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Jerusalem in the Byzantine Empire
Jerusalem has long held a prominent position in world history as a crossroads of faith, culture, and conflict. In the Byzantine era, which spanned from the 4th to the 7th centuries AD, Jerusalem reached a new status as a major Christian pilgrimage site. Under Byzantine rule, the city transformed with the construction of monumental churches, including the famed Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The Byzantines invested in Jerusalem as a spiritual and administrative hub, yet its significance also attracted military and political challenges. This article examines Jerusalem’s role within the Byzantine Empire, the development of Christian pilgrimage, a
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Top EU Court Says There’s No Right To Online Anonymity, Because Copyright Is More Important
The Court, sitting as the Full Court, holds that the general and indiscriminate retention of IP addresses does not necessarily constitute a serious interference with fundamental rights.
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Not So Innocent: Clerics, Monarchs, and the Ethnoreligious Cleansing of Western Europe
Sizeable Jewish and Muslim communities lived across large swathes of medieval Western Europe. But all the Muslim communities and almost all the Jewish communities in polities that correspond to present-day England, France, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, and Spain were eradicated between 1064 and 1526. Most studies of ethnoreligious violence in Europe focus on communal, regional, and national political dynamics to explain its outbreak and variation. Recent scholarship shows how the Catholic Church in medieval Europe contributed to the long-term political development and the “rise of the West.”
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Philanthropist group buys up large tracts of land in Romania to create ‘European Yellowstone’
Local residents who at first suspected gold or uranium deposits had been found are being won over by the initiative to protect nature and economically develop the areas involved
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Artificial Intelligence Act: MEPs adopt landmark law
On Wednesday, Parliament approved the Artificial Intelligence Act that ensures safety and compliance with fundamental rights, while boosting innovation.
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Apple refuses to relax its iron grip on iPhones in Europe
As its walled garden crumbles, Apple grudgingly allows EU users to sideload applications. Will regulators take stiffer action, and what about the US?
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House-proud mouse discovered tidying British man’s shed every night
When retired postman Rodney Holbrook set up cameras to discover who was tidying his shed almost every night, he found an unexpected helper scurrying around his workbench.
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After the War: Europe and Ukrainian Agriculture
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Proposed European Electronic ID Law Raises Concerns
The harmonisation of standards for electronic identification across the EU should normally be soporific enough to send even the most Club-Mate-hyped hacker straight to sleep, but as Computer Weekly…
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EU must be joking — Salty union demands Apple makes 10-year-old Android phones
Apple and the EU have been in a bit of a spat over the past year. Well the next big Brussels blow comes to the iPhone’s battery, as a set of new approved rules require that smartphone batteries are easily replaceable by 2027.
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EU wants “readily removable” batteries in devices soon—but what does that mean?
Whenever regulation passes that seems to herald the dawn of a new age of repairable devices, there is almost always a catch, a loophole, or at least an "it depends." In the case of recent headline-grabbing battery legislation out of the European Union, we're waiting to see what counts as "readily" when it comes to removing and replacing device batteries.
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European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batteries
Among the many changes, the new rules would require batteries in consumer devices like smartphones to be easily removable and replaceable. That's far from the case today with most phones, but that wasn't always the case. In the earlier days of mobile phones (think Nokia 5190, Nokia 3310, Motorola Razr V3, Palm Treo 700p), swapping out the battery took mere seconds. Charging technology wasn't all that fast, and it wasn't uncommon to carry around a spare battery pack to switch out when your primary battery got low.
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Extreme weather killed 195,000 in Europe since 1980
Extreme weather conditions in Europe have killed almost 195,000 people and caused economic losses of more than 560 billion euros since 1980, the European Environment Agency said Wednesday.
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Seven metals, ringed with four magical inscriptions: what other secrets does the 'Alchemical Hand Bell' hold?
Habsburg emperor Rudolf II owned a spirit-summoning alchemical hand bell. We want to decipher its cryptic Greek inscriptions.
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Europe is trying to ditch planes for trains. Here’s how that’s going
Banning ultra short-haul flights, creating air-rail links, and upping taxes on domestic and short flights – European countries are leading the way towards a public transport system that favors train travel over flying, but not without problems.
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The Massive Fine The EU Hit Meta With… Is Really About The NSA, Not Meta
You may have heard the news that the EU hit Meta with a $1.3 billion fine for violating EU “data privacy rules” and assumed that this was just Meta being Meta and being bad about your privacy. But …
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Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same. But why?
Scientists think a traumatized orca initiated the assault on boats after a "critical moment of agony" and that the behavior is spreading among the population through social learning.
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EU Warns Apple About Limiting Speeds of Uncertified USB-C Cables for iPhones
Last year, the EU passed legislation that will require the iPhone and many other devices with wired charging to be equipped with a USB-C port in order to be sold in the region. Apple has until December 28, 2024 to adhere to the law, but the switch from Lightning to USB-C is expected to happen with iPhone 15 models later this year.
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Europe wants to build a nuclear rocket for deep space exploration
Nuclear propulsion could enable humanity to reach farther into space than ever before.
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Off the itinerary: Cruises are no longer welcome in these cities
Destinations that are struggling with overtourism are reconsidering the future of these giant ships.
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