For more than two months, baking temperatures have disrupted crop growth, threatened livestock and forced industries in the southwest’s hydro-dependent regions to shut down to ensure power to homes. China has repeatedly warned that it faces a proliferation of extreme weather events in the coming years as it tries to adapt to climate change and rising temperatures that are likely to be more severe than elsewhere. A villager fills up at a water distribution point in Luoping Village in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality....

“On a perdu 24% de prévisionnistes en 10 ans” : pourquoi Météo France n’a-t-elle pas mis la Corse en vigilance orange plus tôt ? Plusieurs voix se sont étonnées du placement tardif de la Corse en vigilance orange jeudi, alors que de violents orages étaient attendus. “Nous utilisons des modèles de prévision pour calculer ces prévisions. Une tempête est particulièrement difficile à prévoir et nos modèles ne sont pas tous parfaits....

Anne Heche (†53) hatte diese Horrordroge Bei 140 Sachen krachte Anne Heche (†53) gegen eine Hauswand, fuhr mit ihrem Auto ins Wohnzimmer, das daraufhin Feuer fing. Im Blut der Schauspielerin wurde das Schmerzmittel Fentanyl gefunden. Blick erklärt, was die gefährliche Droge ist. 1/8 Anne Heche ist das jüngste prominente Opfer der Droge Fentanyl. Die Schauspielerin prallte betrunken gegen eine Hauswand und verbrannte in ihrem Auto. Das gefährliche Opioid hat das Leben anderer Stars gefordert....

Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Friday she was taking a drug test “for her own legal protection” after a video of her dancing and lip-syncing songs at a private party was leaked. Marin defended her actions, saying she was drinking with friends but not doing drugs. A video posted on social media on Thursday shows six people at a party dancing and lip-syncing to a song, including Marin....

The 36-year-old leader, one of the world’s youngest heads of state, has already been forced to deny taking drugs in a now-viral video of her partying in an apartment after returning from summer vacation. But on Friday, Finnish tabloid Seiska published a new video of her later that night, showing the leading politician pushing against a man who repeatedly punches her in the neck as they dance in a packed Helsinki club, Teatteri....

Die Gemeinde Kindberg in der Region Bruck-Mürzzuschlag lehnt weiterhin eine geplante Flüchtlingsunterkunft ab. Am Donnerstag fanden die ersten persönlichen Gespräche mit den zuständigen Bundesvertretern statt. Sie halten an ihren Plänen fest. 18.08.2022 17.30 Online ab heute, 17.30 Uhr Anfang Juli hatte die Bundesregierung bekannt gegeben, dass das ehemalige Landespflegeheim in der Gemeinde Kindberg im Mürztal künftig für behandlungsbedürftige Flüchtlinge genutzt werden soll. Anwohner befürchten Massenunterkünfte und haben eine Petition gestartet – mehr dazu in Petition gegen Flüchtlingshaus Kindberg (12....

Paolini Photography « L’impression d’être dans un cyclone » : l’histoire derrière cette photo de l’arrivée de l’orage en Corse ORAGES – Une photo rare pour un phénomène météorologique impressionnant. Le photographe Pierre-Mathieu Paolini, qui se définit comme « un chasseur d’orages », a réussi à immortaliser l’arcus qui a assombri le ciel corse juste avant l’orage meurtrier qui s’est abattu sur l’île, ce jeudi 18 août. Le photographe de 25 ans, vivant à Ajaccio, a confié au HuffPost son secret pour capturer les orages en photo – « beaucoup de patience et s’y connaître en météo »- et qu’il était conscient de la chance qu’il a eu de pouvoir prendre en photo ce phénomène météo, malgré le drame....

Jesus Murillo was arrested at his home in Mexico City on Friday on charges of enforced disappearance, torture and obstruction of justice in the kidnapping and disappearance of the student-teachers in the southwestern state of Guerrero, now considered a “state-sponsored crime.” Murillo was transferred to the attorney general’s office and will be transferred to a prison in Mexico City, authorities said. Within hours of the arrest, a judge issued 83 more arrest warrants for soldiers, police, Guerrero officials and gang members in connection with the case, the attorney general’s office said....

Fire Chief Joseph Zahralban issued a statement saying the firefighter has been relieved of duty pending the outcome of the investigation. “As public safety professionals, police officers and firefighters depend on each other to ensure our mutual safety. It is the foundation of our working relationship and the source of our respect for each other,” Zahralban wrote. Miami-Dade Detective Cesar “Echy” Echavery, a five-year veteran who was part of the department’s robbery detail, was shot in the head while on duty Monday night in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood....

