Daily Archives: Mar 31, 2022
British Museum Faces Legal Action Over 3D Scan of Parthenon Marbles
The British Museum is facing legal action after refusing to allow the Institute for Digital Archaeology (IDA) to take 3D scans of the Parthenon...
U.S. to Allow “X” Gender Marker on Passports
The U.S. will offer Americans seeking a passport to use an "X" gender marker that is defined as "unspecified or another gender identity," Secretary...
President Putin Demands Russian Gas Payments be Made in Rubles
Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to cut off Russian gas to Europe if "unfriendly countries" don't pay in rubles, the Russian currency, by Friday.
"If...
Greek Mother Charged with Her Child’s Murder Given More Time to Testify
Greek mother Roula Pispirigkou whose three children all died in suspicious medical circumstances over the last three years was brought before an Athens examining...
Hagia Sophia to Hold First Ramadan Prayer in 88 Years
Hagia Sophia, the symbolic center of the Greek Orthodox faith that was converted by Turkey into a mosque in 2020, will hold its first...
NASA’s Hubble Spots Farthest Star Ever Seen
NASA said on Wednesday that its Hubble Space Telescope detected the farthest individual star ever seen to date that existed within the first billion...