Absturz wegen Coronavirus Im vergangenen Jahr ist die Lebensqualität in europäischen Metropolen durch die Corona-Krise stark eingebrochen, während das weitgehend normale Leben im isolierten Neuseeland Auckland den ersten Platz bescherte. Mit der Aufhebung der Corona-Maßnahmen sind die Metropolen in Neuseeland, Australien und China 2022 erneut abgerutscht. Für die Studie des britischen Wirtschaftsmagazins werden jährlich insgesamt 140 Städte verglichen. 2018 belegte Wien als erste europäische Metropole den ersten Platz in der „Global Research Economist Intelligence Unit“....

The RCMP described Hydro-Québec as a “vital infrastructure and strategic interest to protect.” Postmedia News Content of the article A Hydro-Québec employee in the Montreal area has been charged with espionage after allegedly providing trade secrets to China “to the detriment of Canada’s economic interests,” the RCMP said Monday. Advertisement 2 This ad hasn’t loaded yet, but your article continues below. Content of the article Yuesheng Wang, 35, was arrested at his home in Candiac, south of Montreal, on Monday....

Photo: Jon Manchester UPDATE: 3:38 p.m Police confirm Okanagan Lake investigators are investigating in Okanagan Lake in connection with a missing person. “Officers are using specialized equipment to search a section of the lake near the 8100 block of Tronson Road,” says Vernon RCMP spokesperson Const. Chris Terlesky. The search matches the area where missing Kelowna man Dillon Angle’s vehicle was located on October 19. “We feel that given the proximity to where the vehicle was found in the water, this is a necessary step in order to ensure that a full and complete investigation is undertaken,” says Terleski....

After two years of Democratic control of both the House and Senate, the power dynamic in Washington will now shift. It means President Joe Biden’s administration could struggle to enact parts of its legislative agenda. Democrats managed to retain control of the Senate after a major victory in the state of Nevada. But Republicans picked up enough seats to reach the 218-seat majority needed to win the House, according to NBC projections....

Adil Khan, 51, and Qari Abdul Rauf, 52, are due to be sent back to Pakistan for public good after being convicted in May 2012. Since their release from prison, they have been waging a lengthy legal campaign to avoid deportation from the United Kingdom following the revocation of British citizenship. The men claim the deportation would violate their human rights. At Khan’s last hearing Wednesday, the judge asked how his son would be affected if he was sent back to Pakistan....

For free real-time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox, sign up for our breaking news emails Sign up for free breaking news emails Ukraine’s top human rights researcher has released a video of an alleged torture chamber used by Russian forces in Kherson where captive locals were given electric shocks. Messages reading “Pray to God for us” and “God give us strength” were found on the walls of the hall, Ukraine’s defense ministry said, sharing the evidence today....

According to SteamDB, the game’s all-time peak is at 19,181 concurrent players. The previous record was set by Sonic Mania about five years ago, with 11,937 concurrent players. Sonic Frontiers – The DF Tech Review – Every Version Tested – PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Switch! Earlier this year, the launch of Sonic Origins managed just 2668 concurrent players. Sonic Frontiers is definitely the most popular Sonic release on Steam in quite some time....

Située près de Cavendish, sur la côte nord de la province insulaire, à une trentaine de kilomètres de Charlottetown, la formation rocheuse du Mackenzie’s Brook attire les curieux depuis des siècles et sert souvent à illustrer la beauté de l’île. Des photos partagées par des internautes ont montré, dimanche matin, que l’arche s’était effondrée pendant la tempête. CBC News a également partagé des photos montrant le rocher emblématique en train de s’effondrer....

The Bills suffered a similar fate as in that playoff game, a devastating overtime loss, this time 33-30. And Josh Allen was just as upset as he was in January. But not because NFL rules prevented him from getting the ball in overtime. This time Allen was the main culprit in the loss. Allen’s mistakes were a recurring theme, but only part of the gripping football we experienced in the final minutes of regulation on Sunday....

