In a last-ditch effort to avert a disaster, officials breached Lake Manchar on Sunday, a move they acknowledged could displace up to 100,000 people from their homes but would also save densely populated areas from flooding. On Monday, however, provincial irrigation minister Jam Khan Shoro said the effort had not worked. “The water level in Lake Manchar has not gone down,” he said of the freshwater reservoir in southern Sindh province....

thousands gathered in the area for the annual Brian Robinson march. The UVF gunman was shot dead by undercover soldiers in Crumlin Road in September 1989, minutes after he was witnessed murdering Catholic Paddy McKenna in the Ardoyne shops. The paramilitary gang honors him every year on the first weekend of September with a huge parade organized by the B Company unit. Saturday’s event featured 54 bands, with many traveling from as far as Scotland and Liverpool....

The victim, who authorities have not identified, was a 58-year-old woman from Pennsylvania, Royal Bahamas Police Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings told The Associated Press. “It’s unfortunate,” Skippings said. Earlier that day, the family — passengers traveling on Harmony of the Seas, a seven-night Royal Caribbean cruise — booked a private snorkeling tour with a local company that took them to Green Cay off Nassau, Skippings said during a press conference. While snorkeling, family members saw what they identified as a bull shark attack the woman, Skippings said....

– retour du soleil et conditions estivales extrêmes dans les 3/4 du pays – retour de forte chaleur dans le sud, jusqu’à 35°C en Aquitaine et 30°C à Paris – Dégradation pluvieuse en Bretagne où le vent se lève – de nombreux bras de mer en Languedoc-Roussillon Contexte général Un anticyclone positionné sur l’Algérie pousse une dorsale vers la France, nous apportant une belle amélioration, le tout dans un vent de sud se renforçant par rapport à une dépression centrée sur la Bretagne....

Richard L. Revesz, Administrator Nominee for the Office of Intelligence and Regulatory Affairs, US Office of Management and Budget Nickolas H. Guertin, Nominee for Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition), US Department of Defense Gene Rodrigues, Nominee for Assistant Secretary of Energy (Office of Electricity), US Department of Energy Danté Quintin Allen, Commissioner Nominee of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, US Department of Education George P. Kent, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary-designate to the Republic of Estonia Donna Ann Welton, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Roger Israel Zakheim, Candidate Fellow of the United States Institute of Peace...

The policy of sending migrants across the Channel in small boats to Rwanda, regardless of whether it survives a series of legal challenges, will always be remembered as Patel’s baby. But anyone tempted to write Patel’s political obituary would be wise to remember her past comebacks. He was unceremoniously sacked by Theresa May as international development secretary title: “Priti Patel Is Back In The Political Wilderness But She Won T Go Quietly News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-28” author: “Raul Donegan” The policy of sending migrants across the Channel in small boats to Rwanda, regardless of whether it survives a series of legal challenges, will always be remembered as Patel’s baby....

Gorbachev, then in his eighties, watched from the audience as two of the country’s best-known actors played him and his beloved wife Raisa. Now, following his death this week at the age of 91, the production feels like part of a bygone era. Not just in the heady days of perestroika in the 1980s, when Gorbachev rolled back decades of Soviet repression, but even in recent times before President Vladimir Putin stopped tolerating even the mildest forms of criticism....

Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Monday endorsed a new foreign policy doctrine based on the concept of a “Russian World”, a notion that conservative ideologues have used to justify intervention abroad in support of Russian speakers. The 31-page “humanitarian policy”, published more than six months after the war in Ukraine, says Russia must “protect, protect and promote the traditions and ideals of the Russian world”....

A recent Leger poll puts the CAQ well ahead of its competition, with 42 per cent of respondents saying they’d vote the incumbent party in for another mandate. That’s compared to 17 per cent for the Quebec Liberal Party, 15 per cent for Quebec Solidaire, 14 per cent for the Conservative Party of Quebec, and finally the Parti Quebecois and other parties trailing with nine per cent and three per cent respectively....

Doctors say the Queen, 96, is under medical observation Crown Prince Charles is with the Queen Family members head to Balmoral Castle BALMORAL, Scotland, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Family members rushed to be with Queen Elizabeth after doctors said they were concerned about the health of Britain’s 96-year-old monarch on Thursday and said she should remain under medical observation. The Queen, Britain’s longest-serving sovereign and the world’s oldest monarch, has been suffering from what Buckingham Palace calls “episodic mobility problems” since late last year....

