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Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register The maintenance of Nord Stream 1 will be carried out from 11 to 21 July Fears that the shutdown could be extended The Kremlin says the shutdown is a regular occurrence Prolonged suspension would hurt economies, raise prices LONDON/FRANKFURT, July 11 (Reuters) – The largest single pipeline carrying Russian natural gas to Germany began annual maintenance on Monday, with flows expected to stop for ten days, but governments, markets and companies worry the shutdown may be extended due to war in Ukraine....

Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), said Sean Pinner, 48, Aiden Aslin, 28, and 21-year-old Moroccan Brahim Saadoune would be shot by a firing squad. The men were sentenced to death on June 9 by a DPR court for fighting as mercenaries, but observers say they are more likely to be exchanged in a prisoner swap with Ukraine. The soldiers denied being mercenaries and said they were contract soldiers fighting for Ukraine’s 36th Marine Brigade and should be treated as prisoners of war under the Geneva Convention....

Ontario Health has just released a new set of statistics showing another month of high wait times in the province’s emergency departments. The data shows that patients admitted to the hospital in May spent an average of 20.1 hours in the ER before being admitted to a ward. That matches the highest average wait time ever recorded in Ontario — which was at the height of the Omicron wave of COVID-19 in January — and is more than seven hours longer than the wait reported in May 2021....

The decision comes about a year after a group of 20 conservative attorneys general filed a lawsuit against two federal agencies over their interpretation of the landmark 1972 civil rights law, known as Title IX, which banned sex-based discrimination in educational programs and activities that receive federal funding and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of race, religion, or sex....

In a letter sent to Bennie Thompson, the Mississippi Democrat who chairs the House committee, Bannon’s lawyer said “circumstances have now changed.” “Mr. Bannon is willing, and prefers, to testify at your public hearing,” Robert Costello wrote Saturday. The decision comes after Trump wrote to Bannon this weekend, informing him that he was relinquishing executive privilege for his former top aide. Trump said this would allow Bannon to “come in and testify honestly and fairly....

The fire started on Friday in the Mijas mountain range inland from the southern coastal city of Malaga and prompted the evacuation of around 3,000 people. About 2,000 people have since returned to their homes, and now that the fire has stabilized, Mr. Moreno said the remaining evacuees may do the same. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is to visit the hard-hit eastern region of Extremadura, where several fires have been raging for days....

Videobeitrag Video 05:08 Min. | 14.07.22, 19:30 Uhr |hessenschau Bürgerentscheid gegen OB Feldmann rückt näher Video Ende des Videobeitrags Irgendwann wurde es Vorsteherin Hilime Arslaner (Grüne) zu bunt. Mehrfach hatte sie zu Beginn der Stadtverordnetenversammlung am Donnerstag versucht, Oberbürgermeister Peter Feldmann (SPD) zu unterbrechen. Der hatte beantragt, die kostenlose Krippenbetreuung als Tagesordnungspunkt vorzuziehen. Als Feldmann unbeirrt immer weitersprach, stellte Arslaner unter dem Applaus der Stadtverordneten das Mikro schließlich ab....

Gerichte stoppen Raver: Streit um Techno-Parade in Mönchengladbach Am vergangenen Samstag marschierte die „Rave the Planet“-Parade vor Techno-Fans durch Berlin – ähnlich sollte es in Mönchengladbach werden. Foto: dpa/Jörg Carstensen Update Mönchengladbach 10.000 Raver durften am Samstag beim „Union Move“ in der ganzen Innenstadt eine Techno-Party mit Musiktrucks feiern. Doch Polizei und Gerichte machten dem ein Ende. Was war der Streit und was war geplant. edr. Hsanrbßnuietegdr – ath Sdenunt rdhTe-anPcaeo imt etnanrinlientoa icsstcM-Au dun sDJ nud nlneesdhnßica artPsy in nde bCuls....

