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A new chemical may unlock new treatment for the mites that are decimating bee colonies in local apiaries. The breakthrough from Simon Fraser University (SFU) will tackle varroa mites. They say these pests infiltrate colonies, take stings out of bees and leave them vulnerable to disease and injury. Rachel Halliwell, owner of Home Grown Bee on Vancouver Island, says the mites are about the size of poppy seeds and can transmit the deformed wing virus....

The Labor leader approached Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s government this summer about a visit as opposition leader, with the Labor party writing a letter seen by the Guardian. He confirms Starmer’s support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia and suggests that he travel to Kyiv and hold talks with Zelensky. The proposed trip follows an earlier visit by Starmer to the Polish border and the visit of British troops to Estonia to confirm Labour’s “unwavering” commitment to Nato....

Posté à 18h35 Après une dure bataille entre Dubaï et les États-Unis, cette Ford Escort RS Turbo de 1985 devrait rester dans son pays d’origine, car c’est un résident – pour l’instant sans nom – de la région de Manchester qui l’a remportée. La voiture était au prix de 100 000 livres (153 500 $ CAN). l’enchère finale s’est élevée à 650 000 £ (998 000 $), auxquels il faut ajouter les frais et taxes....

Mrs Truss’s campaign has begun drawing up plans for the “emergency budget”, but a source close to her said on Saturday night that it would “not be right for her to announce her plans before the Prime Minister has even been elected or seen all the facts “. She is understood to have changed her mind after initially saying there would be “no handouts” under her leadership and plans to appoint a financial adviser to Number 10 to help tackle the cost of living crisis....

Signs in Los Angeles and San Francisco are urging Californians to resist the urge to move to Texas as the state faces an exodus of residents leaving for the Lone Star State. The billboards use the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, in which 19 school students and two teachers were killed in a mass shooting, as a warning against living in Texas. “Texas miracle died in Uvalde. Don’t move to Texas,” reads the Los Angeles billboard, along with the words “Don’t mess with Texas” scrawled in red paint....

He set a lap worthy of pole position, but as one of a third of the grid hit by a penalty it was Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr, who was second, who claimed first place. As fans sat in the chilly mountain air at Spa-Francorchamps doing the mental math, Mercedes were left with some unflattering figures of their own, leaving Lewis Hamilton desperate for a car he said he couldn’t wait to see the back of....

Menowin Fröhlich wiegt 160 kg – wird gerade operiert Menowin Fröhlich zieht die Notbremse. Der ‘DSDS’-Star ist deutlich gewachsen und bangt um sein Leben. Also wird er operiert. 1/6 Menowin Fröhlich ist im vergangenen Jahr stark gewachsen. Menowin Fröhlich (34) bangt um sein Leben. Denn der Sänger ist derzeit übergewichtig. Bei einer Körpergröße von 1,73 Metern wiegt der ehemalige ‚DSDS‘-Kandidat derzeit knapp 160 Kilogramm. Im RTL-Interview gibt er zu: „Manchmal habe ich einfach Angst, umzukippen....

A prominent Republican super PAC aligned with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is canceling nearly $10 million in ad spending in Arizona and Alaska. The Senate Leadership Fund is cutting about $8 million in advertising from the Arizona Senate race in which GOP candidate Blake Masters hopes to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly. The ads were supposed to start after Labor Day, but will now start in early October....

Few things are more exciting than watching a spacecraft lift off the launch pad and begin a cosmic quest, as NASA’s Artemis I mission is poised to do on Monday. But if you’re a casual observer, there can be few things more confusing than hearing some of the jargon used by mission control. Celebrities and spectators from around the world will gather at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to watch the new Space Launch System rocket and uncrewed Orion spacecraft begin their journey to the moon....

Earlier this week, Sony announced that the PS5 is getting more expensive almost everywhere in the world outside the US, going up by £30 in the UK. In response to this, Microsoft has confirmed that it will not increase the price of the Xbox Series X or S. Now, in a statement to Eurogamer, Nintendo has confirmed that it too has “no plans” to increase the cost of the Switch....

