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Two Babylonian Kings, an Egyptian Customs Official and a Corsican Hoard Lead TimeLine's 2 June Antiquities & Ancient Art Auction

HARWICH, United Kingdom, May 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TimeLine Auctions, the British saleroom known for museum-level antiquities, will hold its Antiquities & Ancient Art Auction on 2 June 2026. Day One has headline pieces from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and the western Mediterranean, within a wider sale spanning the Palaeolithic to the medieval period.

Two named Mesopotamian kings sit at the top of the catalogue. A hemispherical bronze bowl carries the five-sign cuneiform name of Manishtushu of Akkad (c. 2270–2255 B.C., lot 249), one of the earliest named royal inscriptions to come to market in recent years. From the Kassite period come an agate eye-bead bearing the name of Kurigalzu II (lot 250), and a banded agate cylinder seal with a Sumerian prayer to the storm god Adad (lot 216).

The Egyptian section is headed by a forty-centimetre basalt figure of the Saite customs official Wahibre, kneeling to support a wide offering basin. Separated in the nineteenth century, the two parts moved through different collections and salerooms before coming together here for the first time at auction (lot 61). Other Egyptian highlights include a seventy-centimetre hollow-cast bronze Osiris of the 26th Dynasty (lot 81), and a painted wooden stele linking Amun at Luxor to Osiris at Abydos (lot 65).

Two Attic vessels lead the Greek section. A 6th-century B.C. black-figure pyxis shows the chariot procession of an Athenian bride, with the reception at her new house around the lid (lot 96). A fifth-century red-figure column krater pairs Europa with a Dionysiac triad, two scenes of divine power on one vessel (lot 88).

From the western Mediterranean come the Gravona bronzes, ten objects recovered from a railway cutting in Corsica in the 1880s and published by Robert Forrer in 1924.

Following Day One, the auction continues online-only from 3 June, with ancient art across multiple collecting categories. The programme concludes with an Ancient Coins sale on 9-10 June, alongside weights, tokens, medals and books.

Auction start time: 8am US Eastern / 1pm BST.

Bidding: Absentee, by telephone, or live online via TimeLine's bidding platform, LiveAuctioneers, Invaluable or The Saleroom.

Payments: GBP accepted. Worldwide shipping available.

Questions: +44 (0) 1277 815121 or [email protected].
Online: https://timelineauctions.com

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Dmitry Shubov Consulting Issues Briefing on Why Small-Business Resilience Planning Matters More in 2026

FREMONT, Calif., May 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dmitry Shubov Consulting today issued a briefing on small-business resilience planning in 2026, saying the topic is becoming more relevant as companies balance growth goals with a more uncertain operating environment. The briefing points to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Small Business Index, Q1 2026, as one sign that business leaders are having to think more carefully about continuity, risk, and day-to-day stability.

Dmitry Shubov Consulting says resilience planning is no longer limited to contingency planning alone. For many growing companies, it now includes workforce stability, access to capital, cybersecurity awareness, internal process discipline, and the ability to adjust when conditions shift unexpectedly.

“At Dmitry Shubov Consulting, we see resilience planning becoming more closely tied to growth planning,” said Dmitry Shubov, Founder of Dmitry Shubov Consulting. “Founders are not only thinking about how to expand, but also how to keep their teams, systems, and decision-making steady when market conditions become more difficult or less predictable.”

The firm says this broader view of resilience may be especially relevant for businesses moving beyond the earliest startup stage and into a more demanding phase of execution. In that setting, resilience is not simply about preparing for disruption. It is also about building the internal capacity to respond to change without losing momentum.

Dmitry Shubov Consulting believes companies that treat resilience as an operating capability, rather than a back-office concern, may be better positioned to sustain growth and manage uncertainty more effectively in 2026. For more information, reach out to Dmitry Shubov Consulting, as a consulting firm can be a valuable resource.

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World Vape Day: South Africa Is Getting Tobacco Policy Wrong

JOHANNESBURG, May 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tomorrow is World Vape Day 2026. On May 31st, the WHO marks World No Tobacco Day by calling for tighter restrictions on vapes and nicotine pouches. South Africa's lawmakers appear to be listening to the wrong side of that debate.

This year's World Vape Day theme is One Switch – Everyone Wins. When a smoker switches, it is not just their own health that changes. Secondhand smoke raises children's risk of asthma, pneumonia, and bronchitis. Maternal smoking causes low birth weight, preterm birth, and stillbirth. Children of smokers are up to four times more likely to become regular smokers themselves. One switch removes almost all of that from the home.

“Restricting or banning less harmful alternatives does not protect South African families. It keeps them exposed to smoke. The countries that gave smokers a real way out are now reaping the results. South Africa can do the same,” said Liza Katsiashvili, Director of Operations, World Vapers' Alliance.

Health Minister Motsoaledi has called harm reduction a flawed premise. The results from countries that tried it tell a different story. Sweden is almost smoke-free. The UK halved its smoking rate. New Zealand cut smoking among under-25s to around 3% by actively promoting vaping and giving smokers honest information about less harmful alternatives.

South Africa also has a serious illicit trade problem. “Pushing consumers away from regulated less harmful alternatives does not make nicotine disappear. It hands the market to cigarettes and unregulated black market products, which helps nobody,” Katsiashvili added.

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