The pound fell 4.5 percent in August to $1.16 in its biggest monthly drop since October 2016. Sterling also fell nearly 3 percent against the euro. It began September with a further 0.3% decline against the dollar, although it was roughly flat against the common currency. The currency’s fall in August reflects a worsening outlook for Britain’s economy as the energy crisis hits businesses and consumers hard. The new prime minister, due to be appointed next week, could bring further uncertainty as they set new fiscal priorities....

Pressure is mounting for joint action beyond the voluntary 15% consumption cut agreed in July, and the EU will hold an emergency summit on September 9 to discuss measures including a bloc-wide price cap. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said this week that the bloc was working on “an urgent intervention and a structural reform of [Europe’s] electricity market’, the limitations of which are harshly revealed. Options include an emergency price cap across the bloc and – more fundamentally – decoupling electricity and gas prices, a move backed by many member states and adopted as an “Iberian exception” this summer by Spain and Portugal with the goal of reducing electricity bills....

The chairman of Russian oil and gas giant Lukoil — who spoke out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — died after falling from a hospital window, state news agencies RIA Novosti and TASS reported Thursday. Ravil Maganov died at the Central Clinical Hospital west of Moscow, according to reports, citing hospital and law enforcement sources. “The incident happened around 07:00 am. Moscow time at the Central Clinical Hospital… The man fell from the window of the sixth floor and died as a result of his injuries,” a source told TASS....

wird in diesem Artikel geteilt Die Einschränkungen betreffen Mikroprozessoren, die vor allem für Anwendungen der künstlichen Intelligenz benötigt werden. Der US-Chiphersteller NVIDIA teilte am Mittwoch (Ortszeit) mit, US-Behörden hätten ihm angeordnet, den Export von zwei Hochleistungschips nach China einzustellen. Dies soll unter anderem die Fähigkeit chinesischer Unternehmen einschränken, leistungsstarke Gesichtserkennungssysteme zu bauen. NVIDIA ist Verbrauchern vor allem für seine Grafikchips bekannt. Leistungsstarke Grafikprozessoren (GPUs) sind zudem in der Lage, Rechenschritte für maschinelles Lernen in halsbrecherischer Geschwindigkeit abzuarbeiten....

Study: Covid-19 Vaccines — Immunity, variants, boosters. Image Credit: Dimitris Barletis/Shutterstock Record The unprecedented increase in morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19 has led to the rapid development of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines worldwide. However, challenges regarding vaccinations against COVID-19 include uneven vaccination coverage, vaccine reluctance, waning immunity, and the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) with increased immune evasion. This review summarized the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic scenario based on existing data and humoral and cell-mediated immune responses against SARS-CoV-2....

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Tree cleaners have collected 3.5 tonnes of laughing gas after Notting Hill Carnival, which is causing delays in the clean-up process. The vast number of nitrous oxide cans must be separated from other trash for safety reasons, which is proving to be a time-consuming task. Crews expect to have collected four full dumps – with more than 1,000 canisters containing the gas with the street name “hippy crack” – by Friday....

• Lire aussi : Ukraine : l’AIEA se dirige vers l’usine de Zaporijia, où elle veut une présence permanente • À lire aussi : Guerre en Ukraine : Kyiv, Moscou s’accusent mutuellement d’avoir bombardé Zaporijia, mission de l’AIEA en route • Lire aussi : La Russie est proche de la défaite Si les pires craintes – comme l’explosion de la centrale électrique, comparable à l’événement de Tchernobyl en 1986 – semblent avoir été écartées, la situation est alarmante....

Car la prévision d’orages violents et “l’intensification du phénomène météorologique est attendue entre 18h00 et 18h00”. et 21 heures », la préfecture du Gard informe que « les autorités organisatrices de transport en collaboration avec les services de l’éducation nationale assureront le ramassage scolaire à 16 heures. pour toutes les écoles. dans le département (fin des cours à 16h). \ud83d\udd34 ATTENTION – Une onde de tempête se rapproche de notre section, qui devrait bientôt traverser....

title: “Angst Vor Der Giftigen Spinne Wie Man Auf Nosferatu Reagiert Und Sie Fernh Lt Rp Online Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-06” author: “Ted Fowles”

The 22-year-old has signed a contract until 2027, with the option of a further year, and is set to make his home debut in Sunday’s televised clash with Arsenal on Sky Sports. The move to United sees Anthony reunited with former Ajax boss Erik ten Haag, who has already recruited defender Lisandro Martinez from his former club and Tyrell Malacia from Feyenoord. Antony described the move as an “incredible moment” in his career, adding that he relished the opportunity to reconnect with Ten Hag as well as his new teammates....

Environment Canada meteorologist Ken Dosanjh says it was about 18.3C on average in Vancouver last month – and temperatures in August are usually around 17.2C. Vancouver’s hottest month on record remains July 1958, when the average temperature was about 20.6 C. Abbotsford, 72 kilometers southeast of Vancouver, saw its hottest month ever, with an average temperature of 21 C. But with the humidity index and sunshine, it felt much warmer....

Auch die Schweiz schickt nur die zweite Garde Die Beerdigung des ehemaligen sowjetischen Führers und Friedensstifters Michail Gorbatschow findet am Samstag in Moskau statt. Es wird nicht viele ausländische Beamte geben. Wie Deutschland entsendet auch die Schweiz den Botschafter. 1/10 Nur Abschied von Gorbatschow: Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin. Die Welt verabschiedet sich von einem Politiker, der den Kalten Krieg beendet und eine Ära des Friedens eingeläutet hat: Michail Gorbatschow. Der frühere Sowjetführer Gorby ist am Dienstag nach langer Krankheit im Alter von 91 Jahren gestorben....

That background gave Turnbull, who has died aged 66 after prostate cancer, the authority to come out of the studio on big news and anchor the program from hot spots in Britain and abroad – from King’s Cross railway station in London after the 7/7 Bombings of 2005 in New Orleans and Mississippi in the wake of Hurricane Katrina that same year. He was also in Washington for the 2008 and 2012 US presidential elections and traveled to the UK during the 2010 general election....

A cabinet minister in outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government and a senior Downing Street adviser are facing allegations of sexual misconduct. Two women claimed one of them was assaulted, while the other person was groped by the men, Sky News reported. The first woman told the broadcaster: “I was sexually assaulted by someone who is now a cabinet minister. I was in my early 20s and I didn’t know how to deal with it....

California and 41 other states already have laws protecting the home addresses of victims of domestic violence and other crimes, according to the National Center for Victims of Crime, a nonprofit that advocates for victims’ rights. California’s program goes a bit further, also including abortion workers and public health workers. On Wednesday, the California Legislature voted to further expand the state law to include all employees of a federal, state or local government agency — notably election officials and code enforcement officers, both of whom have reported an increase violent threats in recent years....