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Nov. 13, 2024 — Giga Computing, a subsidiary of GIGABYTE and a leader in generative AI servers and advanced cooling technologies, today announced that the innovative GIGABYTE R183-Z93 server has […]

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new york — A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday threw out a $1.68 billion judgment against Iran's central bank that had been won by family members of troops killed and injured in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Beirut.  The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said a lower court judge should have addressed questions of state law before ruling against Bank Markazi and Luxembourg intermediary Clearstream Banking, a unit of Deutsche Boerse.  In a 3-0 decision, the panel also rejected a claim that a 2019 federal law designed to make it easier to seize Iranian assets held outside the United States waived Bank Markazi's sovereign immunity.  That law "neither abrogates Bank Markazi's jurisdictional immunity nor provides an independent grant of subject matter jurisdiction," Circuit Judge Robert Sack wrote.    The court returned the case to U.S. District Loretta Preska, in Manhattan to address state law questions in the 11-year-old case, and whether the case can proceed in Bank Markazi's absence.  Bombing victims sought to hold Iran liable for providing material support for the October 23, 1983, suicide attack that killed 241 U.S. service members, by seizing bond proceeds held by Clearstream in a blocked account on Bank Markazi's behalf.  Bank Markazi claimed immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, which generally shields foreign governments from liability in U.S. courts.  Lawyers for the plaintiffs did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Bank Markazi's and Clearstream's lawyers did not immediately respond to similar requests.  Iran, other U.S.-designated sponsors of terrorism, and banks accused of providing services to terrorists face thousands of claims in U.S. courts by victims and their families. It is often difficult for these claimants to collect judgments.  In the Bank Markazi case, the plaintiffs sued in 2013 to partially satisfy a $2.65 billion default judgment they had won against Iran in 2007.  Another judge dismissed the case in 2015, but the 2nd Circuit Court revived it in 2017.  Then in 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a fresh review in light of the 2019 law, which then-President Donald Trump signed as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.  The plaintiffs have said they hold more than $4 billion of judgments against Iran and have been unable to collect for decades.  The case is Peterson et al v. Bank Markazi et al, 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 15-690. 

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1. Lindsay De Vylder en Robbe Ghys trekken als leiders de eerste nacht in na eerste ploegkoers van 83ste editie  Het Laatste Nieuws
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3. Lindsay De Vylder, wereldkampioen op ontdekkingstocht: “Ik ga dringend beter moeten leren onderhandelen”  Het Laatste Nieuws
4. Alweer uitverkocht: hoe blijft de Gentse Zesdaagse toch zo’n succes? “Net zoals bij Tomorrowland heb je het gevoel: hier moet ik bij zijn”  Het Nieuwsblad
5. IN BEELD. Schoon en bekend volk bij de start van uitverkochte 83ste Zesdaagse van Gent  Gazet van Antwerpen

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Luther taught that salvation is not earned by good deeds but received only as a free gift of God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ as redeemer from sin. His theology challenged the authority of the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church by teaching that the Bible is the only source of divinely revealed knowledge and opposed sacerdotalism by considering all baptized Christians to be a holy priesthood. Those who identify with Luther's teachings are called Lutherans. -- His (1522 A.D.) translation of the Bible into the language of the people (instead of Latin) made it more accessible, causing a tremendous impact on the church and on German culture. It fostered the development of a standard version of the German language, added several principles to the art of translation, and influenced the translation into English of the King James Bible. His hymns influenced the development of singing in churches. His marriage to Katharina von Bora set a model for the practice of clerical marriage, allowing Protestant priests to marry. -- In his later years, while suffering from several illnesses and deteriorating health, Luther became increasingly antisemitic, writing that Jewish homes should be destroyed, their synagogues burned, money confiscated and liberty curtailed. These statements have contributed to his controversial status.

[Capital FM] Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa announced on Wednesday that Kenya recorded 16,752 new HIV infections in 2023, a significant drop from 101,560 in 2013.

