Новости за 22.09.2020

Senate Republicans including Mitt Romney on Tuesday lined up behind President Donald Trump’s push to widen the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority, leaving Democrats little hope of blocking a confirmation vote on a successor to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg that could come before the Nov. 3 election.

The reimposition of UN sanctions on Iran by the United States in the face of protests by Washington's European allies marks a highly unusual trans-Atlantic rupture that may only be healed by the coming American elections. The administration of US President Donald Trump says it has decided to unilaterally reinstate virtually all UN sanctions on Iran lifted under a 2015 nuclear accord with Tehran negotiated under former president Barack Obama. Trump pulled out of the deal in 2018 to the dismay of European powers. Читать дальше...

A global police sting has netted 179 vendors involved in selling opioids, methamphetamine and other illegal goods on the internet underground, in what officials of Europol said Tuesday put an end to the "golden age" of dark web markets. Over nine months Operation DisrupTor seized 500 kilogrammes of drugs including cocaine, heroin, oxycodone and methamphetamine, more than $6.5 million (5.5 million euros) in cash and online currencies, as well as well as 64 guns, Europe's police agency said. Led by the German federal criminal police... Читать дальше...

The UN’s first virtual meeting of world leaders started Tuesday with pre-recorded speeches from some of the planet's biggest powers, kept at home by the coronavirus pandemic that will likely be a dominant theme at their video gathering this year. In his speech, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said any future Covid-19 vaccine should be universally available, regardless of where it is produced.

The Shiite bloc, composed of Hezbollah and the Amal Movement, are stalling the formation of Lebanon's new government by insisting that the Finance Minister post be given to a person from their community. Their stance has isolated them from the rest of the country's political class, as well as Hezbollah's Christian ally, President Michel Aoun.

Kevin De Bruyne has urged Manchester City to make a fast start as they aim to win back the Premier League title. Pep Guardiola's side finished 18 points behind champions Liverpool last season after making an inconsistent start to the season. Having won the title two years in a row before last term, De Bruyne knows exactly what it takes to lift the trophy. Monday's 3-1 win at Wolves in their opening game was a solid beginning. De Bruyne scored City's first from the penalty spot before having a hand in Phil Foden and Gabriel Jesus's goals. Читать дальше...

US President Donald Trump angrily cast blame on China over the coronavirus pandemic in an address on Tuesday before the United Nations, whose warned against a new "Cold War" between the two powers. At a General Assembly held almost entirely virtually due to Covid-19, Trump delivered a speech in full election campaign mode, even using his loaded term "China virus." "We must hold accountable the nations which unleashed this plague onto the world -- China," Trump said in a previous recorded address to the General Assembly... Читать дальше...

The UN’s first virtual meeting of world leaders started Tuesday with pre-recorded speeches from some of the planet's biggest powers, kept at home by the coronavirus pandemic that will likely be a dominant theme at their video gathering this year. In his speech, US President Donald #Trump told the UN General Assembly that #China must be held accountable by the world for its actions over the #Covid-19 pandemic.

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Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy is expected to complete his move to Chelsea from Rennes on Tuesday, Stamford Bridge boss Frank Lampard has confirmed. The 28-year-old was undergoing a medical with the London club, with Lampard indicating the deal should be completed shortly afterwards. Mendy's arrival will provide competition for Spain goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, who has struggled for form and confidence. The giant stopper will join Chelsea in a deal reaching a reported £20 million ($26 million)... Читать дальше...

Zarie Sibony was working as a cashier at a Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket in Paris when it became the scene of a gruesome attack and hostage-taking by a jihadist gunman in 2015. On Tuesday, she will testify at a Paris court as the attacker's accomplices go on trial.

Two-time World Cup winner Alex Morgan has described her whirlwind move to Women's Super League club Tottenham as a "perfect opportunity". Spurs announced earlier this month that they had reached an agreement to sign the 31-year-old US star. The forward is among five US internationals to have moved to the WSL since the end of last season, along with Sam Mewis and Rose Lavelle (Manchester City) and Tobin Heath and Christen Press (Manchester United). Morgan, who gave birth to a daughter in May, has... Читать дальше...

The former head of Interpol, an ex-spy chief and a Xinjiang governor accused of "trading power for sex" are just some of the high-profile officials to suffer spectacular falls from grace in President Xi Jinping's purge of the Chinese Communist Party's upper echelons. Ostensibly a crackdown on corruption, critics say the wide-ranging campaign has also served as a way to remove those voicing criticism of the all-powerful leader. Here are some of the political heavyweights currently languishing in jail after being caught in Xi's anti-graft net. Читать дальше...

A Chinese drug trafficker on death row escaped from a jail near Indonesia's capital after digging a 30-metre (100 feet) tunnel from his cell, police said. Cai Ji Fan, sentenced to death in 2017 for trafficking 110 kilogrammes (230 pounds) of methamphetamine, broke out of Tangerang prison in Banten last week via the narrow tunnel, which connected to a sewer, officials said. "This is the second time he escaped," said Tangerang police's chief Sugeng Hariyanto, adding he also managed to get out of... Читать дальше...

US President Donald #Trump has tussled with multilateral organisations throughout his presidency. A disregard for international #cooperation that led to Washington quitting global deals on #climate and #Iran and leaving the UN Human Rights Council and the World Health Organization (WHO). FRANCE 24's Andrew Hilliar tells us more.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the world to prevent a Cold War between the United States and China and halt conflicts so it can focus on the Covid-19 pandemic. "We must do everything to avoid a new Cold War," Guterres said in an address as he opened an almost entirely virtual UN General Assembly. "We are moving in a very dangerous direction. Our world cannot afford a future where the two largest economies split the globe in a Great Fracture -- each with its own trade and... Читать дальше...

Five years after the attacks against a Jewish supermarket and the #CharlieHebdo newspaper that left a total of 17 dead, the #trial of 14 suspected accomplices of the perpetrators of the massacres takes place Tuesday in #Paris. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris Trent tells us more.

Venice is widely considered to be the centre of European art and architecture. But after six months of Covid-19, including three months of lockdown that crushed the tourism industry, Eve Jackson visits the city to find out how it's changed.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told people on Tuesday to work from home where possible and ordered bars and restaurants to shut earlier in a bid to tackle a fast-spreading second wave of Covid-19.

The United Nations General Assembly opens Tuesday in New York in an unusually quiet hall as the annual global diplomatic meet goes online amid the Covid-19 pandemic. World leaders have been invited to provide pre-recorded messages for the gathering, where delegations will be represented in person by a lone diplomat.

Europe's top court on Tuesday upheld France's law requiring municipal authorisation for short-term property rentals by platforms like Airbnb, a decision that may open the way for several European cities to take action.

Around one third of an estimated 270 pilot whales that became stranded on Australia’s island state of Tasmania have died, with rescuers managing to return 25 to the sea in an ongoing operation, officials said Tuesday.

Novak Djokovic picked up where he left off before his US Open default two weeks ago, winning a fifth Italian Open title on Monday, days before the start of Roland Garros.

More than 60 wealthy nations have joined a WHO-backed programme to facilitate poor countries' access to coronavirus vaccines, but the US and China are not on the list published Monday.

Taiwan on Tuesday demanded that China "back off" and accused it of threatening peace, after a Beijing official rejected a largely respected marine boundary following recent incursions. Foreign minister Joseph Wu urged Beijing to "return to the civilised international standards" after a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said there was no so-called median line in the Taiwan Strait "as Taiwan is an inseparable part of Chinese territory". Wu told reporters: "The median line has been a symbol of preventing... Читать дальше...