Wildfires are burning across the Yukon as lightning strikes the region and a heat wave continues, a fire intelligence officer says. Mike Fancie of Yukon Wildland Fire Management says about 20 fires a day have been ignited since the long weekend, bringing the total this year to 155 wildfires that have burned 45,000 hectares. Fancy described the percentage of fires caused by lightning as “extremely high” at 97 percent, compared to about 70 percent in a typical year with the rest caused by humans....

Et treize. L’école française de mathématiques a une nouvelle fois reçu une médaille Fields, distinction décernée tous les quatre ans depuis 1936, lors du Congrès international de mathématiques, aux progrès dans le domaine des chercheurs de moins de 40 ans. Hugo Duminil-Copin, 37 ans en août, était élève à l’Ecole normale supérieure de la rue d’Ulm, comme dix autres prédécesseurs nationaux, mais le “conformisme” s’arrête là. Comme seulement deux autres avant lui, il n’a pas fait sa thèse à Paris, ni passé le CNRS....

Texas fugitive suspect in the murder of Caitlin Armstrong was arrested in Costa Rica, more than six weeks after Austin police secured a murder warrant for the death of professional cyclist Anna Moria “Mo” Wilson. The U.S. military says a car bomb had exploded at an Iraqi police recruiting center at Kisak, west of Baghdad, on Friday morning, 43 days after the shooting. Costa Rican authorities have assisted U.S. law enforcement in locating Armstrong at a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas, the Marshals said....

Copper, aluminum, zinc and tin hit record highs in March. Lead was the only LME base metal to miss the super bull party. After March’s meltdown, however, industrial metals are now in a slump. The LME just posted its biggest quarterly drop since the global financial crisis. Pivoting sentiment from hyper-bullish to hyper-bearish was the February 24 launch of what Russia calls a “special operation” in Ukraine. Fears of sanctions against the Russian metal helped drive prices to those record highs in March....

More increases are possible, including the possibility of a new wave, said Dr. Jennifer Russell, the province’s chief medical officer of health. “It looks like it, but we’re still analyzing the data,” he said, noting that BC and Ottawa recently announced they were experiencing new waves. “I think over the course of the next week, we’ll be able to determine here if that’s the case.” The province doesn’t have any modeling, he said....

It renewed the success of Stranger Things 4 Vol. 2, Netflix announced today that Matt and Ross Duffer have renewed their multi-project development deal for the platform and created Upside Down Pictures, a new production house named for the dimension at the center of their science fiction. In a public statement for Upside Down Pictures, the Duffers shared that producer Hilary Leavitt (Orphan Black, Ozark) has been tapped to lead the studio and expressed confidence in her ability to make it a success....

It has been just 80 minutes since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade on Friday, when Dr. Nisa Verma’s phone rang with an urgent group message from another obstetrician-gynecologist that made her breathe. There was a woman in Wisconsin who was carrying an embryo with a brainlessness, a deadly genetic defect that lacked parts of the brain and skull. As the abortion was probably illegal in the state, the clinic had canceled its appointment for termination later that day....

New York Democratic Mayor Eric Adams has suggested that Rudy Giuliani exaggerate an alleged attack on a supermarket on State Island, saying Tuesday that “falsely reporting a crime is a crime.” “I saw the video and one has to remind former mayor Giuliani that false reporting of crime is a crime,” Adams told reporters Tuesday, the same day that Giuliani’s son, Andrew Giuliani, faced other GOP candidates in government. race in the by-elections....

About 42 integrated care systems (ICS) are in place today, bringing together doctors, hospitals, care services and other local teams. Clinic assignment groups that once controlled local health budgets will no longer exist as part of the changes. Under the plan, a GP clinic in Stockport is offering blood pressure checks at betting shops, while a sports club in Coventry and North Warwickshire is offering support for diabetes and obesity through GP referrals and gym access....

Nick Kyrgios disputera dimanche sa première finale de Grand Chelem contre le vainqueur de l’autre demi-finale entre le triple tenant du titre Novak Djokovic et le Britannique Cameron Norrie.

The temporary Bailey Bridge, located at the north end of Roosevelt Avenue at the extension of Scott Street, was intended to carry bus traffic from Westboro to Dominion Stations during the construction of Stage 2 LRT. It opened on Sunday morning. In a blog post Thursday morning, Koon. Jeff Leiper said he was on the first bus to cross the bridge and immediately noticed “significant noise … especially when [buses] go over the edge that separates the bridge opening from the roadway....

“For the last four days, I do not remember much,” Bairam told reporters at Civic Center Park on Thursday, according to The Athletic. It sounds unfortunate that the 21-year-old blueliner may not remember his entire first Stanley Cup parade, but it may be a blessing in disguise to see Byram in a difficult situation. Bowen Byram found himself in a difficult situation in Thursday’s Stanley Cup parade. (Screenshot via @ droule13 / Twitter) Bairam left the truck to take pictures with fans, sign autographs and share some drinks....

June 29, 2022 • 7 hours ago • 2 minutes reading • Archive of 15 comments: Ottawa Police Headquarters. Photo by Tony Caldwell / Postmedia Content of the article Ottawa police say they have distributed “several” tickets in some vehicles to a small escort that entered the city as authorities prepare for another series of “freedom” demonstrations on Canada Day. Advertising 2 This ad has not been uploaded yet, but your article continues below....

“We have lost the Honorable Dr Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo,” NNPC CEO Mele Kyari tweeted, adding that he died late on Tuesday. The death is a “great loss to his immediate family, NNPC, our country Nigeria, OPEC and the global energy community,” Kyari added. Kyari said Barkindo died hours after meeting with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and keynote address at an energy summit in Abuja. His tenure as head of OPEC was marked by global crises that hit the industry....

Le changement est (encore) maintenant. Moins d’un mois et demi après l’annonce du premier gouvernement, le groupe formé le 20 mai doit déjà se restructurer. Alors qu’à l’époque, Emmanuel Macron tardait à officialiser la nomination de sa première ministre, Elizabeth Born, et à dévoiler la liste des vingt-trois ministres et des quatre ministres des affaires étrangères, le président de la République doit revoir le casting. Un sujet qui était au centre des échanges entre les deux chefs de l’exécutif vendredi 1er juillet, pour que Mme Borne rende compte de ses échanges avec les leaders de l’opposition ces derniers jours et présente au chef de l’Etat des propositions de “formation de un nouveau gouvernement d’action »....

Viele Betriebe in den Naherholungsgebieten finden kein Personal, müssen schließen oder ihre Öffnungszeiten reduzieren. Während der Festtage ist der Personalmangel im Tourismus und in der Gastronomie besonders groß, laut AMS sind dort 21.000 Stellen unbesetzt. Die Branche spricht von mindestens dem Doppelten. Staatssekretärin Susanne Kraus-Winkler (ÖVP) war am Freitagabend zu Gast im ZIB2. Von einem Gehaltsproblem will er nichts wissen. Stattdessen seien „viele andere Faktoren“ für den Personalmangel verantwortlich. Die Arbeitsbedingungen in Hotellerie und Gastronomie werden sich am Gast orientieren....