Il y a quelques jours, Blue Dot Games, le studio qui a repris le développement de ’83, un jeu tactique au « réalisme accessible », initialement développé par AntiMatter Games, a annoncé qu’il accueillait son premier investisseur. Celui-ci, fan de Rising Storm 2 et bêta testeur sur ce nouveau projet, a considéré que le jeu avait assez […]

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대한적십자사 홍보대사로 위촉된 가수 장민호와 정동원이 재능 기부로 활동에 돌입했다. 13일 대한적십자사에 따르면 다음 달 1일부터 전개하는 ‘2025년 적십자회비 모금 캠페인’을 위해 홍보대사로 임명된 장민호, 정동원이 본격적인 홍보에 돌입했다. 두 홍보대사는 적십자 회비 모금 캠페인 포스터에 적십자 구호 요원으로 출연해 재난이 발생하면 가장 먼저

농림축산식품부(장관 송미령)와 한국농수산식품유통공사(aT, 사장 홍문표)는 11월 6일부터 25일까지 멕시코에서, 11일부터 20일까지는 사우디아라비아에서 신규시장에 유망한 K-푸드를 소개하고 체험하는 복합 팝업 스토어 ‘K-푸드 유니버스’를 운영한다. aT는 인도에서 큰 호응을 얻었던 ‘K-푸드 유니버스’를 중남미의 멕시코는 현지 힙스터들의 성지인 로

금융당국이 최근 내놓은 무·저해지 보험 해지율 개편안에 업계의 긴장감이 커지고 있다. 당국이 지난해 도입된 새 회계기준(IFRS17)으로 촉발된 ‘실적 부풀리기’ 논란을 막기 위해 가이드라인을 내놓은 셈인데, 무·저해지 보험 판매 비중이 상대적으로 높은 손해보험업계에선 순이익 등 실적 충격과 함께 보험료 상승 우려까지 제기되고 있다. 13일 손보업계에

네덜란드 튤립 파동으로 비유됐던 비트코인이 ‘거품’이라는 비판을 딛고 역대 최고가를 이어가고 있다. 전문가들은 가상자산이 투기자산으로 여겨지던 과거와 달리 이제는 지급·결제, 토큰화, 인프라 등 다양한 영역에서 활용되는 시도가 이뤄지고 있다고 설명했다. 이미 다수 글로벌 기업들이 가상자산을 활용한 서비스에 나서고 있고, 향후 블록체인 시장은 2029년까지

지난달 한국은행의 기준금리 인하에 따라 시중은행이 예·적금 금리를 줄줄이 낮추고 있다. 반면 가계대출 관리를 위해 대출금리는 여전히 높은 수준을 유지하면서 예대금리차(대출금리-예금금리)만 확대되고 있다. 13일 금융권에 따르면 KB국민은행은 이날 ‘수퍼정기예금’ 외 10가지 거치식 예금과 ‘두근두근여행적금’ 외 12가지 적립식 예금의 금리를 0.10∼0.2

한국과 미국이 공동 개발한 태양 관측용 특수망원경이 국제우주정거장(ISS)에 설치 완료됐다. 앞으로 양국은 이 망원경을 이용해 최대 2년간 태양의 최상층부 대기인 ‘코로나’를 집중 관찰할 예정이다. 13일 우주항공청과 한국천문연구원은 미국 항공우주국(NASA·나사)과 공동 개발해 지난 5일 미 플로리다주 케네디우주센터에서 발사한 ‘코로나 그래프’를 고

올여름 파리 올림픽은 우리나라 선수들의 활약뿐만 아니라, 경기의 배경으로 역사와 낭만이 깃든 파리의 풍경을 감상하는 즐거움이 있었다. 파리올림픽조직위원회가 개회식 장소로 센강을 선정하고 파리의 명소를 경기장으로 활용한 이유는 이번 올림픽의 주제가 ‘혁신’, ‘공유’, 그리고 ‘지속가능성’이었기 때문이다. 조직위는 새로운 건물을 지을 때 발생하는 탄소 배출량

