums and literary links make it...
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In Telde—one of Gran Canaria’s most important municipalities—local leadership is often judged by daily realities: whether services work, whether neighbourhood concerns are heard, and whether City Hall feels reachable. Since...
![[Press Release] LWF launches 2026 Lent series “Closer – on the way to the cross”](https://i3.wp.com/lutheranworld.org/sites/default/files/2026-02/Lent%20series%202026_PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191202_AH2_7174.jpg?w=768&resize=768,0&ssl=1 "[Press Release] LWF launches 2026 Lent series “Closer – on the way to the cross”")
Christianity
“Lent invites proximity — with God, with ourselves, and with realities we would rather avoid: our own complicity, strangers at the border, the suffering of the earth, systemic injustices, and...
![[Press Release] In Lenten letter, Burghardt urges churches to stand against indifference](https://i1.wp.com/lutheranworld.org/sites/default/files/2025-03/20250305-anneburghardt.jpg?w=768&resize=768,0&ssl=1 "[Press Release] In Lenten letter, Burghardt urges churches to stand against indifference")
Christianity
Through all of this runs an essential question posed to churches and Christians during Lent: what does it mean to walk toward the cross in this particular moment? Burghardt's advice...
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Commission targets “addictive design” and recommender transparency as scrutiny widens beyond Big Tech The European Commission has opened formal proceedings against the online fast-fashion giant Shein under the Digital Services...
Health
Over 60% of working people experience symptoms of emotional burnout, and the WHO already recognizes burnout as a professional phenomenon. The topic was commented on in the program "Social Network"...
Europe
Spain has moved to open a new legal front against major social media platforms, asking prosecutors to investigate Meta, TikTok and X over allegations that AI-generated child sexual abuse material...
International
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is facing criticism after a T-shirt featuring design elements linked to the 1936 Berlin Olympics appeared in official Olympic online stores and quickly sold out....