K-12 teachers across the province are preparing to go back to school in less than two weeks, and while schools will be open, there is a big “burden” on the system to keep it running. That’s according to Newfoundland and Labrador Union of Teachers president Trent Langdon. Langdon isn’t doing anything about it – yes, there is a teacher shortage in the province that has been growing for some time, exacerbated by the pandemic....

Lisa Cormier was taking a walk in Cape Egmont on Monday afternoon when she spotted something unusual partially buried on the shore. “I saw what I thought was a root,” he said. “And when I looked closer, I realized there were ribs. And then I saw the spine and the skull.” Cormier took pictures of her find to share with her family. Her mother-in-law sent them to Laura McNeill of Prehistoric Island Tours....

Un tas de cendres Il ne reste rien de Mess et d’Amorino. L’intérieur des deux installations n’est plus que cendres et débris. Les flammes sont éteintes, mais de la fumée s’échappe encore du toit en zinc. L’incendie, qui s’est déclaré à minuit de samedi à dimanche en plein coeur de Perpignan, a détruit les locaux. Il aurait déclaré dans le grenier au-dessus du premier étage. Les flammes ont rapidement atteint ce premier étage, où se trouve la majeure partie du restaurant....

Shortly after the Russian invasion, the pranks began. Ukrainian refugees took jobs, committed crimes and abused the handouts. The disinformation quickly spread online across Eastern Europe, sometimes promoted by Moscow in an effort to destabilize its neighbors. It is the kind of rapid spread of falsehoods that has been blamed in many countries for increased polarization and erosion of trust in democratic institutions, journalism and science. But countering or stopping misinformation has proven elusive....

The leader of the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) made the announcement on Twitter on Wednesday, noting that he had discussed the matter with Public Security Minister Genevieve Guilbeau as well as Montreal Mayor Valerie Plant. “We will spare no means to restore order and protect citizens. We will support our police forces to end this violence,” he wrote. In another tweet posted shortly after, Legault said he would not allow Montreal to become a “shooting ground for gangs....

In einem Hotel auf der Hamburger Reeperbahn ist am Dienstagabend offenbar eine Drogenparty eskaliert. Ein 21-jähriger Mann starb, zwei weitere junge Männer und ein 14-jähriges Mädchen wurden ins Krankenhaus gebracht. Ein Hotelangestellter des Arcotel Onyx direkt neben den Dance Towers hatte die Notrufnummer angerufen: In einem Zimmer befanden sich mehrere Jugendliche, die nicht sprechen konnten. Als die ersten Feuerwehrleute eintrafen, wurden sofort weitere Rettungskräfte verständigt. Ein 21-jähriger Mann wurde tot im Hotelzimmer aufgefunden....

Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold avoided a season-ending injury on Friday night, but is set to miss significant time after injuring his ankle. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Darnold is expected to miss four to six weeks after suffering a sprained ankle against the Bills. He will get a second opinion before starting the road back to action. There were fears of a more serious injury when Darnold had to be carted off the field, but both the initial diagnosis and Saturday’s MRI were more positive....

Posted: 23:03, August 26, 2022 | Updated: 23:53, 26 August 2022 Ryan Giggs’ ex-wife Stacey was left “traumatized” when three masked men drove off in her £80,000 Range Rover Sport from her driveway in the early hours of yesterday. The incident happened at 1.30am on Thursday at the home in Worsley, Greater Manchester, where she lives with her two children. Liberty, 19, and Zach, 15, her children with former Manchester United star Giggs, were also deeply distressed, The Sun reports....

Having sold Diego Maradona’s 1986 Hand of God/Goal of the Century shirt (delete as you see fit…) for over £7m, Hodge is now rolling in the kind of cash his former Nottingham Forest side dropped this summer. in a bid to make their return to the top flight last more than a season. So far, based on the paltry three games, the £127m outlay is doing well. They have four points and sit in the middle of the table (although never look at the table until November as a wise old man once told me…)....

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Someone wielding an assault rifle opened fire in the parking lot of a mall in northeast Bend Sunday night and soon entered a Safeway store, firing several more shots as terrified shoppers ran for the exits. Three people were killed in the store, including the suspect, police confirmed. Officers and medics responded to the Forum Shopping Center shortly after 7pm following numerous reports of shots fired and one or more victims and/or suspects....