Le corps de l’enfant, un garçon, a été découvert lundi par les pompiers et le Samu à Bray-Saint-Aignan (Loire), selon le parquet de Montargis, qui avait dans un premier temps ouvert une enquête pour “meurtre sur mineur de moins de 15 ans”. avant d’envoyer le dossier à la maison d’arrêt d’Orléans. Plusieurs fractures ont été notées Les secours avaient reçu un appel de la grand-mère qui disait “qu’il a été retrouvé mort dans son lit”, a indiqué vendredi le procureur de Montargis, Loïc Abrial, dans un communiqué....

The field trials are the first successful demonstration that genetic engineering can be used to directly target the photosynthesis process in food crops. The improvements observed are almost unprecedented for this type of intervention and will take decades to achieve through selective breeding. The progress comes as the most recent UN food security report found that nearly 10% of the world’s population went hungry last year, up from 8% in 2019, and with predictions that the climate crisis will lead to tougher growing conditions for crops....

Details have been announced of the local roll-out of a new Covid vaccine – designed to target two different forms of the virus – starting next month. The jab is specifically designed to work against the original coronavirus and the Omicron variant, which sparked a wave last winter. This month, the UK became the first country in the world to approve the jab. The autumn booster program will start in the region on September 5 and will see some people receiving their fourth dose of vaccine....

Comment In the contentious Pennsylvania Senate race, Democratic candidate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is beating his Republican opponent, Mehmet Oz, where he lives. Fetterman took aim Wednesday at the number of homes Oz owns, using the celebrity doctor and TV personality’s 10-property portfolio to paint him as a rich carpetbagger out of touch with average Pennsylvanians. “I’ve never spoken to a Palestinian Authority resident who doesn’t know how many houses he owns…let alone 8,” Fetterman said on Twitter after a Tuesday report by the Daily Beast that Oz owns 10 properties — far more than the two “legitimate” houses he claimed in an exchange with a Democratic agent during a recent public event....

CPS officials said officers responded to the Central Library, located on 3rd Street SE, for reports of a “traumatic incident involving a person in a mental health crisis.” There are no details on what exactly happened, but police say there is no danger to the public. “This incident is not believed to be criminal in nature, however, due to the public nature of the incident, we are releasing details to ensure our community knows there is support available to those struggling,” police said in a statement....

“We expected that the prosecutor would certainly present this matter for indictment before any preliminary hearing,” and so we are prepared for Thursday’s trial, Barone said. Matar pleaded not guilty Saturday to charges of attempted second-degree murder and second-degree assault with intent to inflict bodily injury with a deadly weapon, and a preliminary hearing in the case was set for Friday, said Barone.Rushdie — who has received threats for his life over his satirical 1988 novel “The Satanic Verses,” which some Muslims consider blasphemous — was about to give a lecture Friday at the Chautauqua Foundation when an assailant jumped on stage and stabbed him repeatedly....

When the trailer was first released, many fans focused on the special effects and computer animation of the beloved Marvel character. Having seen the first four episodes, here’s what works and what doesn’t work in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. Breaking! Maslany and the rest of the cast She-Hulk, aka lawyer Jennifer Walters, struggles to balance her legal career with being a superhero. (Marvel Studios) Maslany earned a legion of fans for her portrayal of multiple, cloned characters on Orphan Black....

Aufgrund der Corona-Pandemie musste das Cruise Days Meeting in Hamburg im vergangenen Jahr abgesagt werden. In diesem Jahr findet sie in kleinerem Rahmen statt: Bis Sonntag werden fünf statt der üblichen zehn bis zwölf Kreuzfahrtschiffe erwartet. Die Veranstalter rechnen mit mehr als 120.000 Besuchern. Einer der Höhepunkte ist der Besuch der „Queen Mary 2“, die am Freitagmorgen im Hamburger Hafen einlief. Am Abend wurden der Kreuzfahrtgigant und der Hafen besonders in Szene gesetzt: Fotograf Michael Batz tauchte die Kulisse im „Blauen Hafen“ noch einmal in blaues Licht....

A man has died from his injuries and a woman is in hospital after the incident in downtown Emporia, police said. “The immediate danger to the public is deemed to have passed,” police said in a statement. “At this time, the incident is considered to be related to the criminal environment.” Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Police were at the scene interviewing witnesses and testing surveillance camera footage....

In a few weeks, Ethereum is expected to undergo the most significant change in its seven-year history. Until now, the Ethereum blockchain has been secured using a method called “proof of work,” which consumes more electricity than the entire nation of Belgium. Next month’s switch to a new method called “proof of stake” is expected to reduce Ethereum’s energy consumption by 1,000. The stakes are high. A bad transition could mean chaos for the many crypto projects built on top of Ethereum....

These days, the £3 billion bridge is the only way to escape Crimea to safety, but many believe it may be too late. “A lot of people left after that [the explosion] in Novofedorivka last week, saying “let’s get out of here while the bridge is still standing,” Svetlana said. In addition to the unexplained explosions in Crimea, the peninsula has fallen victim to psychological operations. At the height of summer the phone started ringing at a major resort in Saki, near the site of the first explosion....