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Die Schweiz erlebt einen seit langem nicht mehr erlebten Preisanstieg. Hohe Energiepreise, Prämienschock, Inflation. Die Menschen haben immer weniger im Portemonnaie. Während der Kaufkraftverlust viele Menschen zum Kochen bringt, bewahrt der Bundesrat Ruhe. Er sieht keine Notwendigkeit für Sofortmaßnahmen gegen hohe Energiepreise und Inflation. Er lehnt mehrere Vorschläge des Parlaments ab. Zum Leidwesen von Zentralteamchef Philipp Matthias Bregy (44): „Notsituationen erfordern außergewöhnliche Maßnahmen“, sagt er. “Der Bundesrat hätte die diversen Vorstösse als Sprungbrett nehmen können, um seine eigene Idee der Kaufkraftsicherung zu präsentieren – stattdessen tut er nichts....

Every inch of the remaining walls and ceiling is covered in bullet holes. Eyewitnesses said that after an hours-long gunfight, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) used shoulder-fired rockets to open the metal doors. The rockets destroyed the heavy stonework that crushed the hugely popular young “Lion of Nablus”, wanted for attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians. Nablusi and two others were killed and 40 others wounded in the massive August 9 raid, part of Operation Breakwater, a six-month campaign of near-nightly IDF raids, arrests, targeted killings and house demolitions in the occupied West Bank....

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a member of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, told CNN on Sunday that the committee will ask former Assistant Secret Service Director Tony Ornato to testify again. “We are in a position in the very near future to call the Secret Service witnesses again for some additional questions,” the California Democrat told CNN’s Pamela Brown on “CNN Newsroom,” explaining that the panel wanted them to “go through all the evidence documents … over a million documents,” which they have now done....

Loved for its unique blend of vibrant urban culture and natural beauty, the country is lifting strict regulations on foreign tourists, according to a tweet Thursday from Taro Kono, Japan’s digital affairs minister. “Finally, Japan will reopen borders,” the tweet said. “Visa exemption is back, with no daily limit and free individual visits.” The new policies start on October 11. “We will lift the cap on the number of people entering Japan, we will lift the ban on individual travel and we will lift the ban on visa-free travel,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday at a press conference in New York, where he was attending....

Her sister Kim Kardashian, who welcomed two of her children with the help of a surrogate, joined a nervous Khloe on the day she was born, assuring Khloe, “you’re never ready, but you are ready.” Kim also captured the day on her own camera. Khloe got emotional as she watched her newborn son being born. “Looks like True!” In the video, Kim can be heard shouting. Khloe also shares 4-year-old daughter True with Thompson....

PARIS (Reuters) – Les principales actions européennes devraient augmenter mardi après une clôture positive à Wall Street, mais les gains pourraient être plafonnés dans l’attente des décisions de la Réserve fédérale américaine, l’ampleur d’une nouvelle hausse des taux d’intérêt américains reste la grande inconnue pour les investisseurs. Les contrats à terme sur indices suggéraient une hausse de 0,59% pour le CAC 40 à Paris, 0,34% pour le Dax à Francfort, 0,68% pour le FTSE 100 à Londres et 0,29% pour l’EuroStoxx 50....

Manchester City injury news ahead of their clash with Liverpool at Anfield. The striker was left on the bench for City’s 0-0 draw against Copenhagen in the Champions League earlier this week. Haaland has been in sensational form since arriving at the Etihad Stadium for Borussia Dortmund in the summer – having already plundered 20 goals. Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden were also rested against Copenhagen. But the starting trio are set to feature for the final clash between last season’s Premier League champions and runners-up Liverpool....

Prime Minister Liz Truss said she had no plans to cut public spending but would make sure “we spend public money well”. Ms Truss was asked during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) about a spending pledge she made during the Tory leadership contest. Labor leader Keir Starmer asked: “During her leadership contest, the Prime Minister said: ‘I’m very clear, I’m not planning any cuts in public spending.’ Will he stay at it?...

Senior party figures, including ministers under Boris Johnson and former Tory leader William Hague, have joined the National Trust, RSPB, Angling Trust and Wildlife Trusts in criticizing what they see as environmental vandalism. It follows concerns that Truss is targeting leading nature charities as part of a so-called “anti-growth coalition” it claims to be tackling. As MPs return to parliament, Truss faces Tory rebellions on several fronts in the wake of a chaotic party conference....

BETA filters Key Events (2) Back to the stamp duty, and this is from Ben Zaranko, an economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies thinktank, on the Times story. (See 8.49am) Like other economists, Zaranko is not opposed to the cut in principle because he sees it as an inefficient form of taxation. Stamp duty is an evil, distortive tax. Not much should be said in its defense, other than the fact that it collects quite a bit of revenue....

