Yuri Voronov, 61, headed Astra Shipping, a shipping company that has partnered with Gazprom on its Arctic projects. His body was discovered in the swimming pool of a luxury property near St. Petersburg. Shell casings and a pistol were also found at the scene. It was not clear who owned the gun. His widow said that Voronov drank heavily after losing money in conflicts with business partners. His death comes after Vladislav Avayev, a former deputy chairman of Gazprombank, and Sergey Protosenya, a top manager at Russian energy giant Novotek,

Roy Moore has said he was falsely portrayed as a pedophile by comedian Baron Cohen on Who Is America?. A lower court judge had said the interview was “pure comedy and no reasonable viewer would conclude otherwise”. And on Thursday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that decision, ruling by a 3-0 margin that the interview was constitutionally protected speech. Mr Moore had signed a formal consent agreement before his interview with Baron Cohen and the court said this waived his right to pursue the $95m (£79m) suit....

L’accident s’est produit vers 21 h à l’intersection du chemin Sainte-Foy et de l’avenue Ernest-Gagnon, dans le secteur Saint-Sacrement. Photo Agence QMI, Guy Martel Selon les premières informations, le conducteur du véhicule impliqué a pris la fuite après avoir percuté la victime. “Lorsque la police est arrivée sur les lieux, le véhicule n’était pas sur les lieux. L’enquête a permis de le localiser un peu plus tard », a expliqué le porte-parole du SPVQ, David Poitras, ajoutant que les deux passagers ont été arrêtés immédiatement....

Qui dit la vérité? En tout cas, apparemment, les experts de l’Etat ne sont pas d’accord avec ceux d’Eiffage Métal France, le constructeur de la passerelle piétonne, qui garantit depuis une semaine que l’ouvrage est parfaitement stabilisé et sûr, après l’incident survenu sur le chantier. placer. le 21 juin. L’analyse du Cerema (Centre d’études et d’expertise sur les risques, l’environnement, la mobilité et l’aménagement) est tout autre. Des experts de l’Etat, rattachés au ministère des Transports et de la Transition écologique, sont venus inspecter cet ouvrage jeudi 30 juin....

Christopher Geidt resigned as the prime minister’s ethics adviser earlier this month, saying he had been put in an “impossible and odious” position by being asked to rubber stamp a plan to maintain steel tariffs. Lord Geidt had previously conceded at a hearing with MPs that it was “reasonable” to ask whether Johnson may have broken the ministerial code by being fined for breaching Covid rules. After Geidt’s resignation, Downing Street made clear it would not immediately replace him and was instead reviewing the system for overseeing the ministerial code....

Fast die Hälfte der deutschen Stromerzeugung stammte in den ersten sechs Monaten dieses Jahres aus erneuerbaren Energiequellen. Und es soll noch mehr kommen: Die Laternenkoalition hat sich offenbar auf einen weiteren Ausbau geeinigt. Von Januar bis Juni deckten erneuerbare Energien 49 Prozent der deutschen Stromerzeugung. Das ist das Ergebnis vorläufiger Berechnungen des Branchenverbands BDEW und des Stuttgarter Forschungsinstituts ZSW aus Stuttgart. Im Vergleich zum Vorjahr war dies eine Steigerung um sechs Prozentpunkte....

Ein Grund dafür ist das Omicron. Erst vor wenigen Tagen veröffentlichte ein Team des Universitätsspitals HUG Genf um die Virologin Isabella Eckerle eine neue Studie, die zeigt, dass bei Omikron alles anders ist. fasst das Wichtigste zusammen. Was ist reserviert Einen absoluten Schutz davor, sich nach einer Impfung oder Infektion erneut mit Corona anzustecken, gibt es nicht. „Bei Coronaviren müssen wir uns von der Vorstellung verabschieden, dass man sich einmal im Leben ansteckt, wie zum Beispiel Masern, und dann für den Rest seines Lebens geschützt ist“, betont Isabella Eckerle....

A greatly enlarged wrist bone called the radial sesamoid was discovered in fossils in southwestern China’s Yunnan province dating back about six million years, according to research published in the journal Scientific Reports. The findings shed light on how the giant panda species evolved a “false thumb” that allowed it to grasp and break heavy bamboo stems, making it the only dedicated herbivore in the bear family, said researchers, including those from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing....

Tesla sells more electric cars than any other company and, until recently, was expanding rapidly in China, Europe and the United States as rising gasoline prices boosted the battery’s appeal. Other automakers envied Tesla’s growth rate. Tesla delivered more than 254,000 vehicles in the quarter compared with 310,000 in the first quarter. It was the first quarterly drop in deliveries since the start of 2020, when the onset of the pandemic dented global car sales....

The Russian media blackout over the attack, which left at least 18 people dead, according to the Ukrainian government, is part of a book on how similar attacks were handled as the Kremlin tries to present itself as a liberating force that does not harm civilians. And with images of charred bodies appearing in the foreign press, Russian officials began declaring the strike a “Bucharest-like challenge,” ignoring evidence of war crimes amid growing international isolation....

The bodies were discovered Monday afternoon on the outskirts of San Antonio in an abandoned tractor-trailer. Authorities believe the truck had mechanical problems when it was left next to a railroad track surrounded by car debris hitting a busy highway, said Judge Nelson Wolff of Bexar County, Texas, where the truck was left. According to the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office, 40 of the victims were men and 13 were women....

The rise of the Chinese military and Beijing’s growing interest in overseas presence show China’s growing power and influence, and have sparked US warnings about Beijing’s intentions in the Pacific and around the world. The airline, Fujian, is the third China has added in the last decade, but the first fully designed and built in the domestic market. Fujian is also the first to have a flat deck and electromagnetic power catapults, like those of the newest US aircraft carrier, allowing it to launch heavier payloads and more fuel and make it faster....

The rape shield laws, which have been in place in Canada for decades, are intended to prevent a sexual assault complainant from using his or her sexual history to defame him or her. The Penal Code states that evidence of a complainant’s previous sexual activity that is not related to the charges in question can only be admitted with the permission of a judge after a private hearing. Today’s court ruling will determine whether certain extensions to these laws made in 2018 violate the rights of a defendant to a fair trial....

CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at the top five stories on our site this week. Thousands of people wearing red and white and waving Canadian flags filled downtown Ottawa to celebrate Canada’s 155th birthday, while a protest marched around Centretown in opposition to the COVID-19 orders. The main Canada Day events were moved to LeBreton Flats and Place des Festivals Zibi in Gatineau due to construction on Parliament Hill. Crowds enjoyed musical performances, performances and fireworks....

In April, after Russia’s illegal invasion of my country, German authorities seized the Dilbar while it was docked in Hamburg. They moved to act because the owner is Alisher Usmanov, a Russian oligarch who was once estimated to be the richest man in the UK. After the invasion, Mr Usmanov, who co-owned Arsenal Football Club, was placed on Western sanctions lists because of his close ties to Vladimir Putin, the Russian president....