The top U.S. hostage official on Sunday reflected on the conduct of the prisoner exchange that led to Brittney Griner’s release, saying the WNBA star immediately thanked the crew for bringing her back to the United States. “When she finally got on the American plane, I said, ‘Brittney, you must have been through a lot in the last 10 months. Here is your position. Feel free to decompress. We’re going to give you your space,” the President’s Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs, Roger Carstens, told CNN’s Dana Bass on “State of the Union....

Den Anfang machte man 2012 mit einem kleinen Burgerkiosk in Oberösterreich, damals Burgers genannt. Mittlerweile betreibt Burgerista acht Restaurants. Die oberösterreichische Burgerkette mit vier Standorten in Wien hat nach dem Scheitern außergerichtlicher Bemühungen zur Beilegung der Verbindlichkeiten beim Bezirksgericht Leeds ein Sanierungsverfahren ohne Selbstverwaltung beantragt. Ziel ist es, das Unternehmen zu restrukturieren und einen neuen Investor für die Fortsetzung des Wachstumsprozesses zu gewinnen. Nach ersten Schätzungen der AKV sind rund 45 Gläubiger und 130 Mitarbeiter von der Insolvenz betroffen....

Chinese authorities have refused to allow Canadian diplomats to attend the trial of a Chinese-born Canadian tycoon who disappeared from Hong Kong five years ago, the Canadian government said Tuesday. Xiao Jianhua was last seen in a Hong Kong hotel in January 2017 and is believed to have been taken to the mainland by Chinese authorities. He was investigated by anti-graft authorities that year, according to news reports, although the government did not release details....

Sources say Santana was about 20 minutes into his set when he sat down on drums at the beginning of the song “Joy” and then fell backwards. Medical personnel rushed to the scene and the crowd initially “asked to pray for him due to a ‘serious medical’ issue,” according to a tweet from Roop Raj of Detroit’s Fox2. However, the musician’s condition apparently improved shortly afterwards and he waived off to fans as he was led off stage, although he was partially hidden by a black tarp held up by staff to shield him from view while medical staff examined him....

• Lisez aussi : Nous devrions blâmer Trump • Lire aussi : Trump a tenté de se rendre au Capitole le 6 janvier 2021, révèle un témoignage explosif À l’époque, elle était l’adjointe de Mark Meadows, chef de cabinet du président américain, et son bureau se trouvait à quelques mètres du bureau ovale. Mardi, la jeune femme a révélé les faits et gestes exacts de l’ancien président le jour où la république américaine tremblait....

Croissance revue à la baisse : 2,5% pour 2022 Du côté des mauvaises nouvelles, notons que cette prévision de croissance a été revue à la baisse pour l’économie française. Des 4% prévus par la dernière loi de finances, le secteur public est passé à 2,5% pour cette année. En l’occurrence, la guerre en Ukraine qui a ralenti l’économie et fait exploser un peu plus les prix du carburant, mais aussi le virus Omicron en début d’année qui a limité l’activité....

Justin Chin Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday set out a future for Hong Kong, firmly embedded in the mainland government’s goals on the mainland. “Now Hong Kong is in a new phase of transition from chaos to governance and after governance to greater prosperity,” Xi said at the swearing-in ceremony of Hong Kong’s new chief executive, John Lee. “The next five years will be crucial for Hong Kong to open new roads and start a new take-off,” Xi was quoted as saying by an English-language media outlet....

Drexler nahm die Wahl an und dankte der Mehrheit für ihr Vertrauen. +++ Diese Nachrichtenübersicht ist in verständlicher Sprache verfasst. Zielgruppe sind Menschen mit Leseschwierigkeiten. +++ title: “Christopher Drexler Ist Der Neue Landeshauptmann Der Steiermark " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-09” author: “Jack Tanner” Drexler nahm die Wahl an und dankte der Mehrheit für ihr Vertrauen. +++ Diese Nachrichtenübersicht ist in verständlicher Sprache verfasst. Zielgruppe sind Menschen mit Leseschwierigkeiten. +++

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued the warning for Aklavik, Inuvik, Fort Good Hope, Norman Wells, Tulita, Fort McPherson, Tsiigehtchic and surrounding areas. Although Natalie Hasell – a warning preparedness meteorologist with the ECCC – said it is more common for heat waves to occur in southern NWT communities, it is not unheard of to experience warmer temperatures in the Arctic. A reading of 38C in Siberia in 2020 raised concerns about extreme weather and human-induced climate....

