Salman Rushdie: Losing an eye upsets me every day bbc.in/3UfeZsk

The climax of the 1st movement of Mahler's incomplete 10th Symphony is one of the most shattering moments in all of music. It was written in 1910, when the common-practice in Western music that had endured for centuries was collapsing, and World War 1 was just four years away.

¡La Franja, siempre La Franja! ❤️⚪🔵

Potala Palace Embraced by Vibrant Blooms in #Lhasa : A Springtime Spectacle on the Tibetan Plateau.

#PotalaPalace #Lhasa Blooms #SpringBlossoms #TibetanBeauty #QinghaiTibetanPlateau 🌸

—Estos son los restos de tu padre
Benita, de 87 años, rompe a llorar en el cementerio de Valladolid. El franquismo le arrebató a su padre. Le tiembla la voz cuando habla con quienes han coordinado los trabajos de recuperación e identificación de los huesos elpais.com/espana/2024-04…

Academics often 'had not applied for an external grant (...).  They felt that the effort involved in writing the application, and the time spent waiting for an outcome with a high likelihood of failure, could be better spent actually doing the research.'

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Iran-Israel: It's time to 'step back from the brink' to prevent a full-scale Middle East conflict said António Guterres addressing an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council Sunday news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

BREAKING: UN SECRETARY-GENERAL ANTONIO GUTERRES OFFICIAL STATEMENT

“Diplomatic premises have immunity and Israel violated this principle by attacking the Iranian consulate.”

A quest'ora nel 1883 il sipario si sarebbe alzato per la prima volta in Italia su 'L'oro del Reno' di Wagner, primo capitolo di quell'eterna narrazione del mondo che risponde al nome di 'Anello del Nibelungo'. Questa che vedete era la locandina di allora. Buona serata, amici

Arrivée à Rabat avec une importante délégation du gouvernement belge.

Au programme : renforcement de nos liens avec le Maroc et de notre coopération dans de nombreux domaines, de l'économie à l'énergie en passant par la justice, la police et la migration.

A Yazidi Survivor
At the beginning, they took me to Syria, where one named Abu Hammam kept me for two months. Then he sold me to Abu Ayman, an Iraqi, where I stayed for two years. After that, I was sold to someone named Abu Hatem, but not Abu Ayman who sold me . But these are the…

🇸🇾 #Syrie – Procession de l'Évangile, ouverte par 47 enfants, lors de la messe de première communion célébrée par Monseigneur Georges Masri, évêque grecque-melkite catholique d' #Alep , en l'église Saint-Georges.
🙏 En union de prière avec les #chrétiensdOrient .

🇸🇾 #Syrie – Messe de première communion célébrée par Monseigneur Georges Masri, évêque grecque-melkite catholique d' #Alep , en l'église Saint-Georges. 47 enfants vont recevoir leur première communion. Nous prions pour qu'ils grandissent dans la foi et la paix dans leur patrie.
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The Ezidi New Year will be celebrated with various events, from gatherings in Sinjar city South and North, Bashiqa and Bahzani and the Lalish temple to festivities across Kurdistan. In addition to all the countries who Ezidi people live in. This Wednesday is the Ezidi New Year.

Celebrities including Bill Nighy and Paloma Faith have signed an open letter demanding government act over Sudan

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Un proyecto esperanzador en Valparaíso. La familia DIB convierte el gran edificio del Colegio Alemán en el Cerro Concepción en “un polo artístico,cultural y gastronómico” en homenaje a los inmigrantes históricos. Reportaje de Rosa Zamora en ⁦El Mercurio de Valparaíso⁩

SUCH a glorious time in Pittsburgh - I can’t believe that we had standing room only!! Thank you so much to everyone who made the journey to be there, and to the amazing team who made it possible.

Very excited that today I HAVE A DAY OFF! Of course it’s chucking it down with…

I continue digging into the past and the CWGC. One million Indian soldiers fought for British India in WW1 at that time one of the largest armies in the world. 60,000 of them died in action and their names are engraved at India Gate in New Delhi. Those with a grave were buried…

🇮🇶 #Irak - Le père Faris célèbre l'eucharistie dans l'église chaldéenne de Saint-Georges à #Teleskuf .

🙏 Seigneur, protégez Vos enfants percutés, en particulier les chrétiens en Irak.
#chrétiensdOrient

Sunday Mass by Chaldean Nuns - Baghdad 14 April 2024
قداس الاحد صباحا في دير راهبات الكلدان في بغداد - المسبح