Новости за 12.02.2022

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Saturday extended a fuel price cap and flagged more generous family support measures if he is re-elected at an April 3 election where he faces the biggest challenge so far to his 12-year-long rule.

France beat Ireland 30-24 in Paris on Saturday to consolidate their status as favourites for this year's Six Nations title.

Hoffman's rant about players wanting to "jump ship" from the PGA Tour and a Saturday "clean up" on social media came after he wound up making a double bogey on the 13th hole at TPC Scottsdale on Friday. Hoffman found water off the tee and took a drop on a slope, eventually placing the ball only to watch it roll down the hillside and into water for another penalty. "What a joke @usga @pgatour," Hoffman wrote on Instagram. "Today on the 13th hole I hit my drive in the water and took a drop on a side of a hill that (had) no grass. Читать дальше...

Our cherished friend David Crossan passed away a few days ago. He was 43 years old. With his bottomless energy, unflappable character and sharp intelligence, he was one of the early pioneers who propelled FRANCE 24 into the world of major international news organisations in 2006.

Another Ineos rider, Filippo Ganna, retained the overall lead at the end of the stage. Cofidis rider Bryan Coquard led a French 1-2, winning a sprint head of world champion Julian Alaphilippe of Quick-Step. Ecuadorean Carapaz had been lying 19th, 51 seconds adrift of Italian Ganna ahead of the 180.5km run between Arles and Manosque. Carapaz, the 2019 Giro d'Italia victor, "did not show any symptoms" said Ineos. The 28-year-old -- nicknamed "The Locomotive" -- had been one of the favourites for overall victory. Читать дальше...

The five-time European and four-time world champions, who are chasing their first Games title after coming second in 2018 when a wardrobe malfunction disrupted their performance, scored 90.83. Dancing to John Legend in matching sheer burgundy, the French duo's fluid, fast choreography and technical tightness saw them edge their closest rivals, Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov. The Russians came second with 88.85 but seemed to have had great fun with a tongue-in-cheek performance to striptease staple "You Can Leave Your Hat On". Читать дальше...

"We urge all demonstrators to act lawfully & peacefully," police in Windsor, Ontario tweeted in announcing the deployment. The normally busy Ambassador Bridge links Windsor to the US city of Detroit, Michigan. Dozens of police officers and vehicles had arrived on the scene by 8:00 am (13H00 GMT) and begun taking positions near the approximately 50 protesters whose big trucks, vans and pick-ups have blocked the major trade link for six days. On Friday, the Supreme Court of Ontario province ordered the demonstrators to end their blockade.

Sakkari, ranked seventh in the world, will be seeking her second title when she meets the winner of the clash between Estonia's Anett Kontaveit and Latvian Jelena Ostapenko. Sakkari secured a break at 5-3 in the first set against her 56th-ranked opponent but Begu broke back immediately after the longest rally of the set. However, Sakkari broke Begu again to take the set. The incessant breaks of serve continued into the second set as Begu broke Sakkari in the first game but last year's French and... Читать дальше...

He "had not been keeping well", the Bajaj Group said in a statement, adding he would be cremated on Sunday in Pune, western India. Bajaj was born into the Indian elite -- his grandfather was one of Mahatma Gandhi's closest aides. He led the eponymous family-owned conglomerate for more than 40 years, and was best known for overseeing the stratospheric success of the Bajaj Chetak scooter in the 1970s and '80s. The sturdy and affordable vehicle -- based on a design by Italy's Vespa and named after... Читать дальше...

Hannah Neise claimed victory with a combined time of 4min 7.62sec, meaning German racers have now won all six events so far at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre. Narracott, the overnight leader, grabbed an Australian flag in the finish area after taking silver with a time 0.62sec slower. Neise had earlier usurped her in the rankings by breaking the track record in Saturday's third heat. The German was also fastest in the decisive fourth race, clocking a top speed of 128 kilometres per hour (79 miles per hour). Читать дальше...

Jadon Sancho's first Premier League goal at home rewarded a bright start from Ralf Rangnick's men. Yet the Red Devils again failed to build on their lead and were punished when Adams slotted in off the inside of the post two minutes into the second half. A point edges United level on points with fourth-placed West Ham. But Arsenal are just a point behind with two games in hand, while Tottenham have played three fewer games and are four points back. Cristiano Ronaldo was recalled by Rangnick after... Читать дальше...

The Uno-X man beat Jan Hirt at the top of the short final climb at Qurayyat. The 23-year-old Charmig is now four seconds ahead of Czech Hirt at the top of the overall standings, with Portugal's Rui Costa eight seconds further back. Cavendish struggled on a difficult day for the sprinters, finishing 82nd on the stage to slip down the rankings. Sunday's fourth and penultimate stage is a 119.5km ride from Al Sifah to Muscat.

