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What is the Orthodox Church?
DW News - Timothy Jones, Keith Walker
After the Catholic and Protestant churches, the Eastern Orthodox Church is the world's third-largest Christian faith. As a rift between its Ukrainian …
Axiosadded this to Women's World Daily
Women's News
People around the world are waiting longer to have kids
Axios - Stef W. Kight
Around the world, people are having kids later in life than they used to, and in the next several decades, most babies in the Western world are …
Riga
7 Reasons why you should visit Riga!
aboutsomethingaround.com - By aboutsomethingaround
A few weeks back we went on a short weekend getaway to the Latvian capital Riga. Some might consider this an odd choice: why not go to Paris, London, …
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World News
WWII resistance fighter who thwarted Nazi nuclear plan dies
DW News - DW English
A Norwegian man who led a daring raid to sabotage Nazi Germany's nuclear weapon ambitions has died at the age of 99. The story of the World War II …
Jewish Culture
Polish Jewish museum to host country’s first kosher market in decades, organizers say
jta.org - Cnaan Liphshiz
(JTA) — Poland’s main Jewish museum is set to host an event whose organizers say will be the country’s first large-scale kosher market in …
Europe
Dancing in the street
jpost.com - Barry Davis
Orit Wolf spearheads 'The Music of the Jewish Streets show' at Beit Avi Chai Vertigo Dance Company performs ‘White Noise 2018’. (photo credit: RUNE …
The Motley Fool
Interest Rates
Are the Bulls or Bears Right About Philip Morris International?
The Motley Fool - Leo Sun
Can the tobacco giant rebound after sliding 20% over the past 12 months? Shares of Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) rose 4% on Oct. 18 after the …
Seeking Alpha
Philip Morris
Philip Morris: Market Is Impressed, I Am Not
Seeking Alpha - Power Hedge
On Thursday, October 18, 2018, international tobacco titan Philip Morris International (PM) announced its third-quarter 2018 earnings results. …
Europe
Trump: The Novator of Arms Control
spectator.org - Jed Babbin
President Trump announced on Saturday that America would withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty that President Reagan …
World News
Jerusalem Ballet-Fiddler On The Roof
jpost.com - ORA BRAFMAN
Suzanne Dellal, October 17 THE VERTIGO Dance Company. (photo credit: URI HILMAN) X Dear Reader, As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem …
The New York Timesadded this to Arts
The Arts
Too Many Cooks at American Ballet Theater?
The New York Times - By ALASTAIR MACAULAY
At what point does versatility turn into anonymity? See, in particular, American Ballet Theatre, which this century has been developing multiple personality disorder. In its long spring seasons at the
Latin America
Global payments: Expansive growth, targeted opportunities
mckinsey.com - www.mckinsey.com
Robust growth makes payments a dynamic sector for incumbents—and a draw for new competitors. Global payments revenues swelled to $1.9 trillion in …
Tom Cruise
UK’s Bidooh strikes deal for ‘Minority Report’ advertising | Financial Times
ft.com - Andy Bounds
Bidooh, a UK digital billboard advertising platform, has struck a deal to use up to 3,000 screens across central and eastern Europe in a sign that …
Bloomberg Opinion
Opinion
Putin’s Big Military Buildup Is Behind NATO Lines
Bloomberg Opinion - James Stavridis
Photographer: Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP/Getty Images Last week I visited Naples and spent time with Jamie Foggo, the four-star admiral in command of NATO’s powerful Joint Forces Command located there. Foggo
Brookings Institution
Unlike Obama, Trump Cracks Down on Russian Arms Cheating
frontpagemag.com - About Daniel Greenfield
Ever since the election, Democrats decided that Russia was our greatest enemy. And they've been howling that President Trump isn't doing enough to …
MSNBC
Chuck Todd
With Trump’s NATO snub, Putin’s investment pays off
MSNBC - MTP Daily
Evelyn Farkas, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia and Eastern Europe, tells Chuck Todd that she believes the Special Counsel …
Downing Street
