Новости за 04.02.2022

Brands such as Coca-Cola, Airbnb and Visa have paid millions to sponsor the Winter Games, which began Friday in Beijing. In doing so, rights groups say they are endorsing human rights violations, including the detention of millions of Uighur Muslims.

The floods inundated homes, carried off cars, and swept away volleyball players and spectators on a sports field. Two people remain missing, Quito security official Guido Nunez told reporters. A massive clean up operation was under way, and rescuers were continuing the search for victims in the vicinity of the sports field that was first in the path of the sudden deluge. Rain that drenched Quito for 17 straight hours caused flooding and surges of mud that damaged roads, agricultural areas, clinics... Читать дальше...

The Italian sprinter won in a time of 6.51sec in his first appearance since stunning the sport at the Tokyo Games in August. Jacobs, the European champion over 60m, had said on the eve of the event that he had come to Berlin "just to win". He was as good as his word, seeing off Ivory Coast's Arthur Cisse (6.60sec) and Jimmy Vicaut of France (6.61sec) at the finish. The 27-year-old Jacobs had not competed since he won double gold in the 100m and 4x100m relay in Japan and prepared for his return... Читать дальше...

The tough talk from Ottawa's top law enforcement official comes as the number of protesters -- emboldened by support from former US president Donald Trump -- is set to surge again this weekend, as well as be joined by counter-protesters. "This remains... an increasingly volatile and increasingly dangerous demonstration," Chief Peter Sloly told a news conference. Following thousands of complaints from local residents of threats and harassment by protesters who've made even sleep difficult with incessant honking... Читать дальше...

When the full-back made his Test debut a decade ago, England were on their way to a 10-match unbeaten run against Scotland. But the pattern in recent editions of rugby union's oldest international fixture -- the teams first met in 1871 -- has been very different. Scotland have lost just once in four matches and ended a 38-year-wait for a win at Twickenham in last year's meeting. "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't sometimes worried about playing England, especially in the early years," Hogg told reporters on Friday. Читать дальше...

At a former state farm in southern Germany, researchers are rearing pigs they hope could help save thousands of lives around the world. The animals are part of a programme that aims to genetically modify, clone and then breed pigs, so that their hearts can be transplanted into human patients as a solution to chronic organ-donor shortages.

The move came as the House Oversight and Reform Committee released documents from the NFL that raised doubts of the independence of the probe, showing the league and Snyder agreed in September 2020 -- just after the NFL took charge of the probe -- not to release results of the investigation unless both parties agreed to do so. Giving Snyder such veto power over making the results public pushed committee chair Carolyn B. Maloney and Raja Krishnamoorthi, chairman of the Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee... Читать дальше...

With concern still high over a potential war between Russia and Ukraine, NATO's deputy secretary general spoke to FRANCE 24. Mircea Geoana told our Europe editor Catherine Nicholson: "NATO will not get involved militarily in Ukraine – we support Ukraine in many other ways, individual allies support Ukraine. And in order to deter Russia from doing that ... is to really demonstrate to the leadership in the Kremlin that in a cost-benefit analysis, an additional military intervention in Ukraine is a... Читать дальше...

After coming into their own in the knockouts, Senegal are tipped to win their first ever Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, as they take on Egypt, starring Liverpool’s Mo Salah, the greatest African player of the contemporary game.

The European Union on Friday imposed targeted sanctions on five members of Mali's ruling junta, including Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga.

Two of the hospitalized are in a serious condition and on mechanical ventilation. Officials said 20 men and three women aged 21 to 58 have died since Tuesday night from adulterated cocaine bought from dealers in the poor neighborhood of Loma Hermosa, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the Buenos Aires city center. Most died far from the point of sale, 12 of them at home and two on the road, unable to make it to a hospital on time because of the sudden effects of the tainted drug. Many suffered heart attacks. Читать дальше...

Thirty-two people died from burns or asphyxiation when Nyiragongo roared back into life on May 22-23, 2021, sending torrents of lava into the outskirts of Goma, capital of North Kivu province. Two more people died in accidents as residents fled en masse and hundreds of homes were destroyed. The OVG observatory said the volcano was spewing out ash and dust because what was left of its central crater after the eruption was now collapsing. There had been a magnitude two earthquake in the crater just beforehand, it added. Читать дальше...

