Gary Shuster suffers from a rare metabolic condition that requires constant monitoring by a doctor or he could suffer kidney damage and be hospitalized for weeks. “It’s another one of those invisible diseases. Even for someone who specializes in neuromuscular diseases, they often haven’t seen someone with this particular mutation. So you need a doctor who will actually help the team of experts,” Shuster said. When his family doctor in downtown Vancouver closed his practice and a program for high-risk patients told him it could be six months before he even heard about a possible replacement, Shuster panicked....

Johannes Penekamp Verantwortlicher Redakteur der Finanzberichterstattung für „The Lounge“. Am Freitagabend gab der russische Gaskonzern Gazprom bekannt, dass bei Wartungsarbeiten ein Ölleck festgestellt worden sei. Der sichere Betrieb der Gasturbine ist nicht mehr gewährleistet. Bis zur Reparatur sei die Lieferung komplett gestoppt worden, erklärte der Konzern, der in den vergangenen Monaten die Lieferungen über die Haupt-Erdgaspipeline aus Russland nach Deutschland sukzessive reduziert hatte. Bleibt die Kapitulationshaltung bestehen, treten die Negativszenarien ein, die Ökonomen seit Monaten kalkulieren....

STEIERMARK. Schule auf, Schule ab in der Mitte des Schuljahres, Heimunterricht, Fernunterricht – Bedingungen, die noch vor vier Jahren undenkbar waren, fegten bei Ausbruch der Pandemie über Schüler, Lehrer und Eltern hinweg und stellten den konventionellen Schulalltag, das Familien- und Berufsleben, allein durch den Wechsel von der Schulfunktion in den Klassenraum, komplett auf den Kopf. Fernunterricht enormer finanzieller Aufwand Ergebnis. Ganz zu schweigen von der psychische Folgen, bei der einerseits die Schüler mit „sozialer Isolation“ und andererseits die Eltern mit der Mehrfachbelastung durch Homeoffice und Homeschooling zu kämpfen hatten....

The Blue Jays won for the fourth time in five games and maintained their lead for the third and final wild card in the American League. Toronto pulled within six games of the division-leading New York Yankees in the AL East race. George Springer and Bichette each had two hits for the Blue Jays, who can sweep the three-game series on Sunday. With the score tied 1-1, the Blue Jays loaded the bases against Duane Underwood Jr....

To recap the trade: Cleveland sent Collin Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, Ochai Agbaji and first-round picks in 2025, 2027 and 2029 to Utah for All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell. Utah and the Cavs also agreed to trade picks in 2026 and 2028, with the highest pick going to Utah. The executive is not affiliated with the Cavs or has a personal agenda. I expected him to have some of the same concerns I have about the deal – the small backcourt, the three first-round picks, weakening the defense....

Joel, Ellie and a Clicker have died with the release of the new game and are on their way to get a copy: To be fair, it seems Bill, Tommy and Joel are big Letterkenny fans: Meanwhile, Fireflies leader Marlene isn’t sure what to make of all this nonsense: There’s plenty more to be found in the collection on GIPHY, amusingly named The Reacts of Us Part I. If you’re ever in need of a reaction GIF, you know where to go....

China has warned the United States that it will take “retaliation” after the Biden administration approved more than $1.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan. Chinese embassy spokesman Liu Pengyu said on Saturday that China was “strongly opposed” to the sales, which “seriously jeopardize China-US relations and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait”, and called on Washington to “immediately revoke”. Liu’s comments on Twitter came after the Biden administration formally notified Congress on Friday of the proposed sales, which include up to 60 anti-ship missiles and up to 100 air-to-air missiles....

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Putin fehlte Der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin war nicht anwesend. Sein Sprecher Dmitry Peskov begründete dies mit Terminproblemen. Putin hat Gorbatschow am Donnerstag in seinem Sarg die letzte Ehre erwiesen. Als Mitinhaber der kremlkritischen Zeitung Nowaja Gaseta kritisierte Gorbatschow unter anderem Einschränkungen der Pressefreiheit und andere autoritäre Machtgriffe unter Putin. Der frühere russische Präsident Dmitri Medwedew erschien jedoch bei der Beerdigung. Glasnost und Perestroika Gorbatschow galt als Wegbereiter für das Ende des Kalten Krieges und als einer der Väter der deutschen Einheit....

