Art #Damien Cifelli #narrative #painting #portraits August 10, 2023 Kate Mothes “Greengrocer at Crow Road Market.” All images © Damien Cifelli, shared with permission “I think it says a lot about humans that we have been creating alternative worlds as long as we have been around, whether it’s a way of escaping our reality or thinking of new ways …
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El Nino is pushing certain parts of the world into “uncharted territory”, exacerbating threats to human health from climate change, scientists have said. Every few years, temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean go through hotter or cooler phases in a cycle known as the El Nino southern oscillation. It affects weather and climate across the world, most notably in the …
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The North Korean leader has ordered military leaders to prepare for war and ramp up weapons production North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has dismissed his top military leader and ordered heightened preparations for war, including increased production of weapons. Chief of the General Staff Pak Su-il has been fired after about seven months on the job, state-run media outlet KCNA …
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The previous head of the country’s intelligence service has indicated his agency lost members in the Karabakh war Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who previously headed the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) for 13 years, has suggested that Ankara played a direct role in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war in 2020. Before a meeting of Türkiye’s National Security Council (MGK), President Recep …
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The authorities say the country, along with Denmark and the Netherlands, has become a priority target for terrorists Sweden, as well as Denmark and the Netherlands, now top the priority lists of several terrorist groups, Magnus Sjoberg, the head of the counterterrorism department at the country’s Security Police, warns. The high threat level in the three nations is linked to …
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A broader pool of potential candidates would help bridge skills gaps, a senior MP has claimed The British military could review its recruitment policies to allow it to access a wider pool of people, including those suffering from certain neurological conditions, MP Andrew Murrison has told the Financial Times. Murrison, who serves as parliamentary under-secretary of state for defence people, …
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Beijing has voiced “serious concern” over the new trade policy and warned of countermeasures President Joe Biden has signed an executive order limiting US investments in Chinese technology companies, labeling the People’s Republic a “country of concern,” while claiming it seeks to exploit American business. The White House announced the move in a statement on Wednesday night, saying the order …
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Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot and killed during a campaign event in Quito on Wednesday, with officials suggesting “organized crime” may have been behind the assassination. The shooting occurred as the 59-year-old politician prepared to leave a political rally in Ecuador’s capital, with his campaign adviser Carlos Figueroa confirming his death to local media, noting he had been …
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Police in Germany have arrested a military officer suspected of passing classified information to Russian intelligence. The officer is the third German in less than a year to allegedly carry out espionage for the Kremlin. The man, a military procurement specialist identified as Thomas H. was detained in the western city of Koblenz on Wednesday, the German federal prosecutor’s office …
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Washington took issue with the PM’s neutral stance on Russia’s military operation in Ukraine The US State Department pressured Pakistan to remove its popular prime minister, Imran Khan, last year over the latter’s neutrality regarding the conflict in Ukraine, The Intercept reported on Wednesday, citing a secret diplomatic cable obtained from a Pakistani military source. The cable documents a meeting …
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