“탐(貪, 탐욕)·진(瞋, 노여움)·치(癡, 어리석음) 세 가지가 무서운 독(毒)인데 전부 독에 맞아 제정신이 아닌 채로 살고 있다. (대통령 등 정치 지도자들을 비롯해) 국민 모두가 이 몹쓸 ‘3독’을 배출하거나 좀 희석해서 부드럽고 유연한 삶을 살았으면 좋겠다.” 불교계의 큰어른이자 대강백(大講伯)인 여천무비(如天無比) 스님(81)은 ‘민생이 힘든데

도널드 트럼프 미국 대통령 당선으로 외교안보 지형이 급변할 것이라는 관측들이 나오고 있다. 특히 정부의 한미, 한일 관계에만 편중된 외교 노선의 변화가 불가피하다는 지적이 나온다. 외교관 출신 야당 의원들은 트럼프 전 대통령의 당선으로 우리 정부가 감당해야 할 도전이 크다고 입을 모으고 있다. 더불어민주당 위성락 의원은 “주한미군 방위비 분담금 인상이나,

정부가 도널드 트럼프 미국 대통령 당선인과 윤석열 대통령의 회동을 성사시키기 위해 전방위 외교 채널을 가동했다. 특히 한국보다 뒤늦은 첫 통화로 체면을 구긴 일본이 트럼프 당선인과의 가교 놓기에 사활을 걸고 있어 미국을 둘러싼 한·일전 결과가 주목된다. 한 고위 외교 소식통은 13일 통화에서 “미국 정상은 당선인 신분 때는 외교 행보를 잘하지 않고 현

LG전자의 상업용 대용량 세탁·건조 신제품 라인업 ‘LG 프로페셔널’이 6일(현지시간) 독일 프랑크푸르트에서 열린 국제 세탁 박람회 ‘텍스케어 2024’ 부스에 전시돼 있다. LG전자는 상업용 제품군에도 인공지능(AI) 기술을 적용했으며, LG 프로페셔널을 통해 호텔, 세탁 전문점 등 기업 간 거래(B2B) 시장을 공략할 계획이라고 밝혔다.

여성 운전을 법적으로 금지했던 유일한 나라. 전 세계 무슬림이 하루 여러 차례 기도하기 위해 머리를 향하는 도시 ‘메카’가 있는 곳. 바로 사우디아라비아다. 이슬람법(샤리아)을 법체계로 채택해 세계에서 가장 엄격한 종교적 규율이 지배하는 사우디에도 변화가 일고 있다. 지난달 28일(현지시간)부터 이틀 동안 서부 해안도시 제다에 머물며 사우디의 변화가

제47대 대통령을 선출하기 위한 미국 대선 투·개표 결과 공화당 후보인 도널드 트럼프 전 대통령의 재선이 확정됐다. 트럼프 전 대통령은 6일 새벽(현지시간) “나는 우리의 국경을 고칠 것이다. 우리나라의 모든 것을 고칠 것“이라며 “미국을 다시 위대하게 만들자”고 말했다. ‘트럼프 2기’를 맞게 된 우리로선 국익을 지켜야 할 막중한 과제가 주어졌다.

윤석열 대통령 지지율이 일주일 만에 최저치를 경신해 17%를 기록했다는 여론조사 결과가 8일 나왔다. 한국갤럽이 지난 5∼7일 실시한 조사결과에 따르면 윤 대통령 직무수행 긍정 평가는 17%, 부정평가는 74%로 각각 집계됐다. 지난 1일 집권 이후 가장 낮은 수치인 19%를 기록한 이후 일주일 만에 다시 2%포인트가 하락한 것이다. 부정평가는 지난주 대비

