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Eastern Europe
Orthodox Church of Ukraine creeps more towards Western churches
The Orthodox Church of Ukraine is moving closer to the Christian community in the West. Recently, it applied for membership to the Conference of European Churches (KEK). The board has now approved this request. The Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) is the youngest of the two Orthodox Churches in the…
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Western Europe
Paris most religious city in unbelieving France
A new survey shows that less than half of the French believe God exists. But the capital Paris seems to the most religious. The research was carried out by the polling company Ifop-Fiducial which questioned 1,006 people about their personal belief in God. About 56 per cent of the respondents…
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Eastern Europe
Study: Russia uses religion as weapon in Ukrainian war
Russia continues to use religion as a weapon in its war against Ukraine. That is the conclusion of a new study by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). According to ISW, Russia continually uses religion to discredit Ukraine on the international stage. For example, it continues to complain…
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Eastern Europe
Ukrainian prosecutor indicts alleged surrogacy traffickers
Ukrainian prosecutors have filed charges against several Ukrainians who allegedly trafficked surrogacy babies worldwide. Restrictive national laws were circumvented by cleverly using country borders. Officially, it is forbidden for singles and gay couples to get a child via surrogacy in Ukraine. But a lot is possible when you make clever…
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Northern Europe
All Danes over 60 may officially refuse CPR
Starting next year, all Danes over 60 get the option to opt out of CPR reanimation. The Danish Minister of Health wants everyone to choose whether they want to be rescued if they suffer a cardiac arrest. Until now, only people undergoing treatment or suffering from a disease could choose…
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Western Europe
Dutch pupil association publishes inclusive language guide for schools
The Dutch pupil association LAKS wants to make schools more inclusive. Therefore, it published a new guide with suggestions for inclusive language in the classroom on Wednesday. The goal of the new guide is to end the use of “undesirable and separative terms” like boys and girls”, the Dutch daily…
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Southern Europe
Record number of 100-year-olds in Italy
The Italian population continues to age. Last year, the number of people older than a hundred years hit a record. At the same time, the birth rate was never as low before. In total, there were 22,000 Italians who have survived more than a century last year. In 2021, this…
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Northern Europe
Danish teachers worry about mandatory sex ed
In Denmark, there has been a bill on the table since Tuesday that makes sexual education a mandatory part of high school curricula. However, both teachers and students worry about the proposal. The Danish High School Students Association is both pleased with and worried about the proposal, says forewoman Madeleine…
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Eastern Europe
Rivalling Orthodox Ukrainians start to fight physically
Tensions between the two rival Orthodox churches in Ukraine have now risen to the point where members are fighting each other physically. Last Monday, late in the evening, the bishop of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC, Moscow Patriarchate) in the western region of Ivano-Frankivsk was attacked. Police have opened criminal…
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Western Europe
How well does ChatGPT know the Bible?
What happens if you teach chatbot ChatGPT to read the Bible? How well can it answer questions about the Holy Book? Dutch student Jonathan Vollmuller tried it out. Would the Bible allow me to have an abortion? According to the Dutch ‘BibleGPT', the Bible does not explicitly discuss abortion and…
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