So Brown, who lives in the English town of Loughborough used Instagram to find one on the other side of the Atlantic. "I slid into the DMs (direct messages)," Brown explained after ranking 25th of the 30 two-man teams in training Saturday. "I knew that as a nation Trinidad and Tobago have a lot of speed, so I just started researching people." Brown eventually came across Andre Marcano, a physical education teacher living in New York, who's "a fast runner with good bodyweight for bobsleigh, and... Читать дальше...

Italy skipper Lamaro said the under-20s 6-0 victory in Treviso on Friday, their first ever Six Nations win over England, should serve as an example for Kieran Crowley's men to try and repeat that in Rome on Sunday. "They played with a lot of courage and intensity, for guys of their age it's really impressive. We need to be inspired by that and take it out onto the pitch with us," Lamaro told reporters. "I can't say it will have an influence on our match, but it gave us a big boost." Italy are... Читать дальше...

Horse-mad Berdymukhamedov, 64, took control over the Central Asian state in 2006 after the death of Saparmurat Niyazov, who had styled himself as "father of the Turkmen people." At the time, there were hopes that Berdymukhamedov might open up his isolated, gas-rich ex-Soviet homeland to the wider world. He moved to strip away some of Niyazov's excesses but did not loosen the authorities' iron grip — and eventually erected a glitzy monument to himself. Now he has said it is time for "young leaders" to take power in the country... Читать дальше...

Lara van Ruijven, a member of the bronze medal-winning Dutch team at the 2018 Winter Games, was at a training camp in France when she suddenly came down with an autoimmune illness. She was placed in a medically induced coma but passed away a few days later in July 2020. "You can’t describe what you feel as a team and as a coach," said Dutch coach Jeroen Otter, in Beijing. "For me, Lara was a very special person. With my age, they could be my daughters, sometimes it feels like that. "We lost... Читать дальше...

Following a Belarusian policy that attracted thousands of migrants into the country offering them the hope of crossing into the European Union, neighbouring Lithuania has received an unprecedented influx of migrants. Lithuanian authorities have sent these people to hastily built reception centres, where many of them remain in limbo, sometimes for months at a time. The migrants, many of them from Iraq, report living under difficult circumstances in the centres.

A total of 46 opposition figures, including seven former presidential candidates, were jailed last year before a fraught presidential election that saw Ortega re-elected for a fourth consecutive term. The Nicaraguan president has accused them of plotting to overthrow him with the support of Washington. Victor Tinoco, an ex-guerrilla and former deputy foreign minister in Ortega's Sandinista National Liberation Front, was among the latest group convicted but has yet to be sentenced, the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights said. Читать дальше...

"I have never seen that!" says Carlos Perdigao, 76, as he gazes at the ruined stone houses of Vilar which were swallowed up by the Zezere river when a dam was opened in 1954. Vilar stands on the banks of the river, surrounded by cracked yellow earth, another sign of the ongoing dry spell during what is normally a rainy winter season, with the drought also hitting neighbouring Spain. Weather services in both countries say it was the second driest January on record since the year 2000. The current... Читать дальше...

Hong Kong reported a record 1,514 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, as officials struggle to contain an expanding outbreak despite the most stringent restrictions yet met across the border to discuss support from China.

Kylian Mbappe scored an injury-time winner as Paris Saint-Germain warmed up for their Champions League showdown with Real Madrid by beating Rennes 1-0 in Ligue 1 on Friday.

In late January, a 28-year-old woman was found strangled to death in her apartment in Paris. Her partner, a police officer who had previously been convicted on domestic abuse charges, the main suspect in the murder, has still not been found. While the search continues, many women’s rights groups are calling out a broken system. FRANCE 24 investigates what happens when a police officer is charged with domestic abuse.

Blinken announced the move during a visit to nearby Fiji, where he met virtually with around 18 Pacific island leaders to stress Washington's attention to the region in an attempt to curb Beijing's push for greater influence. The United States closed its embassy in the Solomons Island capital Honiara in 1993 and is now represented by a consulate there, directed from the US embassy in Papua New Guinea. The move comes just a few months after riots in the island chain of 800,000 people in November... Читать дальше...

The dreadlocked Japanese beat retiring legend Shaun White and a host of others to win gold in the men's halfpipe on Friday, but he had to come from behind on his final run to do it. Hirano said he was "angry" and "didn't understand" why his jaw-dropping second run did not put him into first place, and on Saturday he called for wholesale changes to the judging system. "We want to have sound standards and I think we should look into exactly what the judges were looking at," said the 23-year-old. "For the athletes... Читать дальше...

Myanmar's junta on Saturday announced an amnesty for more than 800 prisoners to mark the country's Union Day, as it held a parade and show of force in the capital.