In den ersten Reaktionen erkannten deutsche Politiker die Bedeutung Gorbatschows für die Bundesrepublik und insbesondere für die Wiedervereinigung. Der Tod stieß auch international auf Sympathie. Der Friedensnobelpreisträger starb am Dienstag im Alter von 91 Jahren „nach langer und schwerer Krankheit“. Gorbatschow wurde 1985 im Alter von 54 Jahren Generalsekretär der Kommunistischen Partei. Die Transparenzpolitik von „Glasnost“ ließ nicht nur Partei- und Staatskritik zu, sondern ermutigte auch Nationalisten. Als 1989 demokratiefreundliche Proteste den Ostblock erfassten, verzichtete Gorbatschow auf Gewaltanwendung....

(File photo.) Federal Labor Minister Seamus O’Regan points out that reversing planned increases in the carbon tax could be more difficult than it seems. Atlantic premiers wrote to federal Environment Minister Stephen Gilboll this week, calling on him to review further increases in the carbon tax in light of rising inflation. Premier Andrew Furey says the intent of the carbon tax increase has been effectively met as people adjust their habits to reflect the rising costs....

Afrikanische Riesenschnecken im Wallis gefunden Mehrere afrikanische Riesenschnecken wurden in der Nähe eines Sportplatzes in Sachsen VS gesichtet. Die Behörden bitten die Öffentlichkeit um Hilfe, um die Ausbreitung der gefräßigen Schnecke zu stoppen. Mit einer Gehäuselänge von bis zu 20 cm und einer Körperlänge von bis zu 30 cm ist die Afrikanische Riesenschnecke eine der größten Landschnecken der Welt. (Dateibild) Anwohner werden gebeten, die gefundenen Personen der Gemeindeverwaltung zu melden, wie es auf der Website der Gemeinde am Freitag hieß....

The girl had just stepped off a boat that brought her with hundreds of other Jewish children to the UK from the horrors of Nazi Europe. Shirley returned to Essex Harbor on Thursday to unveil a memorial Kindertransport statue commemorating the rescue of 10,000 unaccompanied children. Dame Stephanie Shirley says she loves Britain but is disappointed to “see it behaving in a short-term, little England way” when it comes to refugees....

Thursday night may have been the final match for Serena and Venus as a doubles team. Czech duo Nosková, 17, and Hradecká, 37, advanced to the second round, winning 7-6(5), 6-4. The Williams sisters entered the US Open as doubles wild cards. They last played doubles together at the 2018 French Open when they reached the round of 16. On Wednesday, Serena defeated Anett Kontaveit 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-2 in singles play....

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Posted September 1, 2022 at 11:13 am Smaller font Decrease the font size of the article -ONE Larger font Increase the font size of the article A+ The chairman of the board of Russia’s largest private oil company Lukoil has died, Russian news agencies on Thursday cited sources as saying he fell from a hospital window. Read more: UN team reaches Ukraine nuclear plant despite shelling read more UN team reaches Ukraine’s nuclear power plant despite shelling Lukoil said in a statement that Ravil Maganov “passed away after a serious illness,” but gave no further details....

The long-running case began in April 2019, when the House Oversight and Reform Committee first requested a trove of records from Trump’s then-accounting firm, Mazars USA. The committee cited testimony from Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, that he said raised questions about the president’s representation of his financial affairs when it came to seeking loans and paying taxes. Under the deal, Trump agreed to end his legal challenges to the subpoena and Mazars USA agreed to provide responsive documents to the committee as soon as possible, said Democratic Rep....

“Je n’ai jamais vu autant de violence en 25 ans sur la plage. Je suis dégoûté. J’ai pris la décision de fermer demain après-midi (ce jeudi 1er septembre, ndlr). Je ne ferai pas un autre samedi. Je ne ferai pas que groupes d’accueil”, réagit Joël Ortiz, le gérant de La Voile bleue, à La Grande-Motte, après la violente bagarre qui a éclaté dans sa boutique dans la nuit de samedi à dimanche....