Study: Novel monoclonal antibodies showing broad neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2 variants including Omicrons BA.5 and BA.2.75. Image credit: vipman/Shutterstock Record SARS-CoV-2 Omicron has caused a widespread increase in cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Several studies have reported that three doses of mRNA vaccine confer protective immunity against the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 subvariants of SARS-CoV-2. The study and findings The current study identified three mAbs broadly effective against multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants....

Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, 45, who German had been reporting on for months, was taken into custody Wednesday, police said. German, 69, was found dead Saturday morning, according to the county medical examiner’s office, and the cause of death was multiple blunt force trauma. Telles was a person of interest early in the investigation as authorities looked into possible complaints or work-related conflicts, Las Vegas Police Chief Dori Coren said at a news conference Thursday....

Tensions between Moscow and the West have escalated since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine on February 24. Many Western nations, including the United States, condemned Putin’s war while also providing humanitarian and military support to Ukraine. This aid boosted Ukraine’s defense efforts while adding more pressure to already strained US-Russia relations. A key concern among national security experts amid the conflict is that Russia could potentially turn to nuclear weapons if it feels squeezed by Ukraine’s advances....

WITCHEKAN LAKE FIRST NATION – Saskatchewan RCMP have issued a second alert for two armed suspects in a shooting reported Monday morning on a First Nation northwest of Saskatoon. They said in a provincewide alert Monday morning that there were reports of shootings in the Witchekan Lake First Nation, but later scaled back the search for suspects to focus on the Witchekan, Sask. Police say in a tweet Kelly Witchekan has brown hair, brown eyes, is five feet nine inches and 140 pounds and Melvin Starblanket has black hair, brown eyes, is also five feet nine and 160 pounds....

Großeinsatz mit Hunderten und Hubschraubern: Schießerei in Mönchengladbach – drei Verletzte, fünf Festgenommene 10 Bilder vom Großeinsatz nach Dreharbeiten in Mönchengladbach Foto: Sascha Rixkens Update Mönchengladbach Aufgrund von Schießereien waren in der Nacht zum Dienstag viele Straßen rund um den Mönchengladbacher Hauptbahnhof gesperrt. Drei Männer wurden schwer verletzt. Die Polizei nahm fünf Männer im Alter von 21 und 32 Jahren fest. Wird ein weiterer Rockerkrieg ausbrechen? Nach dem Großeinsatz am Mittwochabend im Bereich des Mönchengladbacher Hauptbahnhofs sitzen fünf Männer in Untersuchungshaft, drei liegen schwer verletzt im Krankenhaus....

WCCO crew members reported that there was a heavy police presence and crime scene tape placed in the Midway area. A spokesman for the fair said it closed around 10.20pm due to “disturbances” near the Midway. “There is nothing further to confirm at this time,” the state report announced at 10:50 p.m This is the police announcement that the fair was closing early and asked everyone to leave the premises....

Mit kalkuliertem Understatement hatte der Sturm Midland in die Favoritenrolle gedrängt. Mit fast dem gleichen Format wie beim 0:0 gegen Hartberg am Wochenende wollten die Grazer als nächstes für eine Überraschung sorgen. Was ihm vor 10.521 Zuschauern gelang, nach acht Minuten verwandelte Emegha die dritte Chance der Grazer aus kurzer Distanz. Der Niederländer setzte sich im richtigen Moment von seinem Gegenspieler ab und lenkte Dantes zielsichere Flachflanke ins untere Eck....

PRAGUE, Sept 3 (Reuters) – An estimated 70,000 people demonstrated in Prague against the Czech government on Saturday, calling on the ruling coalition to do more to control rising energy prices and expressing opposition to the European Union and NATO. Organizers of the demonstration from a range of far-right and fringe political groups, including the Communist Party, said the central European nation should be militarily neutral and secure direct contracts with gas suppliers, including Russia....

The man — previously identified as 53-year-old Peter Lestisian — was a person of interest in the homicide of Sheila Maguire, according to a news release Saturday from the Burlington County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said Lestician, a South Brunswick High School teacher and Hightstown softball coach, was believed to be the last person to see Maguire, though authorities noted there was no evidence directly linking him to the crime and no charges had been filed....

There have been ongoing updates regarding the AEW locker room and CM Punk. According to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful, AEW talents have not been told anything official. Sapp noted that the people that he spoke with think that Punk will be gone from the company or will have to make “major amends” to remain with AEW. Sapp also reported that the heat from talent on Punk is “unreal.” The tension escalated after Sunday’s All Out pay-per-view....