Cable news giant CNN has seen its ratings decline in recent weeks under newly appointed network president Chris Licht, according to the latest Nielsen ratings. CNN’s viewership was down during the month of June compared to the previous month — despite the network’s intensive coverage of the ongoing House committee hearings on the January 6, 2021 riots at the US Capitol. In June, CNN’s primetime series averaged 654,000 total viewers per night....

Un classement basé sur les résultats au Brevet est paru ce jeudi dans le magazine l’Étudiant. Voici ce que cela donne pour les collèges du Nord et du Pas-de-Calais. Publié: 7 Juillet 2022 à 08h09Temps de lecture: 2 min Le classement proposé par le magazine l’Étudiant s’appuie sur les résultats au Brevet, établissement par établissement, des sessions 2019 à 2021. Des données fournies par l’Éducation nationale. Le magazine l’Étudiant a donné une note à chaque collège en fonction des résultats et des mentions obtenus par les élèves....

Premièrement, il faut tenir compte du fait que, pour de nombreuses personnes, leur dernière dose remonte à plusieurs mois. Si le vaccin demeure efficace pour prévenir les complications graves, il a perdu une partie de son efficacité avec l’arrivée de nouvelles variantes, explique André Veillette, immunologiste et chercheur à l’Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal. “C’est comme le rhume : un vaccin ne vous protégera pas toute votre vie. Le type de protection immunitaire diminue avec le temps....

It is a stunning defeat for Attorney General Dana Nessel, who took office in 2019, fired a special prosecutor and assembled a new team to investigate whether crimes were committed when lead contaminated the Flint water system in 2014-15. State law “empowers a judge to investigate, summon witnesses and issue arrest warrants” as a single-judge panel, the Supreme Court said. “But they do not authorize the judge to issue indictments,” the court said in a 6-0 opinion written by Chief Justice Bridget McCormack....

Selon les données du ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS), 378 malades de la COVID-19 ont été admis à l’hôpital au cours des dernières 24 heures, tandis que 231 ont obtenu leur congé. Vingt malades de plus ont aussi succombé à la maladie, portant à 15 617 le bilan des victimes depuis le début de la pandémie. Début du widget . Passer le widget? Fin du widget ....

Experts have warned of an increase in cases, believed to be the fifth wave, with one in 40 people in the UK being positive for the virus. Meanwhile, the latest NHS figures show more than 8,000 patients with Covid in wards after being warned of a “harmful” effect on hospital waiting times In response, three major hospital trusts told staff they had to wear masks, with warnings to follow if the NHS were to handle another wave of Covid....

United’s public message has been that Ronaldo is not for sale following his failure to turn up for pre-season training for four days in a row. He has cited family reasons, an explanation the club accepts. The final decision will lie with Ronaldo, leaving the door open for him to change his mind and stay at Old Trafford. Sky Sports News has been told Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, has spent the past few weeks selling the ‘Cristiano effect’ to clubs having compiled a dossier of his client’s immense sponsorship, social media and ‘new markets’ influence....

Ronaldo wants out of United after becoming frustrated with what he sees as a lack of ambition in their summer transfer window and concluding they cannot win the Premier League. The 37-year-old also wants to play in the Champions League. Ronaldo will return on Monday along with all the other players who took part in international matches after the end of the Premier League season. The rest of the team returned early last week....

Problem bei Ferrari? Wir sehen, dass am Leclerc-Ferrari gearbeitet wird. Unter der Leitung von Jo Bauer von der FIA wird an der rechten Fahrzeugseite gearbeitet und es kann sein, dass erst sehr spät vor dem Start ein Bauteil getauscht werden muss. Seien wir vorsichtig! 15:38 Uhr Noch mehr Promis 15:28 Uhr Alles in der Startelf Ohne Zwischenfälle kamen alle 20 Fahrer (auf Slicks) ins Rennen. Übrigens haben wir jetzt auch ein Foto von Tom Cruise, der gerade Mercedes besucht hat....

Last week, the governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, warned that Britain is likely to suffer a deeper and longer recession than other major industrialized countries. He also said that inflation will be more severe and persistent. Unique to the British experience is Brexit, which imposed additional costs and restrictions on EU exporters and reduced the supply of skilled labour. And after 10 years of austerity, publicly funded organizations entered the pandemic in a weak position and are now in even worse shape as they struggle with exploding living costs and worker shortages....