Is the United Kingdom better off without Europe? Did the country make a risky choice by leaving the EU one year ago? Our reporters Jonathan Walsh and Clovis Casali crossed the Channel to understand the consequences of Brexit on the daily lives of citizens. From London to Belfast, via Boston – the town with the highest pro-Brexit vote in 2016 – they report on how the UK has changed.

A Winter Olympics overshadowed by human rights concerns and taking place inside a strict Covid-secure bubble kicked off in Beijing on Friday with a glittering opening ceremony at the "Bird's Nest" stadium.

Club-record signing Tanguy Ndombele, who cost £55 million ($74 million) in 2019, returned to Lyon on loan while fellow midfielder Giovani Lo Celso headed to Villarreal for the rest of the season. Spain winger Bryan Gil, who only signed for Spurs in July, went to Valencia on loan and Dele Alli signed for Everton on an initial free transfer, with add-ons that could go up to £40 million. Tottenham manager Conte, who was appointed in November, said the departures showed Spurs had previously made errors in the transfer market. Читать дальше...

Local rivals Inter and AC Milan have for 75 years shared the ground in the west of the city, and this weekend the San Siro awaits one of the biggest derbies in years with both teams in the running for the Scudetto. But for how much longer? The future of one of the game's most historic arenas, nicknamed 'football's La Scala' is uncertain. In December, Inter and AC Milan unveiled what their new shared home could look like. Named The Cathedral, the stadium will be located in the same San Siro district of Milan as their current ground... Читать дальше...

From immunotherapy to targeted radiotherapy and nanorobots, FRANCE 24's Health Editor Julia Sieger takes a look at the latest cutting-edge targeted therapies to treat cancer.

China and Russia proclaimed a deep strategic alliance on Friday to balance what they portrayed as the malign global influence of the United States as China's President Xi Jinping hosted Russia's Vladimir Putin on the opening day of the Beijing Winter Olympics. FRANCE 24's Nick Holdsworth reports from Moscow.

India's top diplomat in Beijing will skip the Winter Games after a Chinese soldier involved in a deadly Himalayan skirmish took part in the Olympic torch relay, officials said Thursday.

Moroccans waited anxiously Friday as rescuers with heavy diggers closed in on Rayan, a five-year-old boy trapped in a deep well for three nights. The drama, now in its fourth day, has gripped residents of the North African kingdom and even drawn sympathy in neighbouring Algeria, a regional rival with strained political ties to Morocco.

President Joe Biden's top diplomat also heads to Fiji, in the first visit by a US secretary of state to the island nation since 1985, to discuss what the department called "ways to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific," using the administration's term for the Asia-Pacific region. After Fiji, Blinken heads to Honolulu, Hawaii on February 12 to host a trilateral meeting with his counterparts from Japan and South Korea to "deepen our cooperation in addressing threats from the DPRK's (North Korea's)... Читать дальше...

Four of Boris Johnson's closest aides resigned on Thursday in a turbulent day for his government, as the British prime minister tried to reset his administration in the face of a series of scandals that have put his position in peril. FRANCE 24's Bénédicte Paviot reports from London.

Russia and China called in a joint statement on Friday for NATO to halt its expansion while Moscow said it fully supported Beijing's stance on Taiwan and opposed Taiwanese independence in any form. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert tells us more.

Friday's start of the Beijing Winter Olympics will turn attention away from criticism over human rights, which China rejects, a spokesperson for the organising committee said on the eve of the opening ceremony.

Colonel Assimi Goïta, who took power in Mali in an August 2020 coup, has been slow to put in place a promised transition to civilian rule. Now under international sanctions, the country has been gripped by nationalist and pan-African fever for several weeks. Relations with former colonial power France, which has deployed thousands of soldiers as part of an anti-jihadist force for nearly a decade, are strained to the point that Mali recently expelled the French ambassador. Meanwhile, the ruling junta in Bamako is welcoming new allies... Читать дальше...