'A historic moment': 670,000 march to demand Final Say on Brexit at second biggest demo in a century
independent.co.uk - Lizzy Buchan
The crowds stretched so far back that plenty of people never even made it to the rally. Masses overflowed through the streets of London for more than …
Dining Rooms
Headteacher of school where brutal fight exploded 'like WW3' sparking riot leaves with immediate effect
thesun.co.uk - By Phoebe Cooke
THE headteacher of a school where a brutal fight exploded "like World War Three" and sparked a riot has left "with immediate effect". Around 100 …
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An Early Russian Leader Converted the Country to Christianity Due to Alcohol
thevintagenews.com - Matthew Gaskill
It is no secret that Russians like vodka. Though many nations in Eastern Europe claim that they invented the alcoholic drink, Russia is the nation …
SFGateadded this to Top Stories from SFGATE
Cold War
Trump says US will pull out of intermediate range nuke pact
SFGate - Zeke Miller and Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
ELKO, Nevada (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he will exit a landmark arms control agreement the United States signed with the former Soviet Union, saying that Russia is violating the pact it's
Income Tax
More and more Greek firms are moving abroad, Prokopis Hatzinikolaou | Kathimerini
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Athens-listed cement giant Titan announced on Thursday that it is transferring its headquarters to Cyprus, at a time when the Greek state is …
National Geographic
Europe
Infographic
National Geographic
I joined National Geographic's Genographic Project to map the human journey and its scientists ran a cutting-edge test of my DNA. Here is what I learned about my ancient ancestry: I Am 1.5% Neanderthal
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Europe
I Had To Change My Foreign Name To Get A Job Post-Brexit
HuffPost - Eve Kasperaviciute
My name is Eve. Or at least most people think it is. The name I used before seemed to invoke fear in a lot of people, perhaps even suspicion. Foreign names, especially ones Eastern European in origin,
Forbes
Melissa McCarthy
4K Review: 'The Spy Who Dumped Me' Is An Uneven Pairing of Character Actresses
Forbes - Luke Y. Thompson
2016′s Ghostbusters reboot was a disappointment in relation to cost at $128 million domestic, but one of its bright spots, heavily praise, was Kate McKinnon’s character of Jillian Holtzmann. Yes, she definite
News (China)
Chinese premier sends congratulations to China-CEEC meeting - Xinhua
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BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday sent a congratulatory letter to the 4th Local Leaders' Meeting of China and …
BBC News
Europe
Rose-coloured starling watchers descend on house near Norwich
BBC News - BBC World
A man's living room has been besieged with birdwatchers trying to get a glimpse of a rarely-seen bird. Stephen Leake first saw the rose-coloured starling in the back garden of his house near Norwich on
The Telegraphadded this to Football News
Shakhtar Donetsk
How Bernard swapped bombings, revolution and a war zone for life at Everton
The Telegraph - By Chris Bascombe
After he had to flee war-torn Eastern Europe, the Premier League feels like an oasis of calm to Everton midfielder Bernard. Bernard’s arrival at Shakhtar Donetsk coincided with bombings, revolution, war
Europe
Hiking, kayaking and canyoning: Daredevils can go wild on this crazy Croatian adventure
dailymail.co.uk - Jo Kessel For The Daily Mail
My task is to jump from a high rock into a shimmering Adriatic. Peering up at me are 16 pairs of eyes belonging to people who have already leapt, …
Israeli Government
Enough promises – act now to allow Ethiopian Jews to come home!
jpost.com - JEROME M. EPSTEIN
Today, there are still 8,200 Jews in Ethiopia. Their dream is to make aliyah. > • > Ethiopian Jews prepare for Passover. (photo credit: STRUGGLE FOR …
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Central Europe
Opinion: The tale of the big bad wolf
DW News - Jennifer Wagner
Wolves have barely resettled in Germany and protest is already stirring. But we must not allow irrational fears to destroy progress on the road to …