Новости за 10.01.2022

French schoolchildren will be allowed to do self-tests instead of PCR tests, as a surge in Covid-19 infections has made the health protocol in the education sector too heavy, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Monday.

Attorney Chip Lewis said the 78-year-old succumbed to "natural causes associated with the litany of medical issues we had repeatedly reported to the court over the last couple of years." Durst was convicted last year of the December 2000 shooting of Susan Berman in her swanky home near Los Angeles. Prosecutors said he had murdered her to prevent her from incriminating him in a police investigation into the disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen Durst, 18 years earlier. Durst's wife was just 29 when she vanished. Читать дальше...

Government forces and Huthi rebels have been locked for months in a fierce battle in northern Yemen with heavy fighting in the oil and gas rich Marib and Shabwa provinces. The pro-government Giants Brigade, who are backed by the Saudis and the United Arab Emirates, announced in a statement the "liberation of the district of Ain" after a 10-day assault, which it said had been the last area of the province left in Huthi control. The rebels began a major push to seize the government's last northern... Читать дальше...

Described as "an exceptional find", the coins were discovered in April 2021 in La Cuesta cave in Bercio in the Asturias region, with details outlined in the Journal of Prehistory and Archaeology published last month by Madrid's Autonomous University. The coins were likely dug up by a badger searching for food during the vast snowstorm which paralysed Spain in January 2021. At that time, many creatures struggled to find berries, worms or insects to eat, with this luckless mammal only unearthing... Читать дальше...

Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla told CNBC that Pfizer is already manufacturing doses due to keen interest from governments, as authorities contend with huge Covid-19 infection counts, including large numbers of "breakthrough" Omicron cases in vaccinated populations. "This vaccine will be ready in March," Bourla told the network. "I don't know if we will need it. I don't know if and how it will be used." Bourla said the existing regime of two vaccine shots and a booster has provided... Читать дальше...

Guinea left-back Issiaga Sylla scored a first-half goal to steer his side to a fortunate 1-0 victory over depleted Malawi in an entertaining Africa Cup of Nations Group B clash at the Kouekong Stadium in Bafoussam on Monday.

The Greek culture ministry said the 2,500-year-old fragment had been returned from a museum in Sicily as "a deposit, not a loan" and would remain in the Greek capital for the next eight years. Prime Minister Mitsotakis said that two "very important exhibits" would be sent to the Antonino Salinas Museum in Palermo in recognition of the gesture. And he welcomed its arrival as a "very important step" towards Greece's ultimate goal -- the return of a large collection of Parthenon sculptures held by the British Museum. Читать дальше...

Ortega's daughter and a son -- both working as presidential advisors -- were among seven individuals on the EU's list targeting those held responsible for "undermining democracy" and human rights abuses, a European Council statement said. Others sanctioned "in view of the worsening situation in Nicaragua" were senior officials with the country's police force and electoral body, it said. "Those targeted are responsible for serious human rights violations, including repression of civil society, supporting... Читать дальше...

A panorama of Liberia's capital, Monrovia, spreads below the palatial Ducor Hotel, which was the first five-star hotel in West Africa when it was built in 1960. In ruins since 2003 due to the country's brutal conflict, the Ducor Hotel has become a haven for drug addicts and squatters.

Russia and the United States gave no sign that they had narrowed their differences on Ukraine and wider European security in talks in Geneva on Monday, as Moscow repeated demands that Washington says it cannot accept.

Achieving immortality or finding the veritable elixir of life can seem like something out of a fantasy novel. While medical research is prolonging health and lifespans, some billionaires in Silicon Valley are looking to wage a war against death itself. From predictive medicine to cell rejuvenation and cryogenics, can science cheat death? FRANCE 24's Julia Sieger tells us more.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday condemned an attack on a lawmaker from the North Atlantic overseas territory of Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon by protesters against the government's Covid-19 health pass.

A ruthless late goal from ex-Southampton striker Sofiane Boufal saw Morocco triumph over Ghana in the first Group C clash of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN), at the end of a scrappy match in which both teams produced nice midfield passing but often faltered with unforced errors.

A Qatari women's activist who had said she faced threats from her family and sought asylum in Britain has resurfaced on social media, four months after she disappeared from public view.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he will put thousands more police on the streets, at a time when the main challengers to him winning re-election say he has let the French down on security.

The last seven years have been the hottest on record globally "by a clear margin", the European Union's climate monitoring service reported Monday, as it raised the alarm over sharp increases in record concentrations of methane in the atmosphere.

A statement by Mali's military regime announced the recall of ambassadors and the closure of borders with West African nations after the ECOWAS regional block announced tough sanctions on the ruling junta.

At least 27 people died in fighting between armed Colombian groups on Sunday, January 2, in Arauca, a region in eastern Colombia on the border with Venezuela. Although soldiers were deployed to this rural area, residents say they feel trapped and abandoned. They say they are living in a "climate of terror", with some hiding at home, while others have decided to flee.

AFP Sport picks out five of those: Aaron Rodgers The Green Bay Packers legend and Super Bowl winning quarterback has been a leading voice against vaccination. The 38-year-old has cast himself in the role of a victim of a "woke mob" and "cancel culture" following criticism when he tested positive. Prior to that he had said he was "immunized" having sought alternative treatment. Rodgers claimed two of the vaccines contained an unspecified ingredient he was allergic to and refused to take the other... Читать дальше...

The polarising Australian was due to play his first match of the season at the Sydney Classic but pulled out just hours before his evening clash with Italian Fabio Fognini. "Hey everyone, I just want to be open and transparent with everyone, the reason I have had to pull out of Sydney is because I tested positive for Covid," he said in an Instagram story. "I am feeling healthy at the moment with no symptoms. I wish everyone all the best and to stay safe where you can. If all goes well I will see... Читать дальше...

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and her Russian counterpart Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov opened their meeting at the US mission in Geneva at 8:55 am (0755 GMT), a State Department spokesperson said. A convoy of black vehicles with Russian diplomatic plates had arrived shortly before, and was ushered through the large iron gates under a billowing US flag. The two diplomats had already met informally in the Swiss city on Sunday evening, with Ryabkov afterwards telling the Interfax... Читать дальше...

The authorities in Kazakhstan said Monday that nearly 8,000 people were detained by police during protests that descended into violence last week and marked the worst unrest the former Soviet nation has faced since gaining independence 30 years ago.

Some 15 million pupils have not attended school in Uganda since March 2020 when classrooms were shuttered as Covid-19 swept the world. Education Minister John Muyingo said all students would automatically resume classes a year above where they left off. "All schools have implemented guidelines and standard operating procedures to ensure the safe return of children to schools, and measures have been put in place to ensure those who don't comply do so," he told AFP. Muyingo said any private schools... Читать дальше...

The former leader has been held since a coup that ousted her government in the early hours of February 1 last year, ending a brief democratic interlude for the country. The daughter of an independence hero, Suu Kyi spent nearly two decades enduring long stretches of house arrest under the former military regime. Her National League for Democracy (NLD) swept national elections last November and she had been preparing to begin another five-year term as the nation's de facto leader. But the coup... Читать дальше...