Das Entlastungspaket soll den Strompreis für den Grundverbrauch senken, Rentner erhalten eine Einmalzahlung von 300 Euro Ab: 16:56 Uhr| Lesezeit: 3 Minuten So sollen die Deutschen künftig entlastet werden In einer nächtlichen Sitzung einigte sich die Ampelregierung auf ein neues Paket, um die Welt angesichts steigender Preise zu unterstützen. Die Kanzlerin betonte: “Deutschland steht zusammen.” Das dritte Entlastungspaket steht: Geplant ist eine Strompreisbremse für den Grundverbrauch. Rentner erhalten pauschal 300 Euro, Studierende 200 Euro....

Morelos’ prosecutor’s office said in a statement that the attack took place on Thursday night in the town of Yecapixtla. From the shootings, in addition to the four dead, there are also several wounded. Refugio Amaro Luna Facebook Gunmen in two vehicles opened fire on people gathered after a soccer match, the statement said. Local media reported at least eight injured. Yecapixtla Mayor Heladio Rafael Sánchez said in a Facebook post that among the dead was 57-year-old Refugio Amaro Luna, a former mayor....

David Gannon | Afp | Getty Images French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Saturday that efforts by G-7 countries to impose a price ceiling on Russian oil would require a commitment from the wider international community to be successful. The G-7 economic powers announced on Friday that they had agreed on a plan to impose a fixed price on Russian oil. The initiative is the latest attempt to put economic pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine....

Rajapaksa flew into Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport early Saturday from Bangkok via Singapore. After being welcomed by his party’s lawmakers, Rajapaksa left the airport in a motorcade heavily guarded by armed soldiers. The ousted leader, his wife and two bodyguards had left the country on July 13 on an air force plane bound for the Maldives, before traveling to Singapore, where he formally resigned. He flew to Thailand two weeks later....

Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani said nothing in public about the unrest that erupted on Iraq’s streets. But government officials and Shi’ite insiders say it was only Sistani’s stance behind the scenes that halted a meltdown. The story of Iraq’s bloodiest week in nearly three years shows the limits of traditional politics in a country where the power to start and stop wars rests with clerics – many with ambiguous ties to Iran, the Shi’ite theocracy next door....

Vladimir Putin is not here, a bummer the Kremlin said was a result of his busy work schedule. But thousands of Russians have come to pay their respects, lining downtown theaters and trendy cafes, each a reminder that Mikhail Gorbachev is still a hero to some. “He did a lot, but people now in our country hate him,” Vladimir Gubarev, a retired journalist who lined up Saturday morning with some carnations, told the Observer....

Un couple de Noyelles-Sous-Lens (Pas-de-Calais) sera jugé en janvier pour des soupçons de violences et de carences éducatives après que la police a découvert mardi deux de leurs dix enfants attachés sur des chaises hautes, dans un état « d’hygiène déplorable », a-t-on appris dimanche auprès du parquet. La situation familiale a été signalée par l’un des aînés de la fratrie et le parquet a été informé le 30 août par un signalement de l’Aide sociale à l’enfance (ASE), a précisé le procureur de Béthune....

WKÖ-Präsident Harald Mahrer ©APA/ROLAND SCHLAGER IHK-Präsident Harald Mahrer sieht die wirtschaftliche Lage durch die Energiekrise ernster als während der Covid-Krise und wirft der EU-Kommission (erneut) vor, bei Sanktionen gegen Russland „nur mit halbem Hirn gedacht“ zu haben. . Wenn Unternehmen schließen müssen, weil die EU-Kommission „zu gut und zu freundlich“ sei, um das Strompreisdesign zu ändern, „dann ist das eine Art Angriff auf die gesamte europäische Wettbewerbsfähigkeit“, sagte er im Ö1-Radio....

The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. on August 26 in Etobicoke. Justin Smith told CTV News Toronto that he had gone to Westway Plaza, near Kipling and Dixon streets, to get food for his family and visit a local pharmacy when he noticed a car parked in a fire pit. He said he approached the driver to tell him he shouldn’t be there. “I guess he didn’t take it kindly, although he didn’t say anything to me at the time,” the 39-year-old said from his hospital bed....

Federal Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal called for a “massive humanitarian response for 33 million people” affected by monsoon rains that caused the floods. The request came as planes flew supplies to the impoverished country via a humanitarian airlift. International attention to Pakistan’s plight has grown as the death toll and the homeless have risen. According to initial government estimates, the rain and flooding have caused $10 billion in damage. Children line up for relief after heavy rain in Jaffarabad, a district in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province [Arshad Butt/AP Photo] “The scale of the disaster is enormous and requires a massive humanitarian response for 33 million people....