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De Aquiry-beschaving telde in de eerste eeuwen na Christus zo’n 1,25 tot 3 miljoen mensen. Dat zijn er veel meer dan tot nu toe gedacht.
LEIPZIG (ANP) - De drone met explosieven die vorige week dinsdag is gevonden op het vliegveld van Leipzig heeft even voordien een Oekraïens vrachtvliegtuig geraakt. Die bevindingen, waarover Duitse media berichten, versterken de indruk dat het vliegtuig het doelwit was.
Camerabeelden van het incident tonen dat een vliegend voorwerp op een vleugel van de geparkeerde Antonov botst, melden onder meer Die Zeit en BILD. De vleugel, met daarin de brandstoftanks van het toestel, zou ook de sporen van de botsing dragen. De drone kwam niet tot ontploffing en viel op de grond. Een voorbijrijdende buschauffeur vond het ding een paar uur later, zette zijn voet erop en sloeg alarm.
Op de drone is DNA gevonden, meldt BILD. Dat zou overeenkomen met genetisch materiaal op een bompakket dat in 2024 in Leipzig brand veroorzaakte. Westerse diensten houden daarvoor de Russische GRoe verantwoordelijk.
ROTTERDAM (ANP) - De Rotterdamse haven ziet de gevolgen van laagwater verergeren, blijkt uit vervoerscijfers van Havenbedrijf Rotterdam over afgelopen week. Het vervoerde volume van en naar de haven via de Rijn is verder afgenomen en inmiddels meer dan 10 procent lager dan normaal.
De beladingsgraad van schepen in de Rotterdamse haven schommelt tussen de 30 en 35 procent, waar dat bij normale waterstanden rond de 70 procent ligt. Een week geleden werden schepen gemiddeld nog voor ongeveer 35 procent beladen. "We zien dat het aantal bezoeken blijft stijgen om voldoende volumes te kunnen vervoeren", stelt het havenbedrijf. "Dit kan echter niet voorkomen dat het totale volume via binnenvaart toch daalt."
De haven merkt sinds kort dat ook binnenvaartschepen die containers transporteren minder worden beladen vanwege de lage waterstand. Eerder merkten vooral schepen die olieproducten of bijvoorbeeld zand vervoerden de gevolgen van de droogte, volgens het havenbedrijf.
Darren Schiller has added a photo to the pool:
Leadlight detail on the Austral Hotel verandah, illuminated by the early morning sun.
Darren Schiller has added a photo to the pool:
It's now the RAA building, but it was built by the then State Bank of South Australia as its head office in the 1980s, when Tim Marcus-Clarke was the CEO. I worked for the bank at the time and to the branch staff it was always known as Tim's Tower.
Attack hundreds of miles from border one of deadliest launched by Kyiv as it steps up campaign to weaken Moscow’s economy
A “massive” Ukrainian drone strike on an industrial city deep inside Russia killed at least 13 people, according to the local mayor, as Kyiv steps up its campaign of long-range strikes on targets far from the frontline.
Kyiv said it hit the Taneko refinery in the industrial city of Nizhnekamsk, around 1,200km (750 miles) from the Ukrainian border. The raid was part of a campaign to reduce the “military potential of the Russian aggressor,” Ukraine’s general staff said. Footage circulating online appeared to show smoke rising from the refinery in the city.
Continue reading...The upgraded alerts will be in place from 9am on Tuesday until 9pm on Friday
An 18-year-old died after getting into difficulty in the sea at Camber Sands beach, East Sussex, yesterday, bringing the number of deaths in open-water incidents over the hot, dry summer to over 40, according to estimates compiled by the Press Association.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has updated heat-health alerts for nine regions in England, warning that rising temperatures this week may increase health risks, particularly for vulnerable groups.
It’s important that everyone is aware of the simple steps they can take to stay safe during periods of hot weather. Drinking plenty of water, avoiding the sun during the hottest part of the day and keeping indoor spaces cool are all things you can do to keep yourself and others safe.
For vulnerable groups including older adults and those with existing health conditions, warmer weather than result in serious health outcomes.
Continue reading...I loved the business of selling toys – it felt like I was selling joy. But my least favourite part was the gendered language
I was 15 when I landed my job at Toys R Us. Before that, my first job was a one-month stint at the local fish and chip shop, where I was paid in $20 bills slotted into Chiko roll packets. After a burn on my forearm (I still have it), I left the gig. That was the end of my hospitality career.
This was 2014. I knew my strengths and weaknesses; I was no good with deep-fry baskets or carrying more than one thing in each hand. I wanted to work in the hallowed halls of retail.
Continue reading...My patients’ needs are varied and complex. Each interaction leaves a residue until the individual concerns blur into a dense mass, most requiring medical oversight
The other day, I made a mistake at work.
It was the end of a long day. I had already run an outpatient cancer clinic with dozens of unwell patients and then moved on to inpatient rounds on a busy medical unit.
Continue reading...Researchers analysed activity in regions of brain when dogs were shown images of different facial expressions
While dogs are known to turn the puppy eyes on their owners, it seems our pets are keeping a close eye on us too: research has revealed dog brains can distinguish different types of unhappy human faces.
Dr Laura Cuaya, a co-author of the study from the University of Vienna, said previous behavioural studies had shown dogs could tell apart some human facial expressions, but such studies tended to only test two at a time, one positive and one negative. As a result, it was not clear if dogs could distinguish different types of happy or unhappy faces.
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