Yabloko denied that it received funding from abroad as it fought in court to remain on the ballot for next month’s State Duma elections.

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.

Miljoenen bestanden met relevante informatie bleven buiten het zicht van de commissie die de fraudejacht van de Belastingdienst onderzocht. De Kamer wil nu weten hoe dat kon gebeuren. De betrokken bewindslieden beogen komende vrijdag te reageren.

De oceanen wereldwijd bereikten afgelopen juli de hoogste temperatuur ooit gemeten deze maand. Het gemiddelde over de maand kwam uit op 20,96 graden Celsius.

De vrouw is geërgerd dat de man zo weinig tegen haar zegt. Ze vraagt hem wat er aan de hand is. Er is aan de hand, zegt hij, dat jij niet luistert.

Van de hel kunnen we ons makkelijker een voorstelling maken dan van de hemel. Of het nu de hel is van Dante, Jheronimus Bosch of de tv-serie ‘The Good Place’: we hebben er een beeld bij. Omdat we op aarde wel wat meer hemel kunnen gebruiken, is het wellicht een goed idee die wat nadrukkelijker op te zoeken.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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More than a dozen buildings collapsed in aftermath of earthquake, which has also prompted evacuations

The ⁠death toll after a ⁠strong earthquake ⁠that rocked ​western Colombia ⁠has risen to at least ⁠20, authorities said.

In ​the ‌town ‌of Pereira, 18 ‌people were killed and others were trapped in buildings that ‌collapsed, mayor Mauricio Salazar told Caracol ​Radio.

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Share a travel tip on an island escape – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break

For a true sense of getting away from it all, few things rival an island escape. We’d love to hear about your favourite under-the-radar islands in Europe, whether it’s a remote Scandinavian archipelago or an airport-free Mediterranean outpost that’s managed to avoid the package holiday crowds.

The best tip of the week, chosen by Tom Hall of Lonely Planet wins a £200 voucher to stay at a Coolstays property – the company has more than 3,000 worldwide. The best tips will appear in the Guardian Travel section and website.

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PEREIRA (ANP) - De net aangetreden president van Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, zegt naar het gebied te reizen dat is getroffen door een zware aardbeving. Op X schrijft hij "direct persoonlijk de leiding te hebben genomen" over de noodsituatie.

Tot nu toe zijn achttien doden gemeld, maar mogelijk ligt het aantal slachtoffers nog hoger. In meerdere steden zijn gebouwen volledig ingestort. In Cali zou het bijvoorbeeld gaan om zeker twintig gebouwen.

De eerste berichten over doden komen uit Pereira, de stad waar De la Espriella naartoe wil. Hij schrijft op X "de getroffen personen bij te staan en toe te zien op de reactie van de regering". "Ze staan er niet alleen voor. De staat is aanwezig en handelt."

De la Espriella is een rechtsradicale president die afgelopen vrijdag werd beëdigd. Hij hamerde tijdens zijn campagne vooral op de strijd tegen de drugsbendes en gewapende groeperingen. Dat leidde in zijn eerste weekend al tot confrontaties en doden.

PEREIRA (ANP/RTR) - Bij de zware aardbeving in het westen van Colombia zijn zeker achttien doden gevallen. Dat meldt de burgemeester van de stad Pereira. Ook in veel andere steden zijn gebouwen ingestort en wordt veel schade gemeld.

In our era of screens and proliferous imagery, it strains the imagination to comprehend a time before photography. Two centuries ago, an inventor named Nicéphore Niépce took the very first picture of his courtyard in France by fitting a pewter plate into a camera obscura. A few years later, a professional scene painter named Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre conceived of the aptly named daguerreotype, in which the image could be permanently fixed. He and Niépce both sold their technologies to the French government, which then published a how-to guide and facilitated the global spread of the process. In 1939, the first daguerrotypes were created in the U.S.

As they say, the rest is history. Except, we often only see a part of the whole story. Because the technology was expensive, and therefore having your photograph taken (let alone owning the equipment) was costly, the visual record of the 19th century in this medium is heavily skewed toward affluent, white individuals and families who could afford it. Due to the long exposure time required to capture the images, we also don’t see candid shots, as carefully posed scenes were required for clarity and fidelity.

Photography was invented decades before the Civil War and the end of slavery in the U.S., yet so rarely do we glimpse real faces that “illuminate the complexities of race, freedom, and agency before, during, and after the Civil War,” says the National Gallery of Art, which presents Remember Me: Picturing African Americans in Early Photography later this year. The exhibition brings forward dozens of images taken of and by Black Americans, showcasing a wide variety of lived experiences in one place.

Fashion, family, and social status are on full display in a range of gelatin silver prints, daguerrotypes, tintypes, and ambrotypes, some of which are colorized. Because many of the earliest formats were very fragile, they were often displayed in ornate folding cases. Several of these will be included with their images, plus cabinet cards and portraits by pioneering Black artists like James Van Der Zee, who ran a prominent studio in Harlem in the early 20th century.

The exhibition will highlight around 70 pieces in the museum’s collection that center self-expression and the entrepreneurial spirit of African American individuals. Remember Me is slated to open on November 7 and will continue through March 14 in Washington, D.C. Learn more and plan your visit on the museum’s website.

Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article ‘Remember Me’ Highlights Black Americans’ Self-Expression in Early Photography appeared first on Colossal.

Demon is a completed webcomic by Jason Shiga about amorality and lateral thinking. A man kills himself and wakes up alive and well in bed. He tries to work out what has happened, why, and how to exploit it. This comic has so many content warnings for violence and self-harm, somewhat mitigated by the art style. Want something a little less grim? Try FLEEP, about a man trapped in a phone booth buried underground.

Sadly Bookhunter is no longer available online, but comes personally recommended if you're willing to take a punt on a print copy. It's a comic that treats a ridiculous premise with deadly imperiousness - imagine if public libraries commanded the full resources of an action movie police department. (Demon previously)

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