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People from across the Commonwealth and the world lit candles, waved flags and laid flowers as they watched Britain’s longest-serving monarch laid to rest. Many of those who spoke at the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey this morning acknowledged that this would be an important day for more than just the British. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, told mourners: “The sadness of this day, felt not only by the late Queen’s family but across the nation, the Commonwealth and the world, stems from her abundant life and loving service, which is now gone from us....

A Russian capsule carried an American astronaut into space today, marking a remarkable continuation of Russia-US cooperation in space at a time of great geopolitical tension. The spacecraft lifted off from the famed Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and two Russian cosmonauts – Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev – on a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station. Takeoff occurred at 9:54 am. ET. This will be the first trip to space for Rubio, who will serve as a flight engineer on this mission....

22:39 FazitFrankreich gewinnt klar mit 2:0 gegen Österreich. Dass er heute Großes vorhat, zeigt schon der Favorit. Österreich konnte sich am Start gut behaupten, doch ein Fehler von Sabitzer öffnete die Dose für Frankreich. Österreich erholte sich nie mehr von dem Gegentor und ließ den Gästen danach keine Chance mehr. Österreich hat phasenweise nach vorne gefunden, Frankreich war heute insgesamt sehr stark und für die WM gut in Form. 90....

Update 10/19/2022 5:46 PM ET: Konami’s live stream—more of a video teaser, and here’s everything else it announced—is over, and the long-circulating rumors have been confirmed: Silent Hill 2 is being remastered for PlayStation 5 and PC . The stream wasted no time, immediately diving into a trailer for the next-gen remake. It opens with this iconic shot of Silent Hill 2 protagonist James Sunderland looking into the mirror, wondering if his wife Mary is waiting for him....

South Korea’s chief of staff said the missile, launched from the western inland city of Taechon, flew 600 km (370 miles) cross-country at a maximum height of 60 km (37 miles) before landing in waters off the North’s east coast. Korea. South Korea’s military condemned the North Korean launch as a violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions. “North Korea’s ballistic missile launch is an act of serious provocation that threatens the peace and security of the Korean Peninsula and the international community,” South Korea’s chief of staff said in a statement....

But what really caught my eye during the proceedings was the orb, scepter and, of course, the imperial state crown that adorned Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin. The impressive crown is formed by a pierced gold frame, set with three huge stones, and set with 2,868 diamonds on silver mounts and colored stones on gold mounts, including 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds and 269 pearls. At the front of the crown band is the large cushion brilliant Cullinan II, the second largest stone cut from the Cullianan diamond, also known as the second star of Africa....

Almost 20,000 households in England were made homeless by landlords using section 21 notices in 2021/22, up from almost 9,000 in the previous financial year, “worrying” new government figures reveal. Housing activists complain that no-fault notices are sometimes used to trigger “retaliatory evictions” if tenants complain about conditions or rent increases. This week, former civil service chief Sir Bob Kerslake warned of a “catastrophic” homelessness crisis unless the government reinstates the eviction ban that protected tenants during the Covid-19 pandemic....

Le seul, le seul @rogerfederer. #LaverCup pic.twitter.com/DIudykDUNn – Laver Cup (@LaverCup) 23 septembre 2022 Dans une O2 Arena comble à Londres, qui n’avait d’yeux que pour les Suisses, le tandem “Fedal” s’est beaucoup amusé à célébrer le crépuscule des Suisses. Pour leur dernier, les deux rivaux et amis ne se sont pas contentés de jouer un jubilé. Mais ils ont honoré la formidable carrière de Federer en allant jusqu’au bout d’un super tie-break rempli de points de très haut niveau des deux paires....

Nicholas Clayton, 38, from The Wirral, used Facebook Messenger to contact children as young as 10, asking for pictures and trying to sexually abuse them. The case has sparked fresh calls for a “robust” internet safety bill, with the NSPCC warning plans by Facebook-owned Meta to introduce end-to-end encryption will “blindfold” authorities to similar predators. Clayton was working as an international school principal in the Kurdistan region of Iraq while targeting victims from multiple countries via social media....

“We’re moving an asteroid,” said Tom Staller, NASA’s program scientist for the DART mission. “We are changing the motion of a physical celestial body in space. Humanity has never done this before.” Here’s what you need to know about this mission. The DART spacecraft is about the size of a school bus. It is traveling to reach its asteroid target from launch in November 2021. The spacecraft will reach the asteroid system on September 26....

