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The Good Funeral Guide denounced the U.K. government’s decision to not include funerals in recent lockdown guidelines against public gatherings in a blog post Friday. “With the heaviest of hearts, today we are going against everything that the Good Funeral Guide has become known for over the years, and calling for funerals to be stopped completely,” wrote the group’s director and CEO Fran Hall. “Now. Today. Just stop.” “The decision to exempt funerals from the current ban on social gatherings was undoubtedly made for compassionate reasons, but the current lack of clear instruction and direction is leading to anguish and suffering beyond imagination,” she added....

A screenshot of the apparent decree signed by President Volodomyr Zelensky was tweeted by Kyiv Independent journalist Ilya Ponomarenko on Thursday. “A new bill officially makes it totally legal for civilians to kill Russian military personnel deployed to Ukraine,” he wrote. A translation of the decree, which is dated March 3, was circulated on social media and was said to go into effect “following the day of its publication.”...

A Facebook post from Ukraine’s military staff said the Central Intelligence Agency of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that Russian police units in those regions have removed “historical and artistic literature that does not match the Kremlin propaganda posts.” The Facebook message said books being seized include those covering topics such the Maidan Uprising protests of 2013, as well as history books on liberation movements and writings related to the disputed Donetsk and Luhansk regions....

Ukraine General Director of energy supplier Yasno Serhii Kovalenko wrote on Facebook yesterday that rising costs for his country’s residents could likely increase. In his social media post he answered the most common question of: “If there is almost no supply, why do I say that consumption has not decreased/why payments have increased?” Here’s his reply. “First of all: it is a matter of delayed or increased consumption of electricity after the supply is restored… Therefore at the end of the month, it turns out that the customer used the same amount of electricity as in the periods when blackouts were not applied,” Kovalenko wrote....

Russia began its invasion of Ukraine earlier this week after weeks of heightened tension between the two countries. The invasion has been met with protests across the world, with many showing their solidarity with the people of Ukraine. Russia is known for its vodka production and exports it to many countries across the world, including the U.S. Many businesses are seeking to show solidarity with Ukraine by halting the sale of Russian-made vodkas—including Russian Standard Vodka and Beluga Noble Russian Vodka, by promoting brands made in Ukraine due to the conflict....

Anton Lystopad, who was awarded the title of the best pilot of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2019, was reportedly killed in battle, nearly six months into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine, the Physics and Technical Lyceum of Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Council said in a statement on Facebook. The statement said Lystopad studied at the lyceum from 2005 to 2008. “Anton Lystopad, a graduate of the Physics and Technical Lyceum, died defending the Ukrainian state,” the lyceum said....

During an interview with CNN’s State of the Union at the Group of 7 (G7) summit in Germany, host Jake Tapper asked the secretary of state if he thinks Russia is winning the war in Ukraine. “When it comes to Putin’s strategic objectives, he’s already failed,” Blinken responded. “His strategic objective was to end Ukraine’s sovereignty and independence, to erase it from the map, to subsume it in Russia. That has failed, and a sovereign, independent Ukraine is going to be around a lot longer than Vladimir Putin is on the scene....

The missile landed near the city of Ivanovo in the Brest region in the country, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported, citing the press service of the Belarusian Defense Ministry, which added that the missile fell between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. local time. Belarus’ air defenses took down the missile near the village of Harbacha in the Brest region, which is located around nine miles from the Ukrainian border, the Belarusian defense ministry said....

Last month, the White House delayed $250 million in funding, citing concerns that the money was not being spent in the U.S.’s best interests. The move raised concern among U.S. and Ukrainian allies that Trump might be softening his support for the government in Kiev, given his repeated overtures to Russian President Vladimir Putin. But on Thursday, it was announced that the funds would be released, plus—Zelensky said—an additional $140 million....

Initial reports of the situation assumed that the Ukrainian digital farm was using PS4s to farm cryptocurrency, a rare but not wholly uncommon sight. However, a closer inspection of photos from the farm made clear the consoles were PS4 Slims, which are much worse for farming cryptocurrency. With that in mind, some noticed that many of the PS4 Slims had discs sitting in their disc slots. However, it was difficult to tell what the discs were actually for....

