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Vladimir Putin’s military command centers in Ukraine are receiving “intense long-range strikes” as his forces are pushed back by a counter-offensive, Britain’s defense chiefs said on Thursday. They stress that Ukrainian troops are gaining ground in some areas along the front line in the southern part of the country. In its latest intelligence briefing, the Ministry of Defense in London said: “On 30-31 August 2022, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued offensive operations in southern Ukraine, supported by intensive long-range strikes against Russian command and logistics positions throughout the occupied zone....

Several radio stations across North America began removing Arcade Fire’s discography from their lineup recent allegations for sexual harassment against the frontman of the Canadian band, Win Butler. According to a report published Saturday in the music news publication Rake, four people have filed complaints against Butler. CBC News was unable to independently verify these claims. They have not been proven in court. Allegations reported by Pitchfork range from unsolicited sexual texts and photos to violent touching....

Thousands of members of the TSSA who work for Network Rail as well as nine train companies will strike from midday on Monday 26 September until midday the following day, causing further upheaval on Britain’s railways in an ongoing dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. TSSA union leader Manuel Cortes said he would be queuing in Liverpool, where Labor will hold its conference in September, and urged those attending to join him....

“Des orages se dirigent vers la baie de Sainte-Maxime à partir de ce matin, avec de fortes cellules présentant un caractère stagnant”, a indiqué le département du Var dans un communiqué. “Cet orage va se généraliser dans l’après-midi sur la section avec un très fort risque d’orages produisant de la grêle, des rafales de vent et des vents violents pouvant atteindre 80 mm en peu de temps”, ajoute-t-il. “L’intensité du phénomène météorologique est attendue de 18h00 à 21h00 avec une forte activité électrique accompagnée de grêle et de rafales”, a prévenu la préfecture du Gard, où la fin de l’épisode orageux est attendue vers 02h00....

The soldier’s drinking companion, a sergeant, was also killed in the drunken shootout with the FSB officers, in an incident that shows the ill-disciplined state of Russia’s military in Ukraine. A Russian military inquiry said that four officers from the FSB, the Russian successor to the KGB, walked into the Food Fuel cafe on June 19 in Kherson, which Russian forces captured at the start of the war. There they saw two drunk Russian non-commissioned officers, a sergeant and a junior sergeant, “idly spending time, consuming alcoholic drinks”....

Comment Authorities in Saudi Arabia are investigating a viral video that appears to show a group of men – some of them dressed in security uniforms – beating girls and women at a housing complex in the country’s southwest. The video emerged online this week and sparked outrage among Saudi dissidents and activists, who said it highlighted the kind of violence the state routinely inflicts on women and girls. In the video, police officers and plainclothes men chase the women into the compound’s courtyard, beating some of them with belts or batons....

The issue of active military service for the band’s seven members has been a hot topic in South Korea because its oldest member, Jin, faces enlistment in December when he turns 30. Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup told lawmakers he had ordered officials to conduct an investigation quickly. He said his ministry would also consider various other factors, such as the economic impact of BTS, the importance of military service and the overall national interest....

Der Schauspieler Sky du Mont, vor allem bekannt aus “Der Schuh des Manitou”, sprach mit “Bild” über seine neue Beziehung. Wie der 75-Jährige der Zeitung bestätigte, ist er seit fünf Monaten mit der ORF-Journalistin Julia Schütze zusammen. „Ja, wir sind ein Paar. Uns geht es gut und wir haben Pläne.“ Kennengelernt hatte sich das Paar im Januar bei einem Online-Interview für Schütz‘ Podcast „#Talk2Me“. Du Mont kommentierte den neusten Instagram-Post des 46-Jährigen öffentlich mit zwei Herzen Kommentare zum Altersunterschied gibt es bereits, während der deutsche Schauspieler – ohne Bezug auf seine Beziehung – teilt: „Wir sind nur äußerlich alt....

The ruling handed down in Mahanda on Thursday marks a monumental victory for environmentalists worried about the impact the exploration would have on whales and other marine life. The 2014 decision granting the right to “explore oil and gas in the Transkei and Algoa exploration areas is reviewed and set aside,” the high court in the southern city ruled. Civil rights groups and citizens celebrated outside the courthouse after the verdict, according to local media....