THE SUN Manchester United are ready to make a January move for Benfica striker Goncalo Ramos, who was linked with Newcastle in the summer, and is also being watched by Bayern Munich. Image: Benfica striker Goncalo Ramos Barcelona are planning a rare raid on Real Madrid as they look to sign striker Marco Asensio when his contract expires at the end of the season. DAILY TELEGRAPH The Leicester City board are considering Brendan Rodgers’ future at the club, but compensation for him and a potential replacement could be an issue as they are also under pressure to reduce their cost base due to FFP regulations....

Dans une lettre adressée à tous les aspirants députés, l’Association québécoise des matériaux et matériaux de construction demande au Québec de faire preuve de courage et de compassion en réduisant les heures d’ouverture d’un jour par semaine. « Ouvrir 83 heures par semaine épuise patrons et salariés […], déplore son président, Richard Darveau. Comme le reste de la population, les commis de quincaillerie aspirent à équilibrer […]. Ils veulent travailler 35 à 40 heures par semaine, pas 83 heures....

Das neue Need for Speed: Unbound wird später in diesem Jahr erscheinen und sich weiterhin auf illegale Straßenrennen konzentrieren. Im Vergleich zu früheren Vorgängern wie Need for Speed: Heat wird es sicherlich einige Neuerungen geben. Criterion Games hat nun über einen Blogeintrag weitere Details zum neuen Titel bekannt gegeben, der sich unter anderem dem PvP-Multiplayer widmet. Matches ermöglichen es den Spielern, online gegeneinander anzutreten. Die jeweiligen Lobbys sollen aus bis zu 16 Spielern bestehen können....

The number of children under five getting vaccinated against COVID-19 in Ontario is even lower than the relatively small numbers many experts expected. Shots for the youngest age group have been available for two months, but only about 6% of those children have had their first dose. Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore said they are lower than the numbers he thought he would see so far....

Aaron Hogue was the managing owner of the family business, Hogue Inc., which sells gun accessories and knives. “We can confirm that during the jet gold race in the third round there was a fatal incident in outer pillar 5 today. An investigation will be conducted by the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) and FAA (Federal Aviation Administration),” the Reno Air Racing Association tweeted. A YouTube video of the jet gold race shows Hogg and another pilot flying neck and neck, but on the third lap, something goes wrong, Hogg’s plane goes off course and crashes into the ground....

Es ist eine kuriose Ursache für die Preiserhöhungen: Im April 2022 bestellten 29 Oberösterreicherinnen und Oberösterreicher insgesamt 166 Tonnen Pellets bei einem Lieferanten in Linz – noch bevor die Preise tatsächlich zuschlugen. 300 Euro pro Tonne wollte der Lieferant dafür – insgesamt 49.800 Euro. Der Deal war abgeschlossen und alle waren einverstanden. Doch als die Lieferung im August anstand, kam eine unangenehme Überraschung: Der Lieferant wollte plötzlich mehr als den doppelten Preis für die Pellets....

Speaking in French, the new Conservative leader asked if the Liberals would scrap the planned “tax increases” – referring to planned increases in the Canada Pension Plan and employment premiums – saying “Canadians just can’t pay.” The Liberals’ response – as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in New York to attend the UN General Assembly – was Deputy Finance and Tourism Minister Randy Boissonneau. “Throughout the session, you’ll see two competing visions: our plan as a government to support Canadians who needed it most, and then the other option, the Conservative Party’s vision and members who don’t care about Canadians,” he said....

Sterling fell again today after a sharp rally against the dollar on Wednesday. The pound hit its biggest jump since mid-June on Wednesday, dragging the euro with it, after the Bank of England conducted the first of its emergency bond-buying operations, worth more than £1 billion. This morning, sterling was down 0.9% at $1.0789 mid-session in Asia, losing some of the previous day’s rally. The euro also fell to $0....

Labor Minister Kaycee Madu took to social media Tuesday afternoon after news of Canada’s plans to drop its border-based COVID-19 vaccination requirements broke. “It was never about science but about political control and power,” Madu tweeted. “Thank you to all those citizens, escorting freedom, who had the courage to mobilize against these tyrannical policies. They endured a lot of hate, abuse, suffered and are slandered on behalf of all of us....

Victor Lawrence Brice was one of several people stuck in the Royal Bank of Canada branch at Brook’s Landing Shopping Center on April 7, according to a sentencing decision posted on the Canadian Legal Information Institute website. Brice and others organized the demonstration to demand that RBC divest from the Coast GasLink pipeline on Wet’suwet’en territory in northern British Columbia, according to a statement at the time from the environmental group Extinction Rebellion....