Mr. Rajapaksa left on a Sri Lankan air force plane for the Maldivian city of Male at midnight on Wednesday, an immigration official confirmed on condition of anonymity. The president arrived in Male around 3am local time (10pm GMT), it was reported. He was received by a representative of the Maldivian government at Velana airport and taken to an undisclosed location under police escort, the report said, citing Maldivian officials....

„Ich habe Kopfschmerzen, Halsschmerzen, alles ist geschwollen. Meine Hände fangen an zu kribbeln und meine Beine werden steif“, erklärt sie – und fährt fort: „An manchen Tagen fühle ich mich wegen meiner Fibromyalgie wie 100 Jahre alt. Man nennt es auch Weichteilrheuma.“ Mittlerweile ist es so weit, dass normale Schmerzmittel nicht mehr wirken. „Das Einzige, was mir hilft, sind Nerventabletten, denn das ist eine Nervensache“, sagt der ehemalige Dschungelcamper. “Ärzte wissen nicht genau, woher es kommt, daher ist es nicht einfach zu behandeln”, sagt Glööckler....

title: “Heat Wave National Emergency Declared After Uk S First Red Extreme Heat Warning Bbc " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-15” author: “David Bayne”

Passersby began sharing images of heavy smoke coming from the scene at around 6:30 p.m. Durham police confirmed crews were responding to a blaze on Courtice Court, in the area of Courtice Road and Baseline Road West. It is not yet clear what exactly is burning or how the fire started. Police said a media officer would provide further details later in the evening. There is no word so far on any possible injuries....

Energieversorger sind in einer schwierigen Lage, weil sie die hohen Gaspreise nicht an die Verbraucher weitergeben können. Der Tag der Stadt fordert nun Schutzmaßnahmen der Bundesregierung – und ruft auch die Bürger zum Energiesparen auf. Seit Beginn des russischen Angriffskrieges sind die Erdgaspreise stark gestiegen. Viele Unternehmen, Verbraucher und kommunale Betriebe fiebern dem Winter entgegen. Der Deutsche Städtetag fordert daher einen besseren Schutz kommunaler Energieversorger. Die Bundesregierung müsse die Stadtwerke „unter das schützende Dach der Wirtschaft stellen“, sagte Stadtratsvorsitzender Markus Lewe den Zeitungen der Mediengruppe Funke....

The disturbance poses no threat to the Tampa Bay area, but forecasters warn it could bring wet weather to parts of northern Florida. “This system is expected to meander near the northern Gulf coast by the end of the week, and gradual development is possible if it remains offshore,” the National Hurricane Center said at 8 a.m. Tuesday. “Regardless of development, heavy rainfall will create a risk of flash flooding along portions of the northern Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle in the coming days....

Investigators said they were called to a gravel lot at 9:45 a.m. on Thursday near a vacant building on Norland Avenue near Laurel Street — between Highway 1 and the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex — after a member of the public found a man’s body. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) then took over the investigation and have now released the victim’s identity as they try to make progress on the case....

Comment Iran is preparing to supply Russia with hundreds of drone aircraft, including advanced models capable of launching missiles, the Biden administration said Monday, publicly revealing a secret effort by Tehran to provide military aid for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The planned delivery of unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, revealed by national security adviser Jake Sullivan at a White House briefing, could provide a major boost to Moscow’s efforts to find and destroy artillery and other Western-supplied weapons systems that have has been slowing the advance of Russian troops in recent weeks....

Der König von Mallorca war der erste Künstler, der die Bühne betrat und sein Lied „Ein Bett im Kornfeld“ aufführte, mit dem er in den 1970er Jahren berühmt wurde.Nach seinem Auftritt trat Jürgen Drews an Florian Silbereisen heran. Er stand mit Ramona Drews auf der Treppe unter den Zuschauern. “Wirklich erstaunliche Neuigkeiten” „Lieber Jürgen, liebe Ramona, Sie haben uns allen wirklich erstaunliche Neuigkeiten gebracht. Und Sie haben lange und intensiv darüber nachgedacht, wie Sie diese Neuigkeiten verbreiten möchten“, sagte die Moderatorin der Show....