Washington Republicans are in turmoil hours before Donald Trump is expected to launch a new presidential campaign, exacerbated by the party’s prolonged wait for a House majority to use to try to unseat President Joe Biden. Trump apparently plans to open the 2024 election cycle at his Mar-a-Lago resort Tuesday night, despite the failure of his midterm election denial colleagues and unusual ambivalence among GOP lawmakers about his prospects. His failed attempt to use the congressional elections to demonstrate his own power has sparked a chaos of infighting and recriminations over the GOP’s failure to generate a red wave to claim large majorities in Congress....

Mr Sunak said: “The Indo-Pacific is increasingly critical to our security and our prosperity. It is filled with dynamic and fast growing economies and the next decade will be defined by what happens in this region. “I know firsthand the incredible value of the deep cultural and historical ties we have with India. I am delighted that even more of India’s brightest young people will now have the opportunity to experience all that life in the UK has to offer – and vice versa – making our economies and societies richer....

Today, Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, the company’s flagship chip that will be coming to many Android phones over the next few months. Besides the usual newer, better, hopefully faster cores, a big piece of news is the addition of Wi-Fi 7 support so you can get better home wireless—provided you invest in a new router. Qualcomm has some claims for this new chip. The company says the CPU “improves performance up to 35 percent” and has “up to 40 percent more power efficiency....

Held on October 21 – 24, police executed 171 warrants, issued 140 summonses (mostly for law violations related to tax evasion and deception), arrested 45 people, laid 47 criminal charges (mostly for drug trafficking and concealment of weapons), issued 110 warnings and seized approximately $3,000 in fentanyl and meth — all in transit property. “There was quite a bit of social unrest and criminal activity that we had the opportunity to observe and deal with,” said Insp....

Three people were displaced after a fire caused significant damage to their apartment on Water Street in downtown St. John’s. The fire, which broke out about 7:30 a.m., was mostly contained to a second-floor unit of an older maisonette that contained four apartments. The St. John’s Regional Fire Department quickly contained the fire, but a basement apartment sustained smoke and water damage. No one was home at the time so there were no injuries....

Auf der bekannten Einkaufsstraße Istiklal in Istanbul ereignete sich eine Explosion. Der Gouverneur von Istanbul, Ali Yerlikaya, meldete auf Twitter vier Tote und 38 Verletzte. Die Ursache der Explosion, die sich um 16:20 Uhr (Ortszeit) ereignete, ist derzeit unbekannt. 13.11.2022 15.34 Ab heute, 15:34 Uhr online. (Aktualisierung: 15:55) Rettungskräfte und Polizei seien in großer Zahl vor Ort, sagte er. Bilder, die in den sozialen Medien geteilt wurden, zeigten Menschen, die auf dem Boden lagen....

The 16.75-metre (55-foot) tree arrived at Nathan Phillips Square from Baldwin, Ont. Saturday morning. “A crew of up to seven people will install the tree for about eight hours. The tree will take three days to set up before it can be decorated with more than 300,000 energy-efficient lights and 500 ornaments,” city staff wrote in a Saturday news release. The city says crews will begin decorating the tree on Nov....

The two planes “made contact while pushing off” on the ground, according to Montreal Trudeau airport spokesman Eric Forrest. One of the flights involved was American Airlines Flight 1350 to Charlotte, NC. American Airlines told CTV News that one of its planes “was parked at the gate prior to departure when the wing of another aircraft made contact with the right wing of the American aircraft.” A company spokesman said in an email that all passengers disembarked without incident and that the airline would find accommodations for affected customers....

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has criticized Western countries for what he calls “reprehensible double standards” in their response to the energy crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a post on Twitter on Sunday, Museveni singled out Germany for demolishing wind turbines to allow the expansion of a coal-fired power plant as Europe battles an energy crisis sparked by the Russia/Ukraine war. In September, Russia, hit by a series of Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, cut off gas supplies to Europe, leaving the region dependent on Russian oil and gas imports scrambling for alternatives....

The interior minister will sign the agreement with French interior minister Gerald Darmanin on Monday morning. According to the Financial Times, the deal will significantly increase the 200 French officers and volunteers operating on the English Channel beaches and encourage France to target a higher percentage of migrants who are prevented from leaving. A government insider confirmed the deal had been reached, the paper said, which is to include an increase in payments from London to Paris and a closer relationship between the two countries’ border police teams....