Comment WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Attorneys for the Justice Department and former President Donald Trump are in federal court here Thursday afternoon, arguing over whether a judge should appoint a special master to review materials seized by the FBI from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence and club last month. U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon signaled over the weekend that she was willing to appoint the special master but instructed the government to present its case against naming one in a pre-hearing deposition....

Laut einer Aussendung des Tarifvergleichsportals durchblicker sind Strom- und Gaskunden derzeit sehr verunsichert. Viele würden nun über einen Anbieterwechsel nachdenken, heißt es. Experten empfehlen jedoch, vorerst bei Wien Energie zu bleiben, da alle Alternativangebote derzeit noch teurer sind. 31.08.2022 12.05 Online ab heute, 12.05 Uhr Die Turbulenzen um den staatlichen Energieversorger Wien Energie machen den Verbrauchern zunehmend Sorgen. Auf dem Tarifvergleichsportal durchblicker sei die Zahl der Tarifvergleiche bei Strom seit Sonntag um zwei Drittel gestiegen, bei Erdgas um die Hälfte, teilte das Portal in einer Aussendung mit....

Posted: 07:32, September 2, 2022 | Updated: 08:19, 2 September 2022 A couple’s dream four-wheel drive trip deep into the countryside turned into a near-death experience after their car burst into flames, but a smart decision to salvage a satellite phone from the burning vehicle would ultimately save their lives. The husband and wife duo were on the 4WD trip of a lifetime, trekking the deadly Talawana Track, which runs more than 596km through the Western Australian desert....

Employers added 315,000 jobs last month, up from a revised 526,000 the previous month, the Labor Department said on Friday, with new jobs spreading across the economy. The slowdown marked a retreat from the strong gains that characterized much of the past two years. However, job growth remained well above the pre-pandemic trend, indicating continued labor market strength. title: “The August Jobs Report Shows That 315 000 Jobs Were Added In The Us Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-31” author: “Sydney George” Employers added 315,000 jobs last month, up from a revised 526,000 the previous month, the Labor Department said on Friday, with new jobs spreading across the economy....

Whatever your opinion of the poor teenage choices she made and the circumstances in which she made them, it is unconscionable to abandon her in the desert. She was born in Britain and was trafficked, essentially for sex, at the age of 15 – under the legal age of consent. And god paid a price for me: three children dead, four years in a prison camp. There is a case for us to let her come back just for compassionate reasons....

The woman, believed to be Australian, was filmed attacking passengers on a flight from Phuket to Sydney at the weekend. According to posts on social media, the woman was disappointed “because she wanted to sit by the window.” In a clip shared online, she was filmed excitedly saying “what’s up hubby” to a camera. In a separate video, her demeanor looked completely different as she shouted “I’m out, I’m out” while trying to get up from her seat....

A week later, Portland police found the woman, 36-year-old Rachael Angel Abraham, strangled to death and stabbed to death in her home. Adan, 33, is now charged with her murder. title: “The Portland Freedom Fund Rescued A Man Accused Of Violating A Domestic Violence Order. A Week Later He Was Charged With Murder Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-13” author: “Mary Caison” A week later, Portland police found the woman, 36-year-old Rachael Angel Abraham, strangled to death and stabbed to death in her home....

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The film’s director Alex Pritz does the work of the mediator here, also giving us the perspective of the farmers who illegally settle on indigenous lands. There’s Martins, who cuts a path through the woods with his chainsaw, building a cabin in Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau territory. As he sees it, the natives are unproductive: “They don’t cultivate, they don’t create, they just live there.” The Territory hits theaters September 2nd. title: “The Territory Review Portrait Of The Heroic Indigenous Defender Of The Amazon Land Film Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-21” author: “Elouise Sterling” The film’s director Alex Pritz does the work of the mediator here, also giving us the perspective of the farmers who illegally settle on indigenous lands....

The 73-year-old logger carried bags of ice into his truck at a gas station on his way to work Wednesday after several days without water. “What can I do? I’m just a pawn in a chess game,” he said, on one of his many trips to and from the store. “All I have to do is try to live.” People waited in lines at distribution sites and flooded stores for water to drink, bathe, cook and flush toilets Wednesday in Mississippi’s capital, amid a failure of the city’s water system after long-term worsening flooding....