BEIJING (AP) – Few people walked the sidewalks on Sunday in the historic Qianmen district of central Beijing, usually an area full of tourists on a national holiday and a sunny spring day. Many Chinese have had a quiet May Day this year, as the government’s “zero COVID” approach restricts travel and imposes lockdowns in many cities. Millions remain confined to their buildings or complexes in Shanghai, China’s largest city, under a slightly relaxed lockdown....

Ce constat théorique a été fait par l’Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), un organisme qui identifie les produits aquacoles les plus responsables pour l’environnement et la société. Selon cette étude, la France ne produit qu’un tiers des produits de la mer qu’elle consomme. Les Français consommeraient plus de 30 kilos de poisson par an. Un chiffre bien supérieur à la moyenne européenne, qui s’élève à 21,6 kg. Espèces de poissons préférées...

46.000 Abiturienten stehen am Start für die schriftlichen Prüfungen. © APA/HANS PUNZ Diese Woche finden in Österreich die schriftlichen Zulassungsprüfungen statt. Rund 46.000 Schüler werden ihr Abitur machen, da in den beiden Vorjahren eine Stunde mehr Arbeitszeit anfällt. Rund 46.000 Kandidaten werden in den kommenden Tagen an 737 Standorten die AHS-, BHS- und Berufsreifeprüfungen ablegen. Nach Angaben des Bildungsministeriums wurden dafür rund 220.000 Übungen mit 4,3 Millionen Seiten gedruckt. Das Programm beginnt mit Prüfungen in Latein und Griechisch am Montag, gefolgt von Mathematik am Dienstag, der größten Hürde für die meisten Abiturienten....

Bei einem Raketenangriff auf den Hafen von Odessa im Südwesten der Ukraine sind laut Gouverneur Maksym Marchenko mehrere Menschen getötet worden. Andere seien verletzt worden, sagte er dem Telegramm. Suspilne Television berichtete unter Berufung auf das Militär, dass ein religiöses Gebäude getroffen worden sei. Laut einem amerikanischen Geheimdienst hat Russland in den vergangenen Tagen “bestenfalls minimale” Fortschritte bei seinem Angriff auf den Donbass im Osten des Landes gemacht. Die Vereinigten Staaten haben Medienberichte nicht bestätigt, wonach der russische Stabschef letzte Woche bei Kämpfen im Donbass verwundet wurde....

Not only are frustrated Ukrainian refugees withdrawing from the program after waiting up to six weeks for the visa to take effect, but British sponsors are deciding to leave due to visa problems for families fleeing the war. Following allegations made last week by an informant, the Observer has been flooded with donor cases citing difficulties in providing housing for Ukrainian refugees. One group, Holme Valley Homes for Ukraine in West Yorkshire, said a quarter of the 160 applicants in the program – 40 – had withdrawn due to delays in obtaining a travel visa....

While star Joel Ebid was sidelined with a broken fracture and concussion, the Philadelphia 76ers needed James Harden to play like the former NBA MVP in Monday’s Eastern Conference Semifinal 1 game against the Mayans. Unfortunately for Philadelphia, Harden did not come close to his top form, as he scored a miserable performance in a 106-92 defeat at the FTX Arena. Harden scored 16 points in 5 of 13 shots with nine rebounds, five assists and five rebounds....

• Lire aussi : Une centaine de citoyens évacués du site d’Azovstal à Marioupol • Lire aussi : Huit civils tués lors de raids dans les régions de Donetsk et de Kharkiv • Lire aussi : EN DIRECT | 67e jour de la guerre en Ukraine “Il y a une volonté politique d’arrêter d’acheter du pétrole à la Russie et nous aurons des mesures et une décision de retrait progressif la semaine prochaine”, a déclaré un responsable européen impliqué dans les pourparlers....

Des trolls pro-russes mènent une guerre de l’information depuis une ancienne usine de Saint-Pétersbourg. étude sur le sujet. Lire aussi Guerre en Ukraine : Boris Johnson serre la main devant de grosses fortunes russes Le rapport, dont les auteurs n’ont pas été identifiés pour des raisons de sécurité, “montre comment le Kremlin utilise une usine à trolls pour répandre des mensonges sur les réseaux sociaux et dans les commentaires de sites à large audience”, indique le rapport....

Russia has reportedly resumed bombing of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol after evacuating dozens of civilians from the site, a Ukrainian official said. The United Nations had carried out a “safe passage operation” for civilians at the steel plant, which served as the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in the city of Mariupol. As many as 1,000 civilians are believed to have been trapped under the Azovstal plant with minimal supplies along with hundreds of fighters – some said to be suffering from injuries – after Vladimir Putin told Russian troops to blockade the area last week “to allow a fly”....

Mensur Suljovic war bereits im ersten Durchgang an Jeffrey de Zwaan (5:6) gescheitert. Ebenfalls anwesend sind Turnier-Rekordsieger Michael van Gerwen, der durch James Wade ersetzt wurde, und Rob Cross. (APA) Artikelbild: GEPA

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The suspect, identified as Emmanuel Rawson, was wanted on a Canadian warrant in connection with the April 1, 2021 robbery of a business near Dixon Road and Carlingview Drive. Sign up here for Toronto emergency alerts directly to your phone or email Police said earlier that two suspects confronted an employee outside the operation at gunpoint shortly before 9 a.m. and forced the person to go through a locked door and enter a room full of cash....

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President Biden, despite the inherent dangers of being exposed at a packed event, chose to appear at the White House’s dinner on Saturday. Yes, some have reasonably wondered why he would be sick that. But Americans should be happy he showed up. And they should hope that the journalists in the room took the president’s words seriously. Of course, there was apt humor. Speaking to Fox News and some of its hosts, comedian Trevor Noah said that “vaccine departments have moved viewers… to the ICU”....

Pulled by her mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, she is seen sitting among blue bells in a knitted blue sweater that matches the color of the flowers around her. Charlotte, who is celebrating her birthday on Monday, is seen in one of the photos with her dog, Orla. Orla looks to her right while Charlotte smiles at the camera, holding flowers in her left hand. In one of the other photos Charlotte is sitting cross-legged, while in the third she is sitting with her arms around her knees....

The airline said the 20-hour journey will be possible when it receives twelve Airbus A350-1000s, which can fly more than 10,000 miles without refueling. There is also a route from Sydney to New York and the new generation aircraft open the possibility for direct flights from Australia to any city in the world. The itineraries start at the end of 2025 and will transport up to 238 passengers in four travel categories....

Photo: File photo The Quebec Wildlife Service says a polar bear found on Saturday in the province’s Gaspé Peninsula has been killed. Sylvain Marois, commander of the southeastern area at the agency, says the bear was found in a wooded area near Madeleine-Center, Que., Later that day. Provincial police raised the alarm early Sunday for residents, who were asked to stay indoors until the animal was arrested. Marua says the polar bear was killed for public safety reasons, as being outside its natural environment could have made the animal more aggressive....

Bad weather is the main reason for the launch delay, rocket lab But the company is taking the time to do the final checks on its recovery system, officials said in an updated Electron missile reuse test. “After a busy week of pickup tests, and while we wait for the weather to improve, we are devoting an extra day to upgrading the recovery system and the last helicopter before the first air capture attempt,” Rocket Lab representatives wrote on Twitter....