COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — The United States is the nation that most threatens democracy worldwide, far more than Russia or even China. That is the headline finding from a new worldwide poll of 53 countries commissioned by the Alliance of Democracies (AoD). The poll also found that the global public considers rising inequality and the increased power of the […]
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Alliance of Democracies Summit: The Glass House Where the Power Elite Gather to Throw Stones
‘All the Glass Shattered, It Was All Burned’: Witnesses Recount Rocket Attack on Holon Bus That Wounded Five-Year-Old Girl
A member of the security forces stands at the scene where a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip hit, in Holon, Israel May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun Rockets striking the Tel Aviv suburb of Holon on Tuesday night injured four people, including a five-year-old girl, after a direct hit on a bus in the city, […]
Chinese Famous Glass Floor Bridge Shatters Leaving Tourist Stranded
Home » Asia, Disasters, Survival » Chinese Famous Glass Floor Bridge Shatters Leaving Tourist Stranded A man visiting a resort in northeast China survived a nightmare scenario after a glass-bottomed bridge shattered under his feet. The tourist was eventually rescued after clinging to a railing. The walkway, located in the Piyan Mountain resort […]
Future in Question for Chicago Loop Synagogue and its Monumental Stained-Glass Window
(JTA) — Just three stories high and hemmed into a small 5,000-square-foot lot, the building at 16 S. Clark St. is a small jewel box situated amid this city’s dense urban fabric. Exuding an aura of cool simplicity, the structure’s facade is composed of glass, metal and concrete planes. Its name is etched in delicate […]
Future in question for Chicago Loop Synagogue and stained-glass window
CHICAGO — Just three stories high and hemmed into a small 5,000-square-foot lot, the building at 16 S. Clark St. is a small jewel box situated amid this city’s dense urban fabric. Exuding an aura of cool simplicity, the structure’s facade is composed of glass, metal and concrete planes. Its name is etched in delicate […]
Tehran hall to host theatergoers for Tennessee Williams’ “Glass Menagerie”
TEHRAN – A reading performance of American playwright Tennessee Williams’ memory play “The Glass Menagerie” will go on stage at Tehran’s Jamshid Mashayekhi Theater on Saturday. Romina Jahandideh will direct the play based on a Persian translation of the play by Hamid Samandarian, whose wife, Homa Rusta, staged it in 1972. Shaahin Alinejad, Mojdeh Mohajeri, […]
Three Teens Allegedly Attack Woman with Glass Bottle, Steal Her iPhone in NYC
Three teenagers allegedly struck a woman with a glass bottle and stole her iPhone in New York City’s Greenwich Village this week. The 40-year-old victim was in Lower Manhattan around West 10th Street near Fifth Avenue at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday when the three young women ambushed her and allegedly hit her with the bottle, causing […]
It’s my birthday today, and I am happy to be able to raise a glass to Joe Biden
T his week marks two world-changing events happening the US: Joe Biden’s inauguration as 46th president of the United States, and my birthday. In both cases, people will gather at a social distance and toast the end of a terrible year. In Biden’s case, there might be a little more security. It’s strange having a […]
Glass Beads Help to Map Unknown Medieval African Trade Routes
For several decades, a team of researchers have been carrying out excavations at old cemeteries and villages at sites in central Mali and eastern Senegal. Over the years they’ve come across a handful of glass beads dating from between the 7th and 13th centuries AD. The recent analysis of those beads reveals that Medieval African […]
‘Half a glass of wine’: Runner, 94, on the secrets of her longevity
This runner from Romania is gearing to compete at an athletics championship… at the age of 94. Elena Pagu, who only began jogging in her late 50s, wants to take part in the European Master Athletics Indoor Championships in Portugal. It was postponed earlier this year due to the coronavirus outbreak and is set to […]
The glass ceiling preventing a Hamas-Israel calm
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Vesuvius Eruption Turned Victim’s Brain to Glass!
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius is perhaps the best-known natural disaster in the ancient world. It preserved whole towns and human remains, which have all been priceless from an archaeological point of view. Researchers now have found the preserved brain tissue of one of the many of Vesuvius’ victims. Moreover, the tissue, which has turned […]
The Royal Family Quietly Broke Down A Glass Ceiling That Was 500 Years Old
143 Shares The Queen’s Guard is an elite military force that is charged with keeping the Queen of England safe. They’re also the ones that millions of tourists see every year performing the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. The Queen’s Guard, or something like it, has existed since Henry VIII created the Sovereign […]
BLM Terrorizes White Diners in Rochester, NY – Smashing Glass, Throwing Chairs
What better way to win people over to your cause than by acting like a mob of mad marauding monkeys? BLM is funded by giant corporations and hailed as heroes by the media. Views: 0
Artists in Austria lock themselves in glass rooms for 14 days to mimic quarantine
Five artists are voluntarily isolating themselves for two weeks as part of a theatre festival in Litschau, Austria. The young actors are part of a theatre group kollekTIEF and will be locked in glass containers for 14 days for the performance “Bitte Nicht Berühren” (“Please do not touch”). The performance imitates the imposed quarantine period […]
Artists in Austria lock themselves in glass rooms for 14 days to mimic quarantine
Five artists are voluntarily isolating themselves for two weeks as part of a theatre festival in Litschau, Austria. The young actors are part of a theatre group kollekTIEF and will be locked in glass containers for 14 days for the performance “Bitte Nicht Berühren” (“Please do not touch”). The performance imitates the imposed quarantine period […]
Scientists Prove Rome’s Ancient Glass Was Not From Rome!
Many of the Roman elite enjoyed notoriously luxurious lifestyles. For example, Senators and nobles liked to drink from transparent glasses which were of the highest quality. The origin of the best Roman glass, which was known as ‘Alexandrian,’ has been something of a mystery. Now its place of origin has been established by an international […]
Photos: Abgineh Museum; an exhibition of medieval glass works
IFP- The Glassware and Ceramic Museum of Iran also known as Abgineh Museum is located at 30 Tir Street in the Iranian capital, Tehran. It is located in a historic building of the Qajar period. Opened in 1980, the museum is housed in the mansion of the former prime minister Qavam al-Saltaneh, and from 1953 […]
More insanity of the stupid Left: All Philadelphia businesses must remove bulletproof glass protection or face steep fines
(Natural News) Time and again Left-wing politicians show me what it means to exist in a parallel universe where they never have to face reality or the inane consequences of brain-dead decisions. If you’ve never been to Philadelphia, the “City of Brotherly Love,” you may not know that it’s got a bit of a crime problem. […]
Eiffel Tower to be Surrounded by a Bulletproof Glass Wall
It will be more efficient but less romantic to visit the Eiffel Tower after this summer. The days when penniless lovers could stroll hand in hand beneath its 1,063ft of steel then go up it on a giddy whim are gone for good. The Paris authorities are switching 80% of ticket sales to the internet […]