Washington (AFP) – US authorities charged five Russians on Wednesday for allegedly sending US electronic components to Russian arms manufacturers, some of which were found on the battlefield in Ukraine. Separately, three Latvians and a Ukrainian were charged with trying to ship a high-precision American industrial mill to Russia that the Justice Department said could be used by weapons manufacturers or in a nuclear weapons program. The Justice Department said the two schemes involved condom companies in several countries, including Dubai and Germany, and were designed to evade US and global sanctions on Russia....

Dow Jones Industrial Average YM00 futures were down about 300 points, or 1%, as of midnight Eastern, while the S&P 500 ES00 futures were down -1.43% and the Nasdaq-100 NQ00 were down. , -1.90% marked an even steeper decline. Prices for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies also fell over the weekend, with bitcoin BTCUSD falling -6.94% below $ 26,000 to its lowest level in 18 months and more than 60% off its all-time high....

Eine Kamikaze-Drohne steuert ein Ziel in der ukrainischen Hauptstadt Kiew an. In weiten Teilen der Ukraine kommt es seit Tagen zu Stromausfällen. Die Infrastruktur des Landes wurde durch russische Drohnenangriffe schwer beschädigt. Laut Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj (44) sind 30 Prozent der Kraftwerke zerstört. Unterdessen steht die Luftverteidigung der Ukraine unter starkem Druck. Sie fühlt sich nicht in der Lage, Drohnenschwärme effektiv abzuwehren. Offenbar schlägt sich die Luftabwehr der Ukraine nicht allzu schlecht gegen Flugzeuge, Helikopter oder einzelne Marschflugkörper....

The central estimate for blue whales was 10 million pieces per day, meaning more than 1 billion pieces could be ingested over a three to four month feeding period. The weight of plastic consumed during the season was estimated at between 230 kg and 4 tonnes. In heavily polluted areas, or if plastic pollution continues to increase in the future, whales could be eating 150 million pieces a day, the researchers warned....

“The Russians are making every effort to cut off Sievierodonetsk,” the regional governor, Serhiy Haidai, said Sunday on Telegram, the messaging app. “The next two or three days will be significant.” Across the river, Ukrainians trying to hold fast against the Russians in Lysychansk had the advantage of good terrain — but dwindling weaponry to defend it with. “If there is no help with military equipment, of course they will drive us out,” said Oleksandr Voronenko, 46, a military police officer stationed in Lysychansk....

Here are five things we learned about Lightning so far on their journey after the 2022 season and what they mean for the final showdown. The three-peat is accessible The NHL has not had a three-man team as Stanley Cup champions since 1983, when the New York Islanders ended their dynasty. Since then, six other teams have won consecutive Stanley Cups. Five of them did not make it to the second round until Lightning won the East this season....

Von: Julius Fastnacht, Tobias Utz, Isabel Wetzel, Andreas Apetz, Lucas Maier Aufteilung Russland kontrolliert mehr Territorium, aber Siege auf dem Schlachtfeld sind mit hohen Kosten verbunden. Die Zahl der Todesopfer im Ukraine-Krieg steigt auf beiden Seiten. Heftige Kämpfe in Sievjerodonetsk: Der Krieg in der Ukraine tobt vor allem im Osten des Landes. Hohe Verluste auch auf ukrainischer Seite: Russland zögert, eigene Angaben zu den Opfern zu machen. Die Ukraine hingegen meldet herbe Verluste in den eigenen Reihen....

On Vancouver Island, near the Swartz Bay ferry terminal that connects the island to the mainland, about a dozen protesters took to the highway, preventing people from making their way. A video circulating on social media shows some drivers getting out of their vehicles and approaching protesters demanding to move. Police say a man, who was climbing a flight of stairs, was taken to hospital by ambulance. RCMP Cpl. Alex Bérubé said police were investigating the circumstances that led to the fall of the stairs....

Now that the deadline has come and gone, a total of 10 Tuesday trades went down (you can see our grades for those here). Among them: Former No. 8 overall pick TJ Hockenson was sent from the Lions to the Vikings, the Dolphins went all-in to get Broncos Pro-Bowl pass rusher Bradley Chubb and the Steelers dealt wide receiver Chase Claypool to the Bears while adding secondary assistance with William Jackson....