Ukrainian flags appeared at the city council building on Friday, after Kviv soldiers appeared to enter the city of Kherson, according to reports on social media. Local publication Most reported that Kherson residents had flooded the streets to meet the military. Images published by the publication show residents covering themselves with the Ukrainian flag. People could be seen at Kherson’s Svoboda (Freedom) Square, where protests against Russian occupation were held this spring....

Further, the cause for one particular individual with the disease could be different from another’s. Factors thought to cause ulcerative colitis include a complex interaction of genetics, immune response, and environmental triggers. Genetics Although ulcerative colitis is known to “run in families,” researchers note that it was not as simple as being passed down from parent to child. More than 100 genes have been identified as having a potential role....

Trailing 2-1 from the first leg of the semi-final in Germany, Joshua Kimmich put Bayern in front in just the third minute of the return fixture at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday. Karim Benzema ensured Bayern’s lead lasted only eight minutes by heading in an equaliser. Just 21 seconds after the interval, the French striker completed a turnaround as he tapped in to an empty net after Ulreich had slipped while coming to claim a backpass from Corentin Tolisso....

Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2 looks to be game with many features. The game will have multiple stories to enjoy, player-driven campaigns that can be created and shared with friends, and more. But the big feature is the idea that over one million characters can fight on the screen at once. RELATED: 7 Underrated Simulation Games For Switch (& 7 That Are Overrated) The new trailer perfectly showcases the brilliant lunacy that is 1....

In a note to the school community, Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz announced that the school would launch a campaign called the Heels Care Network “to promote and support mental health awareness.” “Check in with your colleagues and students regarding how they are doing. If you are concerned about someone, let us know,” Guskiewicz said in the Sunday letter. “We will have as part of the Heels Care Network a reporting mechanism for you to share information about someone you believe needs help....

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) on Thursday named an unchanged 16-member men’s squad to take part in the Asian Games to be held in the South Korean city of Incheon from 19th September to 4th October. The same team last month brought home the silver from the 20th Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow. HI selectors B.P. Govinda, Harbinder Singh, R.P. Singh and Arjun Halappa along with director for high performance Roelant Oltmans and chief coach Terry Walsh chose the team on the basis of their performance in the Commonwealth Games, Bangladesh tour and selection trials conducted here Aug 11....

These unclaimed funds come from accounts that have are either inactive, or whose owners and heirs have not been located, with some property worth millions yet to be claimed, according to the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators. The unclaimed funds, managed by the Department of the Treasury, could include anything from lost savings accounts and matured savings bonds, to life insurance policies, uncashed dividend checks, utility security deposits and tax refunds....

Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year Although the event underwent myriad changes from the time it was initially announced until the first competitor crossed the threshold into the UFC cage to officially kick off the night of action, including having a main card contest between Devin Clark and Ivan Shtyrkov come undone at the 11th hour, Saturday’s debut in Saint Petersburg still produced a ton of action and plenty to talk about going forward....

In a post on Telegram on Sunday, the commander of Ukraine’s military, General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, said that his troops had regained 3,000 square kilometers of territory from the Russians since the beginning of the month, and that in the Kharkiv region, they had pushed to within 50 kilometers—or roughly 30 miles—of the nation’s border with Moscow. “Ukrainian warriors are humiliating Putin and his generals,” McFaul tweeted on Sunday. As Ukrainian forces push to regain territory in the Kharkiv and Kherson regions, Ukrainian officials have said that Russian troops are deserting....

The government agency posted an image on Twitter on Tuesday that listed its numbers for Russian personnel killed during President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, which began in late February, as well as the amount of equipment destroyed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s forces. The tweet was captioned: “I put numbers on the boards,” and the ministry attributed the line to Pusha T. The quote comes from the American rapper’s 2013 track Numbers on the Boards, which was the second single from his debut studio album, My Name Is My Name....