This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldFrance’s Nathalie Becquart, undersecretary of synod of bishops, is first woman to hold the rank which gives voting rightsSat 6 Feb 2021 20.40 ESTBreaking with tradition, has appointed Frenchwoman Nathalie Becquart as an undersecretary of the synod of bishops, the first woman to hold the post and have voting rights.The 52-year-old is one of the two new undersecretaries named to the synod, the body of bishops that studies major questions of doctrine and where she has been a consultant since 2019.Saturday’s appointment...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldFrance’s Nathalie Becquart, undersecretary of synod of bishops, is first woman to hold the rank which gives voting rightsSat 6 Feb 2021 20.40 ESTBreaking with tradition, has appointed Frenchwoman Nathalie Becquart as an undersecretary of the synod of bishops, the first woman to hold the post and have voting rights.The 52-year-old is one of the two new undersecretaries named to the synod, the body of bishops that studies major questions of doctrine and where she has been a consultant since 2019.Saturday’s appointment...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldDefence forces say Israel’s air force hit two rocket ammunition manufacturing sitesSat 21 Nov 2020 23.55 ESTIsrael says its military struck Hamas targets in Gaza in response to a rocket attack launched from the Palestinian enclave.The Israeli air force struck two rocket ammunition manufacturing sites, a military compound and “underground infrastructures”, the Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday.A rocket was fired at Israel from the Strip on Saturday evening, according to the army, shortly after warning sirens sounded...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldDefence forces say Israel’s air force hit two rocket ammunition manufacturing sitesSat 21 Nov 2020 23.55 ESTIsrael says its military struck Hamas targets in Gaza in response to a rocket attack launched from the Palestinian enclave.The Israeli air force struck two rocket ammunition manufacturing sites, a military compound and “underground infrastructures”, the Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday.A rocket was fired at Israel from the Strip on Saturday evening, according to the army, shortly after warning sirens sounded...WW…

BERLIN (AFP) — Radiation from mobile phones could have contributed to the dramatic decline in insect populations seen in much of Europe in recent years, a German study showed Thursday.On top of pesticides and habitat loss, increased exposure to electromagnetic radiation is “probably having a negative impact on the insect world,” according to the study presented in Stuttgart, which is yet to be peer reviewed.The analysis of 190 scientific studies was carried out by Germany’s Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) together with two NGOs, one from Germany and one from Luxembourg.Of...…BERLIN (AFP) — Radiation from mobile phones could have contributed to the dramatic decline in insect populations seen in much of Europe in recent years, a German study showed Thursday.On top of pesticides and habitat loss, increased exposure to electromagnetic radiation is “probably having a negative impact on the insect world,” according to the study presented in Stuttgart, which is yet to be peer reviewed.The analysis of 190 scientific studies was carried out by Germany’s Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) together with two NGOs, one from Germany and one from Luxembourg.Of...WW…