Old Rite Church of Prophet Elijah under construction in Minsk
Minsk, August 3, 2021 Photo: church.by On the feast of the Prophet Elijah yesterday, the foundation of a new Old Rite parish named for the great…
PaTRAM Institute™ Joyfully Announces the Release of its NEW Album “More Honourable than the Cherubim”
Tiburon, California, August 3, 2021 Photo: netdna-ssl.com Join us in a joyous celebration of music and faith. Please click the link: http://lnk.to/MHTTCherubim The 2019 PaTRAM Institute…
Orthodox sites remain on UNESCO endangered list despite protests from Kosovo
Fouzhou, China, August 3, 2021 Frescoes of Gracanica Monastery. Photo: Twitter Four medieval Serbian Orthodox monasteries and churches will remain on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage…
Man donates 19th-century church bought at auction to Russian Church
Zavalovo, Tula Province, Russia, August 3, 2021 Photo: belev-eparhia.ru Another church, built in the 19th century and lost during the Soviet era, has returned to the…
Ukrainian monastics appeal to faithful: We must face crises with a conciliar mind
Pochaev, Ukraine, August 3, 2021 On July 15, a monastic congress of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church was held at the historic Holy Dormition-Pochaev Lavra, with 310…
Spotify is testing a less restrictive ad-supported tier costing $0.99 a month
Spotify Plus is a new low-cost subscription tier being piloted by the streaming service which combines elements of its existing free and premium tiers. The plan still…
Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates have officially divorced
Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates filed for divorce on May 3rd after 27 years of marriage. Now, three months later, the separation of one of the…
HP is flooding the zone with seven new gaming monitors
HP has gone on a tear and announced seven new gaming monitors in its X lineup, featuring a range of sizes, panel types, and resolutions, as well…
UK heatwave may have killed ‘jumbo jet’ full of people in a week
The recent heatwave may have killed the equivalent of a “jumbo jet full” of people in a week, experts have said, as official figures showed 400 more…
Realme launches MagDart magnetic wireless charging devices
As The Verge reported last week, Realme is working on a magnetic wireless charging system for its Android phones, and today it’s revealed a full range of…
Health Secretary intervenes after NHS issues guidance on transgender patients in hospitals
The Health Secretary is to review guidance on transgender patients being admitted to single-sex wards in the wake of an investigation by The Telegraph. Sajid Javid is…
Oxford porters question my right to enter College ‘all the time’, says dean of law faculty
Oxford porters have questioned whether I have the right to enter College, the dean of the university’s law faculty has said, as she calls for more anti-racism…
Police dogs putting the bite on criminals to be given bulletproof vests
Dave Kelsall, chief inspector and head of Staffordshire’s armed dog support unit, said: “Police dogs are part of our policing family, one of the team, and as…
You can get a Touch ID-equipped Magic Keyboard without buying a whole iMac now
It’s taken a few months, but Apple is now selling the new, Touch ID-equipped version of its Magic Keyboard for anyone to buy, starting at $149 for…
HBO Max is now available on LG smart TVs in the US
Having already brought it to pretty much every other streaming device and platform, today WarnerMedia announced that HBO Max is now available on LG smart TVs in…
Apple, healthcare stocks help Wall St shrug off Delta worries
A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly…
Get the Xbox Wireless headset and controller together and save $25
This story is part of a group of stories called Only the best deals on Verge-approved gadgets get the Verge Deals stamp of approval, so if you’re…
YouTube creators can now get $10,000 per month for making Shorts
YouTube will pay creators up to $10,000 per month for making popular videos on its TikTok competitor, YouTube Shorts. The company plans to pay $100 million throughout…
Eli Lilly bets on Alzheimer’s disease drug data as it chases Biogen
An Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical manufacturing plant is pictured at 50 ImClone Drive in Branchburg, New Jersey, March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar Aug 3 (Reuters) –…
Google Maps on iOS is finally getting a dark mode
Google Maps will finally be getting a dark mode on iOS, nearly two years after Apple rolled out dark mode as part of iOS 13. The feature,…
Amgen says it expects pandemic to limit sales through 2021
An Amgen sign is seen at the company’s office in South San Francisco, California October 21, 2013. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith Aug 3 (Reuters) – U.S. biotech Amgen Inc…
Boeing postpones its Starliner mission after detecting a technical issue
Boeing postponed the test launch of its uncrewed Starliner astronaut capsule on Tuesday, the company said in a statement. The delay was caused by a technical issue…
Microsoft’s newest Xbox controller is a dazzling blue and has rubber side grips
Microsoft has just revealed its newest Xbox controller — the Aqua Shift Special Edition — and it has a striking, shimmery blue finish that makes it perhaps…
Fandango chooses Vudu as the way forward for its streaming business
Fandango has announced that it will phase out the branding of its “FandangoNOW” streaming service and focus on Vudu as its lone app for rentals and purchases…
Netflix documentary Countdown will follow SpaceX’s first civilian mission
The first “all-civilian” mission to space is set to blast off on a SpaceX rocket in mid-September, and the process of getting those astronauts trained and (eventually)…