“아이들에게 무슨 짓을 한 건지 저 자신이 원망스럽습니다.” 대전지법 천안지원 제1형사부에서 살인 등의 혐의로 재판을 받아 온 40대 여성 A씨는 13일 마지막 공판에서 자신의 잘못을 되새기며 눈물을 흘렸다. 법조계에 따르면 최후 진술 기회를 얻은 A씨는 "주식 사기를 당했다는 사실에 큰 충격을 받았고, 깊은 우울감에 빠져서는 하지 말아야 할 선

‘제2회 울릉·독도 오픈 전국 배드민턴대회’가 지난 8~9일까지 양일간 울릉학생체육관에서 울릉군배드민턴협회 주관, 울릉군·울릉군체육회 후원으로 개최됐다. 13일 울릉군에 따르면 이번 대회는 전국 배드민턴 동호인들간의 교류 활성화 및 대한민국 영토인 독도 홍보 및 해양관광지인 울릉도를 알리고자 마련됐다. 지난 8일부터 혼합복식 종목 시작으로 진행된데 이어

경기도 산하 공공기관에 대한 도의회의 행정사무감사가 진행되면서 기관마다 부적절한 처신이 잇따라 드러나고 있다. 13일 도의회에 따르면 전날 도의회 문화체육관광위원회에선 350여명 직원을 둔 경기아트센터의 인권침해 논란이 화두가 됐다. 아트센터는 지난 7월 출장지에서 GPS로 위치를 보고하는 근태 관리 시스템을 도입했는데, 노조는 사실상 직원들의 위치를

경북 포항특정경비지역사령부는 13일 포항 해병대1사단 도솔관에서 '2024년 6·25전쟁 전사자 유해 발굴 영결식'을 가졌다고 밝혔다. 주일석 포항특정경비지역사령관 주관으로 열린 영결식에는 김일만 포항시의회 의장, 김지현 경북남부보훈지청장 등 300여명이 참가했다. 영결식은 유해발굴 경과보고, 추모사 낭독, 종교의식, 헌화 및 분향, 묵념, 유해 운

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Saint Seraphim was born in the town of Kursk in 1759. From tender childhood he was under the protection of the most holy Mother of God, who, when he was nine years old, appeared to him in a vision, and through her icon of Kursk, healed him from a grave sickness from which he had not been expected to recover. At the age of nineteen he entered the monastery of Sarov, where he amazed all with his obedience, his lofty asceticism, and his great humility. In 1780 the Saint was stricken with a sickness which he manfully endured for three years, until our Lady the Theotokos healed him, appearing to him with the Apostles Peter and John. He was tonsured a monk in 1786, being named for the holy Hieromartyr Seraphim, Bishop of Phanarion (Dec. 4), and was ordained deacon a year later. In his unquenchable love for God, he continually added labours to labours, increasing in virtue and prayer with titan strides. Once, during the Divine Liturgy of Holy and Great Thursday he was counted worthy of a vision of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who appeared encompassed by the heavenly hosts. After this dread vision, he gave himself over to greater labours.   "In 1794, Saint Seraphim took up the solitary life in a cell in the forest. This period of extreme asceticism lasted some fifteen years, until 1810. It was at this time that he took upon himself one of the greatest feats of his life. Assailed with despondency and a storm of contrary thoughts raised by the enemy of our salvation, the Saint passed a thousand nights on a rock, continuing in prayer until God gave him complete victory over the enemy. On another occasion, he was assaulted by robbers, who broke his chest and his head with their blows, leaving him almost dead. Here again, he began to recover after an appearance of the most Holy Theotokos, who came to him with the Apostles Peter and John, and pointing to Saint Seraphim, uttered these awesome words, 'This is one of my kind.'   "In 1810, at the age of fifty, weakened by his more than human struggles, Saint Seraphim returned to the monastery for the third part of his ascetical labours, in which he lived as a recluse, until 1825. For the first five years of his reclusion, he spoke to no one at all, and little is known of this period. After five years, he began receiving visitors little by little, giving counsel and consolation to ailing souls. In 1825, the most holy Theotokos appeared to the Saint and revealed to him that it was pleasing to God that he fully end his reclusion; from this time the number of people who came to see him grew daily. It was also at the command of the holy Virgin that he undertook the spiritual direction of the Diveyevo Convent. He healed bodily ailments, foretold things to come, brought hardened sinners to repentance, and saw clearly the secrets of the heart of those who came to him. Through his utter humility and childlike simplicity, his unrivalled ascetical travails, and his angel-like love for God, he ascended to the holiness and greatness of the ancient God-bearing Fathers and became, like Anthony for Egypt, the physician for the whole Russian land. In all, the most holy Theotokos appeared to him twelve times in his life. The last was on Annunciation, 1831, to announce to him that he would soon enter into his rest. She appeared to him accompanied by twelve virgins martyrs and monastic saints with Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Theologian. With a body ailing and broken from innumerable hardships, and an unspotted soul shining with the light of Heaven, the Saint lived less than two years after this, falling asleep in peace on January 2, 1833, chanting Paschal hymns. On the night of his repose, the righteous Philaret of the Glinsk Hermitage beheld his soul ascending to Heaven in light. Because of the universal testimony to the singular holiness of his life, and the seas of miracles that he performed both in life and after death, his veneration quickly spread beyond the boundaries of the Russian Empire to every corner of the earth. See also July 19." (Great Horologion)   July 19 is the commemoration of the uncovering of St Seraphim's holy relics, which was attended by Tsar Nicholas II.   Saint Seraphim's life became a perpetual celebration of Pascha: in his later years he dressed in a white garment, greeted everyone, regardless of the season, with "Christ is Risen!" and chanted the Pascha service every day of the year.

