The news that matter in Europe
The news that matter in Europe
(205 years since the birth of Jacques Offenbach)
He was a composer, cellist and conductor of German origin, but he worked and died in France. Offenbach is one of the founders of operetta and a typical representative of romanticism in European classical music.
He bequeathed us over 100…
By Martin Hoegger. www.hoegger.org
This was the theme of a Round Table as part of the Interreligious Conference organized by the Focolare Movement, in the Roman Hills, beginning of June 2024. Religions are often seen as escalating conflict. But is this really the case? What positive…
On the evening of Tuesday May 14th, the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci in Milan hosted a premiere event for “Nulla Accade per Caso” (Nothing happens by chance) a captivating docufilm that explores the remarkable life and professional rise of Fabrizio Zampetti, a…
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KingNewsWire. Professor Afe Adogame led Princeton Theological Seminary students on a tour of L. Ron Hubbard’s former residence in Bay Head, NJ, where Hubbard wrote “Dianetics.” The visit, enriched by historical insights from Mayor William Curtis, highlighted Hubbard’s impact and the…
Equestrian Art MATA: Ancestral heritage and centuries-old traditions, under the sign “MATA, an ancestral intangible heritage and a space for cultural exchange of humanity”
Under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the MATA International Riding Festival returns in a new…
By Biserka Gramatikova
The whole world is waiting for the Olympic Games in Paris, which are scheduled to take place from July 26 to August 11 this year. The French capital is preparing to welcome more tourists than ever – a mix of sports lovers and culture connoisseurs. At the same time,…
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 five years ago. University scientists have discovered the chemical element in the covers.
The…
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By Biserka Gramatikova
On April 20, the official opening of the Bulgarian pavilion at the Venice Biennale took place. “Memory is what keeps us safe,” said the Bulgarian Acting Minister of Culture during the opening. In the Biennale on the theme “Foreigners Everywhere”, Bulgaria…
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By Biserka Gramatikova
A crisis that is here and now, but begins somewhere in the past. A crisis of identities, positions and morals – political and personal. A crisis of time and space, the foundations of which are rooted in the twentieth century. The exhibition “Dislocations” at the…
The Italian government handed over 500,000 euros for the restoration of the destroyed Transfiguration Cathedral in Odessa, announced the mayor of the city, Gennady Trukhanov. The Ukrainian city’s central temple was destroyed by a Russian missile in July 2023. The aid was granted under an…
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In a moving statement coinciding with the celebration of International Women’s Day this Friday, March 8, the Pope praised the fundamental role played by women in the world, highlighting their ability to “make the world more beautiful” through their protection and vitality.
During his…
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A London theater’s decision to reserve seats for black people audiences for two of its productions of a play about slavery has drawn criticism from the British government, France Press reported on March 1st.
Downing Street has condemned the idea as “divisive to society”.
The Noel…
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By Dr. Masood Ahmadi Afzadi,
Dr. Razie Moafi
INTRODUCTION
In the modern world, the situation related to the rapid increase in the number of beliefs is considered a major problem. This fact, in symbiosis with the peculiar contradictions outwardly apparent regarding the nature of faith,…
A watch that was melted during the August 6, 1945, atomic bombing of Hiroshima has sold for more than $31,000 at auction, the Associated Press reported.
Its arrows stopped at the moment of the detonation of the atomic bomb over the Japanese city – at 8:15 a.m. local time, according to…
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The Russian bookstore Megamarket was sent a list of books to be removed from sale due to “LGBT propaganda”. Journalist Alexander Plyushchev published a list of 257 titles on his Telegram channel, writes The Moscow Times.
The list includes not only literary novelties, but also classics….
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The Ministry of Education in Ankara has changed the rules for private schools in Turkey. It prohibits “activities that contradict national and cultural values and cannot contribute to the psychosocial development of students”. The ministry has sent a warning letter to schools about…
The Minister of Culture denounced the Netflix series
“Netflix’s Alexander the Great series is ‘fantasy of extremely poor quality, low content and full of historical inaccuracies,’” Greece’s Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said on Wednesday, reports Kathimerini.
The series “The…
Asked about the topic, Rome’s chief curator of cultural heritage, Claudio Parisi Presicce, said Usmanov’s funding was agreed before Western sanctions, and Rome’s ancient heritage, he says, is “universal”.
The imposing colonnade of Trajan’s Basilica in Rome, which occupies a…
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The studio survived both the Soviet communist era and imposed censorship, as well as the severe economic downturn that followed the collapse of the USSR in 1991.
Mosfilm – the state-owned giant of Soviet and Russian cinema, which created classic films such as “Battleship Potemkin” and…
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If Istanbul has a special magic, it is the magic of the eclectic layers of architecture, people, coexistence, religions and even urban poetry.
While walking through the small streets, you can see at the same time a synagogue, a Catholic church, a black cat, a cocktail bar where Hemingway…