Tonight’s match was originally scheduled for September but had to be postponed due to the Queen’s death and the resulting demands for an expanded police service across London. PSV, whose manager is ex-Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, will not be attacking. Mikel Arteta had both Gabriel Martinelli and Oleksandr Zinchenko pass late fitness tests, which only the former passed for a place on the bench. Zinchenko continues to nurse a similar complaint, which has now ruled him out of Arsenal’s last five games....

Posté à 19h00 Celui dont la date avait été qualifiée de « partisane » par certains, marchait alors avec des coquilles d’œufs. Plusieurs observateurs avaient fait part de leur “malaise” de voir cette femme, sans spécialisation en bibliothéconomie, accéder à ce poste de prestige. L’ancienne députée de l’ADQ avait répondu en disant qu’elle voulait être jugée pour ses actes. Moins d’un an après cette nomination, Marie Grégoire a accepté de me parler d’un premier volet de sa vision de ce que devraient être BAnQ et le réseau des bibliothèques....

Il est bloqué sur l’autoroute ce mardi matin. En effet, l’A8 est coupée en direction de l’Italie et fermée après l’entrée d’Aix Val Saint-André, dans les Bouches-du-Rhône, comme l’ont rapporté les services autoroutiers sur Twitter. Les rampes d’accès aux jonctions 31 Val Saint André et 30b Pont de l’Arc sont fermées, précisent-elles. La météo en question Les fortes pluies et les orages affectant le département sont responsables de cette perturbation....

“Nous notons avec une grande inquiétude la décision du gouvernement du Royaume-Uni aujourd’hui d’introduire une législation qui annule des éléments clés du Protocole. “Une action unilatérale sape la confiance mutuelle”, a déclaré le vice-président Maros Sefkovic. Il a évoqué la perspective d’une répétition de la procédure d’infraction contre Londres en mars 2021 – qui pourrait conduire à la saisie de la justice européenne – et le lancement de nouvelles actions....

Britain has been threatening for months to scrap the Northern Ireland Protocol, a British-led deal reached by the Johnson administration to secure a Brexit divorce and a broader trade deal between Brussels and London. As part of the agreement, Northern Ireland remained essentially in the EU single goods market to maintain an open border with EU member Ireland, which was the key to a 1998 peace agreement. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters....

Tobacco companies will be forced to add warning labels to individual cigarettes as part of a new proposal designed to discourage smoking, Mental Health and Addiction Secretary Carolyn Bennett said on Friday. “Poison in every puff” is one of the suggested warnings that should appear on individual cigarettes. The move will make Canada the first country in the world to impose warning labels on individual cigarettes, a move that has been hailed by experts as a smoking cessation as an important step in reducing tobacco use in Canada....

“We are now dealing here at CHEO and at children’s hospitals across the country with an unprecedented increase in demand,” CHEO President and CEO Alex Munter said in a virtual media briefing Wednesday. He said the period from May to September had been the busiest months in the organization’s 50-year history. The hospital is operating at excess capacity, with pediatric units at 134 percent capacity, while pediatric intensive care is at 124 percent....

The extent of the injuries and the time of the shootings have not yet been released. The shooting happened in the 2700 block of West Flournoy Avenue in Chicago, police said, and lasted only a few seconds. A group of people had gathered near the intersection of California and Polk about 9:30 p.m. when at least two people in a passing vehicle fired indiscriminately into the crowd, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown explained....

Samantha Lawler (opens in a new tab), Assistant Professor, Astronomy, University of Regina “Why does it matter if Pluto is a planet or a dwarf planet? Why for me it makes it more confusing in our solar system. I know some things in space are planets and other stars and some are other names like moons or comets. The dwarf planet is a different name and I think it just makes it more confusing....

The rally follows two others in Prague’s central Wenceslas Square and was smaller than the 70,000 who gathered for the same reasons on September 3, according to police estimates. Under the slogan “Czech Republic First”, a reference to former US President Donald Trump’s nationalist platform, the protest united the far right with the far left and various fringe groups. Its organizers are known for their pro-Russian views and opposition to vaccines against COVID-19....

Temperaturen Ein kleiner Blick auf die Temperaturen, da wir vorhin über die Reifen gesprochen haben. Die Lufttemperatur ist nicht so hoch, fast bei 26 Grad. Aber: Der Asphalt glänzt um die 50 Grad! Genug Stresstest für die Reifen. 12:00 Heiße Phase! In einer Stunde geht es los und so geht es langsam in die heiße Phase. Die Boxengasse in Baku öffnet in 20 Minuten. Die Lautstärke steigt! 11:47 Uhr Alonso bricht Schumachers Rekord Am 4....