While many may be rejoicing over President Joe Biden’s announcement of student loan forgiveness, borrowers should be extra careful about how they manage their debt right now. In late August, Biden announced up to $20,000 in debt forgiveness for Pell Grant recipients earning under $125,000 a year and up to $10,000 in debt relief for federal borrowers with the same income limit. It was a long-awaited announcement since Biden promised relief on the campaign trail, but it also caused some confusion among millions of federal borrowers about eligibility requirements, how to apply and the timeline for that relief....

Bundesliga, Spieltag 5 Freitag, 2. September Dortmund (mit Kobel) – Hoffenheim 1:0 Samstag 3. September Leverkusen – Freiburg 15.30 Uhr Bochum – Bremen 15:30 Uhr Union Berlin – Bayern 15.30 Uhr Stuttgart – Schalke 15.30 Uhr Wolfsburg – Köln 15.30 Uhr Frankfurt – Leipzig 18.30 Uhr Sonntag 4. September Augsburg – Herta 15.30 Uhr Gladbach – Mainz 17.30 Uhr PREMIER LEAGUE, 6. Spieltag Samstag, 3. September Everton – Liverpool 13....

PISCINE / REUTERS Emmanuel Macron photographié mercredi 31 août lors du conseil des ministres à l’Elysées (illustré) POLITIQUE – Pour les autres maladies, les mêmes médicaments. Ce vendredi 2 septembre, Emmanuel Macron convoque un Conseil de défense pour se pencher sur la crise énergétique, sur fond de hausse des prix et de risques de pénuries provoqués par la guerre en Ukraine. “L’approvisionnement en gaz naturel et en électricité est vital pour le pays, le Conseil de défense et de sécurité nationale (SDSN) s’attachera à faire le point sur la situation ainsi que les scénarios envisagés pour se préparer à tous les scénarios cet automne et cet hiver, », a déclaré Elysia dans un communiqué de presse....

Biden took the stage shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday at Independence Historic Park in Philadelphia, where several hundred people sat in white lawn chairs and the facade of Independence Hall was lit up in red and blue. “This is where the United States Constitution was written and debated,” Biden said. “Here we launched the most extraordinary experiment in self-government the world has ever known.” “But as I stand here tonight, equality and democracy are under attack,” he continued....

The advice, by Lord Pannick, QC, is said to show that investigating ministers for misleading the Commons “in good faith” would create a chilling effect and “derail democracy”. “Big loss” Johnson’s departure Lord Marland said Johnson’s departure would be a “great loss” for politics but “I hope only temporary”. “He got caught in the end and as Boris himself said he didn’t spend enough time looking in the mirror,” he said....

The new booster vaccines have been updated to target two different strains of COVID in one shot — the current omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5, which account for 99% of new cases in the US, and the original strain of COVID-19 . This is the first time that current vaccines against COVID-19 have had a major upgrade. In the future, experts expect vaccines will be able to be updated periodically to match current strains — similar to how the flu vaccine is slightly different each year....

Residents have been ordered to stay at home and about 70 percent of flights to and from the city, which is a major transit hub in Sichuan province and a government and financial center, have been suspended. The start of the new school term has been delayed, although public transport continues to operate and citizens are allowed to leave the city if they can demonstrate a special need. Under the rules announced on Thursday, only one member of each family who can present a negative virus test within the last 24 hours is allowed to go out for the day to buy essential items....

The Atlantic Council of Prime Ministers has written an open letter to federal Environment Minister Stephen Guilbeau, expressing concern about more increases in the federal government’s carbon tax. The letter, written by Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston on behalf of all four Atlantic Premiers, expresses their deep concern “about the affordability impacts of carbon pricing on households in our region.” He goes on to describe that “nearly 40 per cent of Atlantic Canadians experience energy poverty”—the highest rate in the country....