Orthodox Church granted permission to build in officially-Islamic Sudan
Omdurman, Sudan, August 2, 2021 Several Sudanese children were baptized in November 2014 The Orthodox Church in Sudan gained a legal victory last month when it…
Romania: Elders Paisie (Olaru) and Dionisie (Ignat) proposed for canonization
Botoșani, Romania, August 2, 2021 L to R: Elders Dionisie, Paisie, Cleopa. Photo: fanatik.ru The names of two more of the holy elders under consideration for…
Bishop Basil of Wichita (Antiochian) to retire by end of year
Wichita, Kansas, August 2, 2021 Photo: saintgeorgekearney.com Sanctity of Life. A sermon delivered on “Sacred Gift of Life Sunday””Brothers and sisters, be bold for life. And not…
Diveyevo celebrates 30th anniversary of transfer of relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov
Diveyevo, August 2, 2021 Photo: nne.ru A wondrous celebration was held yesterday at Holy Trinity-St. Seraphim Diveyevo Monastery in honor of its beloved elder St. Seraphim…
Ukrainian tomos of autocephaly has nothing to do with God—Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol
Limassol, Cyprus, August 2, 2021 Photo: pravoslavie.ru Everything connected with the so-called tomos of autocephaly given to the Ukrainian schismatcs by Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople has…
Mussel power: How nature’s water filters could clean up river pollution
The method has previously been used on commercially farmed mussels in the US, but no successful project has yet been carried out in the UK. Mussel larvae…
Virus woes, slowing economic growth weigh on Wall Street
A Wall Street sign is pictured outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York, October 28, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri U.S. manufacturing sector growth slowing – ISM…
Ministers offering ‘mediation vouchers’ to settle divorces and disputes, not court action
Divorcing couples and other people embroiled in civil disputes could get vouchers for mediation in a bid to end bitter courtroom battles. Robert Buckland, the Justice Secretary,…
Ariana Grande is headlining Fortnite’s next concert series
Last week, Epic Games teased that a “record-breaking superstar” would be performing in Fortnite’s upcoming Rift Tour concert series, and now we know that the mystery performer…
Police trial body cameras with facial recognition technology to catch suspects
“It’s about identification and verification of people that would generally be stopped on a particular purpose,” said Mr Field. “It could be ranging from missing people, vulnerable…
S&P 500, Dow subdued on virus woes, slowing economy
A Wall Street sign is pictured outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York, October 28, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri U.S. manufacturing sector growth slowing -ISM Senate…
Super Nintendo World’s Donkey Kong zone may already be under construction
Super Nintendo World, the Super Mario-themed area of Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, finally opened back in March after multiple delays, and Nintendo may already be working…
Govee’s excellent TV backlight kit is even more affordable today
Govee’s Immersion TV LED backlights can elevate your TV watching experience by syncing its lights to what’s on your 55-inch or 65-inch screen. The effect makes it…
Microsoft director with intelligence background will lead the White House’s space council
The White House’s core space policy body will be led by Chirag Parikh, a veteran intelligence official and senior director for Microsoft’s space-based cloud services, Vice President…
Twitter partners with AP, Reuters to battle misinformation on its site
The Twitter logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan…
Myanmar should return to democratically elected government, says UK
LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Myanmar should return to a democratically elected government, Britain said on Monday, after military ruler Min Aung Hlaing took on the role…
Twitter verifies fake Cormac McCarthy account (again)
Twitter’s verification process is notoriously slapdash, but you’d expect the company not to fall for the exact same fake twice, right? Wrong! In 2012, Twitter verified an…
A man violated a restraining order by renaming his estranged wife’s Napster playlists
An Ohio man harassed his estranged wife through a shared Napster account, evading a no-contact order by changing the titles of playlists. Ohio’s Eighth District Court of…
Let’s all finally post a fleet
Twitter is yeeting Fleets, its Stories-like ephemeral posts, on August 3rd, meaning that depending on when you read this, you may have mere hours to unleash that…
The shadow of the chip shortage is looming over tech’s big quarter
Tech earnings this quarter were, to the surprise of no one, high. But amid the record-settling revenues, the looming specter of the global semiconductor shortage was the…
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series will premiere in September 2022
One of Amazon’s most anticipated originals to date, a yet-unnamed Lord of the Rings original series, will officially debut on Prime Video on Friday, September 2nd, 2022….
Twitter adds third-party signup with Apple or Google
Twitter has introduced third-party login support, letting users create accounts and log in to the social network with their Apple or Google accounts (via 9to5Mac). Currently, there…
Twitch’s new ads are way less disruptive
Twitch is experimenting with a new type of ad format for streamers that appears to be much less disruptive than the pre- and mid-roll ads that take…
The pandemic is over in Pokémon Go for players from New Zealand and the US
Niantic reverted some of the pandemic-era changes made to Pokémon Go in the US and New Zealand on Sunday, including reducing the distance you need to be…
Microsoft is ready to rent Windows 365 cloud PCs for as little as $20 per month
Today Microsoft opened availability for Windows 365, the cloud PC setup that lets businesses stream Windows 10 or Windows 11 via a web browser. As described earlier…