Новости за 07.09.2020

Kylian Mbappé has been ruled out of France's Nations League game against World Cup runners-up Croatia on Tuesday after testing positive for Covid-19, national team management said Monday.

World Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper said on Monday it was "unfortunate" the French league (LNR) who run the Top 14 are taking legal action against the sport's global governing body. The LNR is opposed to the temporary change in extending World Rugby's regulation 9 which forces clubs to release players from domestic matches for Test duty, from three to nine weeks this autumn. The international window in Europe is set to run from October 24 to December 5 with postponed Six Nations matches being... Читать дальше...

The alleged poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny may be the final nail in the coffin of the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline between Russia and Europe through the Baltic Sea. Germany, the pipeline's main supporter in Europe, now won't rule out withdrawing its support for the 10 billion euro ($11.7 billion) project if Moscow fails to thoroughly investigate the alleged weapons-grade nerve agent attack on Navalny. - What is Nord Stream 2? - The gas pipeline, initially scheduled to come into service in early 2020... Читать дальше...

Pierre Gasly's first ever Formula One victory at the weekend's Italian Grand Prix might have been a dream come true but it won't bring him back into the fold at Red Bull. Driving for AlphaTauri, Gasly on Sunday became the first French winner of a F1 GP since Olivier Panis in Monaco in 1996, and was so excited after his maiden triumph that he missed French President Emmanuel Macron's initial congratulatory call. "I'm still struggling to realise what's happened," said Gasly, who was only three months... Читать дальше...

Damascus and a Russian delegation Monday discussed economic cooperation to help counter Western sanctions on Syria, during Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's first visit to the war-torn country since 2012. Russia has been a key ally of the Damascus government since the start of the country's war in 2011, providing critical military backing and signing several major economic deals. Meeting a Russian delegation headed by Lavrov, President Bashar al-Assad said "the Syrian government was determined to continue working with Russian partners"... Читать дальше...

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Don't ask director Andrei Konchalovsky whether his new film in Venice, "Dear Comrades!", holds a mirror to today's Russia, recent unrest in Belarus, or even threats to democracy in the United States. Interpretations are up to the viewer, insisted the veteran Russian director, as the film, shot in black and white, was set to premiere at the prestigious film festival on Monday. "You can make all the parallels you want," Konchalovsky, 83, told a press conference. "It's not up to me." The well-oiled... Читать дальше...

Karsten Warholm said Monday that 2020 could be "a gift" as it has allowed athletes to focus on improving their times instead of worrying about medals from cancelled competitions. In Stockholm two weeks ago, the 24-year-old Norwegian came within 0.09 seconds of Kevin Young's world 400m hurdles record of 46.78sec from the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. Warholm's next chance to attack the record will come on Tuesday, at the Golden Spike meet in the eastern Czech steel hub of Ostrava. "I think a season... Читать дальше...

The draw for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France has been moved to December 14 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the tournament's chief executive, Claude Atcher, said on Monday. It was originally set for November 30 but has been postponed until after the Rugby Championship, which has been rescheduled due to the Covid-19 outbreak and is set to be completed on December 12, to take into account country seedings from that competition. "It's a key step which will allow us to identify the match-ups and the locations of games," Atcher said. Читать дальше...

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Monday for a knife attack in Tunisia which killed one National Guard officer and wounded another, as security forces rounded up more suspects. The attack on Sunday morning in a tourist district of the coastal city of Sousse saw a group of assailants ram a patrol of the National Guard with a vehicle before stabbing the officers. They were chased by security forces before three of them were shot dead in an ensuing gun-battle, the Guard said, labelling the attack a "terrorist" act. Читать дальше...

A Paris court on Monday sat through a viewing of graphic images of the 2015 Charlie Hebdo newsroom attack scene, prompting horrified members of the audience to leave the room in tears. More than five years after the massacre at the satirical paper, the CCTV images and police pictures taken during and right after the attack stirred strong emotions in the courtroom. "Some people may find these scenes disturbing," warned the court's presiding judge Regis de Jorna as proceedings got under way. Once the viewing started... Читать дальше...

"We're under attack," said Yonathan, a blue mask across his shaggy beard in Bnei Brak, an ultra-Orthodox city where Israeli authorities have restored a partial Covid-19 lockdown. For many of Israel's ulta-Orthodox Jews, the resumption this week of coronavirus restrictions feels as if they have been specifically targeted -- and many are frustrated. At 7:00 am on Monday in this satellite city of Tel Aviv, men in black frock coats were hurrying on their way, some twirling their curly sidelocks as they walked, in the morning's early light. Читать дальше...

UK "legally obliged" to respect original Brexit deal: Ursula von der Leyen

Lionel Messi arrived at Barcelona's training ground on Monday as he begins to reintegrate with the team following his failed attempt to leave the club this summer. Messi was seen driving into the Ciutat Esportiva in Sant Joan Despi at just after 4:00 pm (1400 GMT) on Monday, where he is expected to take part in training for the first time under new coach Ronald Koeman. The Argentinian superstar said on Friday in his explosive interview with Goal that he would continue to give his best for Barca... Читать дальше...

The Riyadh Criminal Court announced prison sentences for eight defendants in the slaying of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, state media reported Monday, in a trial criticised by international human rights groups.

Asrar Khan Usmani, 22, has scaled walls, climbed into drainage pipes and gone into collapsed buildings – all to save the lives of animals in Bangalore, India. A certified animal healer and a surgeon’s assistant at the Cessna Lifeline Veterinary Hospital, Usmani is known around the neighbourhood and online as “Spiderman” for his impressive climbing feats. On September 2, videos of some of Usmani’s daring rescues went viral online.

Russia’s poisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny is out of a medically induced coma and is being weaned off mechanical ventilation, the Berlin hospital treating him said Monday.

The Islamic State (IS) group Monday claimed responsibility for a knife attack in Tunisia the previous day, which killed one National Guard officer and badly wounded another.

Singer and actress Vanessa Paradis heads the jury at this year’s Deauville American Film Festival. She sat down with FRANCE 24 to talk about her childhood love of Hollywood musicals, her hopes and fears for cinema, the arts in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and her responsibilities as jury president.

Unidentified men in black on Monday morning grabbed Maria Kolesnikova, a leading Belarusian opposition figure, and pushed her into a minibus, her campaign team reported, citing witnesses.

Saudi Arabia supports a "fair" solution for the Palestinian cause, King Salman has told Donald Trump in a phone call, as the US President praised the kingdom for opening its airspace to Israel-UAE flights.

India overtook Brazil on Monday as the country with the second highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases, even as key metro train lines re-opened as part of efforts to boost the South Asian nation's battered economy.

The Council of State, France's top administrative court, on Sunday upheld as warranted the obligation to wear face masks imposed on the entirety of a municipality as long as it comprises multiple zones at high risk for the spread of the coronavirus.

With coronavirus cases surging as a new school year begins, many Spanish parents are refusing to send their children back to class despite the threat of sanctions.

South Korea hunkered down as Typhoon Haishen arrived on the shores of its southern peninsula on Monday, after the powerful storm battered Japan's southern islands but appeared to pass through without major damage or casualties.