Rubbish fashion: street art costumes of Kinshasa – in pictures | Art and design

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[ad_1] In his series Fulu Act, Brussels-based documentary photographer Colin Delfosse captures street artists in Kinshasa, who craft striking costumes out of everyday objects found littering the streets, such as discarded wigs, wires, soda cans and bottle lids, to raise awareness of environmental issues facing the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “The statement behind their […]

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Russia to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus | Russia

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[ad_1] Russia has reached an agreement with Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its smaller neighbour’s territory, so bringing some of its arsenal closer to the rest of Europe, Vladimir Putin has said. The Russian president made the announcement on state television, arguing that it would not breach non-proliferation agreements and that it would

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Israel defence minister urges pause in judicial overhaul as thousands rally in Tel Aviv | Israel

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[ad_1] Tens of thousands of Israelis have rallied in Tel Aviv against a controversial judicial overhaul, as defence minister Yoav Galant broke ranks to call for a pause in the process. The latest demonstration to hit Israel’s commercial hub came days after the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, vowed to press on with the changes despite

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A failed revolt and an ‘embarrassing’ display: the week that saw Boris Johnson’s downfall | Boris Johnson

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[ad_1] For more than three decades the prospect of Tory MPs rebelling over Europe struck fear into the hearts of Conservative prime ministers. And for good reason. The premierships of Margaret Thatcher, John Major, David Cameron and Theresa May were all scarred and ultimately destroyed by arguments over the UK’s involvement in the European project.

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The big picture: memories of a rural Russia untouched by time | Photography

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[ad_1] The photographer Nadia Sablin left her home in St Petersburg in 1992 when she was 12 years old and moved with her family to the US. Sixteen years later, she returned to the city she grew up in, and to the village of Alekhovschina, where she had spent her childhood summers with her aunts.

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Cereal thrillers: the fans still in search of those little plastic toys | Toys

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[ad_1] No one would ever guess, says product designer James Allerton, just how many people it took to make the glow-in-the-dark, lightsaber-shaped plastic puzzles once dropped by Kellogg’s into boxes of Corn Flakes. Allerton, 47 from Sussex, now runs his own creative studio, but from 2000 to 2008 he worked for Logistix, a promotional marketing

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‘Buttock-clenching moments of excruciating joy’: famous Succession fans on their favourite scenes | Succession

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[ad_1] The Roys are back in town. And this time, it’s war. Although actually, it always was. The fourth series of super-rich family saga Succession is upon us, and it’s a bittersweet moment: creator Jesse Armstrong has announced that it’s the final season. The HBO hit had the option of trundling on indefinitely, but the

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