Chrysanthos was the only son of Polemon, a prominent pagan in Rome. As befit his status, he was given every opportunity for secular learning, but seemed unable to acquire worldly wisdom. By God's providence, copies of the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles came into his possession and, reading them avidly, he was enlightened and desired above all to be a Christian. He found a priest, Carpophorus, who instructed him in the Faith and baptised him. When his father discovered Chrysanthos' conversion, he was angry and did everything he could to turn his son back to paganism, using even threats and imprisonment. When none of these measures worked, Polemon arranged for his son to be married to a beautiful and learned young pagan woman named Daria, hoping that affection for her would draw his son away from Christ. But instead, Chrysanthus persuaded Daria of the truth of Christianity, and she was secretly baptised.   When his father died, Chrysanthus and his wife began to confess Christ openly and to live publicly as Christians. They were soon arrested and grievously tortured for their faith. The torturer, whose name was Claudius, was so moved by their endurance and patience that he himself embraced the Faith, along with his whole household. For this they were executed: Claudius by drowning, his two sons by beheading, and his wife by hanging. Finally Chrysanthus and Daria were buried alive in a pit and covered with stones. This was during the reign of the Emperor Numerian.

He is the author of the Old Testament book that bears his name and of the Book of Lamentations; and Baruch, his scribe and disciple, composed the Old Testament book that bears his own name. Jeremiah was the son of Helkiah, of the tribe of Levi, from the city of Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. He prophesied for thirty years, from 613 to 583 BC. When the Hebrew people were taken into captivity in the reigh of Zedekiah, the Prophet remained behind and mourned the downfall of the Jerusalem: this is the origin of the book of Lamentations. The Jews who remained fled into Egypt, forcibly taking Jeremiah and his scribe Baruch with them. In Egypt, his prophecies continued to disturb his own people, who stoned him to death by in 583.   His name means "The Lord is exalted." He is ranked second among the great Prophets, after Isaiah.   The holy Prophets and Forefathers, who lived before Christ's coming in the flesh are counted as Saints of the Church because they foresaw His coming, spoke of it in their prophecies, looked forward to it with Joy, and greeted Jesus as their Savior when he descended into Hades before his Resurrection.

