Day: May 20, 2017
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UN refrains from assessment of Ukrainian bills on state control over Church
Ukraine has three denominations at the moment, each of them referring to itself at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Officials at the UN Secretariat have refrained from comment on the much-debated Ukrainian bills that would put religious organizations under state control and would put the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church reporting to Moscow Patriarchate at risk of…
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Seal school in session: see how sea mammals are trained
According to biologists, seals can be trained mainly with the help of treats Scientists at the Murmansk Institute of Marine Biological Diversity have developed a unique program to train sea mammals. This training program can turn the fin-footed, semiaquatic marine “students” into researchers, servicemen or rescuers, Dmitry Ishkulov, the institute’s deputy director general, told TASS.…
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Nobel laureate in literature Svetlana Alexievich to visit Moscow in June
Earlier, several media outlets reported that Alexievch had passed away Nobel laureate in literature, Belarussian author Svetlana Alexievich will visit Moscow on June 10, the chief of the Open Library project Nikolai Solodnikov, told TASS.
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Cannes 2017: Best red carpet looks
The 70th annual Cannes Film Festival runs from 17 to 28 May Actresses Susan Sarandon and Elle Fanning greet each other upon arrival at the opening ceremony and the screening of the film Ismael’s Ghosts at the 70th international film festival, Cannes © AP Photo/Alastair Grant)