In a news release, the city of Burlington said it “removed” the “aggressive” animal Tuesday morning “with the expertise of a certified wildlife control professional.” Halton police were also on hand “to ensure public safety and were ready to assist, if needed,” the city said. The coyote in question was described as small and sandy-colored, with the same characteristics as the one sought in the two most recent attacks on people on September 10 and 17....

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has agreed to allow cabinet to impose mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements at the Canadian border to expire at the end of this month. The news was confirmed by two senior government sources, who spoke to The Canadian Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. The federal government is still deciding whether to maintain the requirement that passengers wear face masks on trains and planes....

As the Prime Minister arrived in Birmingham for her first annual conference as leader, senior campaigners told the Independent that MPs across the party are “alive” at suggestions she plans to scrap a promised benefit to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy to the chancellor. Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini budget. One described the combination of austerity for the poor and handouts for the rich as “electoral suicide” and confirmed Tory MPs were talking to Labor about parliamentary means to stop it....

In speeches and remarks leading up to the start of the leaders’ meeting on Tuesday, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cited the “enormous” task of not only saving the planet, “which is literally on fire,” but also dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. He also pointed to the “lack of access to finance for developing countries to recover — a crisis not seen in a generation” that has seen ground lost on education, health and women’s rights....

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has called for universal government-funded early childhood care that starts immediately after parental leave to replace an “unfinished patchwork” of childcare provision. The move will improve tax revenues, upgrade the workforce and improve childhood outcomes, the IPPR argues. In a damning report examining current childcare provision, the IPPR said England’s childcare market is on the brink of collapse as government funding for free hours fails to cover rising costs for providers....

According to Victoria Police, the scam involves online ads for rental suites and is conducted primarily via email and text messages, often taking place over a period of weeks or months. It also involves suspect meetings with victims, calling victims’ reference details and handing over fraudulent key fobs, which VicPD described as unusual and brazen. In one case, which was reported to VicPD on June 24, the victim said he responded to a Craigslist rental ad on March 28 and met with what he believed to be the owner of a suite in an apartment building in the 1600-block of Quadra Street....

There were at least some early reports of damage to buildings from the quake, which struck at 1:05 p.m. local time, according to the US Geological Survey, which had initially estimated the magnitude at 7.5. It said the quake was centered 37 kilometers (23 miles) southeast of Aquila near the border of Colima and Michoacan states and at a depth of 15.1 kilometers (9.4 miles). President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Twitter that the Navy secretary told him that one person was killed in the port city of Manzanillo, Colima, when a wall in a shopping mall collapsed....

There is great concern over a precipitation accumulation north of Venezuela dubbed “Invest 98L,” which has passed the Windward Islands with gale-force winds and rain. This one will remain tame until the weekend when it is ready to move into a powder room atmosphere. Next week, it could enter the Gulf of Mexico, although its exact path is still uncertain. Assuming it develops into at least a tropical storm, it will be named Hermine....

Le gouvernement pourra enfin mesurer la maltraitance des personnes âgées et handicapées Madeleine Riffaut dit avoir attendu 12 heures pour avoir un demi-verre d’eau chaude. Lorsqu’elle arrive aux urgences après des complications liées au Covid, elle est rejointe par plusieurs proches, dont Jean-David Morvan, auteur de bande dessinée, notamment sur son parcours de rescapée. “Nous sommes arrivés aux urgences et ils nous ont refusé l’entrée – ce que je comprends....

Kurator Miroslav Haľák hat 76 Künstler ausgewählt. 60 der 102 ausgestellten Werke stammen aus den Beständen des Belvedere. Das älteste Objekt ist ein Fastentuch aus dem 15. Jahrhundert, die neuesten Exponate sind vor Ort entstandene Werke, wie die Eckinstallation von Jakub Spanhel „Willst du deinen Wald zerstören, pflanze Fichte, nichts als Fichte“. Fotoserie mit 7 Bildern Belvedere Wien, Foto: Johannes Stoll Belvedere, Wien Belvedere, Wien Belvedere, Wien Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Die breite Föhre am Brühl bei Mödling, 1838 Belvedere, Wien, Foto: Johannes Stoll10,1838 ....