He lived for many years as a hermit in the wilderness of the Jordan, and after long and hard ascetic struggle was granted the gift of wonderworking. Once he travelled by ship to Constantinople, and the ship went off course in a storm. The drinking water ran out, and the crew and passengers were near death from thirst. Theodore prayed to God, made the sign of the cross over the sea, and told the crew to drink the seawater. When they did so, they found to their astonishment that it was fresh and sweet. When the people began to honor him, he begged them only to thank God, who had worked the wonder. He reposed in peace.

"Saint Seraphim was born in the town of Kursk in 1759. From tender childhood he was under the protection of the most holy Mother of God, who, when he was nine years old, appeared to him in a vision, and through her icon of Kursk, healed him from a grave sickness from which he had not been expected to recover. At the age of nineteen he entered the monastery of Sarov, where he amazed all with his obedience, his lofty asceticism, and his great humility. In 1780 the Saint was stricken with a sickness which he manfully endured for three years, until our Lady the Theotokos healed him, appearing to him with the Apostles Peter and John. He was tonsured a monk in 1786, being named for the holy Hieromartyr Seraphim, Bishop of Phanarion (Dec. 4), and was ordained deacon a year later. In his unquenchable love for God, he continually added labours to labours, increasing in virtue and prayer with titan strides. Once, during the Divine Liturgy of Holy and Great Thursday he was counted worthy of a vision of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who appeared encompassed by the heavenly hosts. After this dread vision, he gave himself over to greater labours.   "In 1794, Saint Seraphim took up the solitary life in a cell in the forest. This period of extreme asceticism lasted some fifteen years, until 1810. It was at this time that he took upon himself one of the greatest feats of his life. Assailed with despondency and a storm of contrary thoughts raised by the enemy of our salvation, the Saint passed a thousand nights on a rock, continuing in prayer until God gave him complete victory over the enemy. On another occasion, he was assaulted by robbers, who broke his chest and his head with their blows, leaving him almost dead. Here again, he began to recover after an appearance of the most Holy Theotokos, who came to him with the Apostles Peter and John, and pointing to Saint Seraphim, uttered these awesome words, 'This is one of my kind.'   "In 1810, at the age of fifty, weakened by his more than human struggles, Saint Seraphim returned to the monastery for the third part of his ascetical labours, in which he lived as a recluse, until 1825. For the first five years of his reclusion, he spoke to no one at all, and little is known of this period. After five years, he began receiving visitors little by little, giving counsel and consolation to ailing souls. In 1825, the most holy Theotokos appeared to the Saint and revealed to him that it was pleasing to God that he fully end his reclusion; from this time the number of people who came to see him grew daily. It was also at the command of the holy Virgin that he undertook the spiritual direction of the Diveyevo Convent. He healed bodily ailments, foretold things to come, brought hardened sinners to repentance, and saw clearly the secrets of the heart of those who came to him. Through his utter humility and childlike simplicity, his unrivalled ascetical travails, and his angel-like love for God, he ascended to the holiness and greatness of the ancient God-bearing Fathers and became, like Anthony for Egypt, the physician for the whole Russian land. In all, the most holy Theotokos appeared to him twelve times in his life. The last was on Annunciation, 1831, to announce to him that he would soon enter into his rest. She appeared to him accompanied by twelve virgins martyrs and monastic saints with Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Theologian. With a body ailing and broken from innumerable hardships, and an unspotted soul shining with the light of Heaven, the Saint lived less than two years after this, falling asleep in peace on January 2, 1833, chanting Paschal hymns. On the night of his repose, the righteous Philaret of the Glinsk Hermitage beheld his soul ascending to Heaven in light. Because of the universal testimony to the singular holiness of his life, and the seas of miracles that he performed both in life and after death, his veneration quickly spread beyond the boundaries of the Russian Empire to every corner of the earth. See also July 19." (Great Horologion)   July 19 is the commemoration of the uncovering of St Seraphim's holy relics, which was attended by Tsar Nicholas II.   Saint Seraphim's life became a perpetual celebration of Pascha: in his later years he dressed in a white garment, greeted everyone, regardless of the season, with "Christ is Risen!" and chanted the Pascha service every day of the year.