Новости за 21.03.2022

As we enter the three final weeks of the presidential race, FRANCE 24 reports from Jean-Luc Mélenchon's campaign event in Paris. The charismatic far-left leader hopes to replicate his 2017 performance, coming very close to a second round face-off with Emmanuel Macron. We also take a closer look at the candidate's key proposals regarding immigration as war continues to rage in Ukraine and France prepares to welcome up to 100,000 refugees.

The measure, which now goes for public comment following a vote by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), follows similar steps by regulators in Japan and Europe, and aims to standardize emissions reporting. "Climate risks can pose significant financial risks to companies," said SEC Chair Gary Gensler, an appointee of President Joe Biden. Gensler argued the measure would provide "reliable information about climate risks to make informed investment decisions." Companies would be required to report emissions from their own activities... Читать дальше...

A total of 10 million tickets will be available for the Olympics and 3.4 million for the Paralympics, organisers said as they set out their ticketing policy. One millon tickets for the Olympics, covering all sports including athletics and swimming, will be priced at 24 euros in order to make the Games as "accessible" as possible. The ticketing process will be launched in December this year. Applicants have to register for a ballot in the hope of being awarded a time session, first for tickets grouped... Читать дальше...

Bahrain Victorious rider Colbrelli lost consciousness after finishing second behind Australian Michael Matthews following an intense up-hill sprint finish. The reigning European road race champion was given emergency CPR at the finish line in the coastal town of Sant Feliu de Guixols and taken to hospital in nearby Girona. "Following the sprint on stage one... Sonny Colbrelli fell unconscious," Bahrain Victorious said in a statement. "Colbrelli underwent further medical assistance, and he was... Читать дальше...

The local currency in the Arab world's most populous country already saw a sharp devaluation in 2016 when it lost nearly half its value against the dollar overnight. The pound was floated at the time as part of a package of reforms in exchange for a $12-billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund. The pound was trading at 18.20 to the dollar by closing time at banks on Monday, from 15.70 the previous day, according to the central bank. The finance ministry announced it will maintain the... Читать дальше...

The football associations of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland abandoned plans to bid for the 2030 World Cup last month in favour of going for Euro 2028. The Times said no fresh bids were expected before Wednesday's deadline and European football's governing body UEFA is expected to make a formal decision on April 7. UEFA could expand the tournament from 24 teams at Euro 2024 in Germany to 32 teams four years later but it is unlikely that the five host nations... Читать дальше...

After more than a month of falling cases across much of the continent, countries such as Britain, France, Germany and Italy have all seen a dramatic resurgence of infections in recent days. In France, cases have risen by more than a third in the week since the government ended most Covid restrictions last Monday. In Germany, despite a new daily record of nearly 300,000 infections on Friday, the government let national legislation enabling coronavirus restrictions expire over the weekend. Most German states... Читать дальше...

During French Press Media in Schools Week from March 21 to 26, the FRANCE 24 Observers team when to meet a class of students from the Paul Valéry high school in Paris. We answered their questions about disinformation and exchanged tips on how to sort the real from the fake. This report covers our experience, and ends with an image the students verified themselves.

France reported an average of close to 90,000 new coronavirus infections over the last seven days, marking a 36% rise from one week ago when most Covid-19 health protocol measures were lifted by the government just ahead of the country's elections.

"Just arrived home in Sandnes, and decided to take a health check after a strange feeling last night," Norway's Ingebrigtsen said in an Instagram story accompanied by a picture of a positive antigen test. "Leading up to the race, everything felt normal, with (a) negative PCR test and several rapid tests", he wrote. "Bad timing, but in some way unavoidable. Now it's all about recovering and getting back to training," he added. The 21-year-old Olympic gold medallist over 1500m recently broke Tefera's... Читать дальше...

The auction house said it expects Warhol's 1964 "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" to become the most expensive 20th century artwork when it goes under the hammer in New York in May. The silk-screen work is part of a group of Warhol portraits of Monroe that became known as the "Shot" series after a visitor to his Manhattan studio, known as "The Factory," apparently fired a gun at them. In a statement, Christie's described the 40 inch (100 centimeter) by 40 inch portrait as "one of the rarest and most transcendent images in existence." Alex Rotter... Читать дальше...

Ukraine rejected a Russian ultimatum to surrender the besieged port city of Mariupol on Monday. In an interview with Eurovision News, the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia could not give ultimatums.

"OneWeb... announced today that the company and SpaceX entered into an agreement that will enable OneWeb to resume satellite launches," OneWeb said in a brief statement. The terms of the agreement remain confidential and the first launch is expected later this year. OneWeb decided on March 3 to scrap all launches from Baikonur because it would have used Russian Soyuz rockets and been overseen by the Russia's space agency Roscosmos. The group had faced intense political pressure to scrap Baikonur... Читать дальше...

On the night of March 20, a shopping mall in the outskirts of Kyiv was hit by a Russian missile strike, killing at least eight people. Russia has been accused of targeting civilian infrastructure – apartment buildings, schools and hospitals –during its offensive in Ukraine. In recent weeks, images of the war in Ukraine show attacks on supermarkets, raising concerns that Russia is “deliberately targeting” such sites to cut off food supplies to Ukrainians, already hit by shortages.

Judge Ghada Aoun also charged Salameh's brother Raja with "facilitating money laundering" after he was arrested last week over financial misconduct, the source said. The same charge was filed against Ukrainian national Anna Kosakova, who jointly owns a company with Raja Salameh. Aoun is investigating whether a number of residential apartments in Paris belong to Riad Salameh, according to the judicial source. His brother had previously claimed the flats belong to the central bank, the source added. Читать дальше...

Rising in the polls, the French election’s dark horse Jean-Luc Mélenchon has promised a reboot of the French Republic, vowing to overhaul a presidential regime that he blames for mounting abstention, disillusion and increasingly violent protests.

Any presidential campaign has its share of emblematic moments that change the course of the race, be they breathtaking instant tide-turners or incidents laden with meaning only in hindsight. With French voters set to elect a president in April, FRANCE 24 takes a look back at some of the emblematic moments from campaigns past. In the spotlight: The deadly shooting rampage in Toulouse and Montauban that brought the 2012 presidential campaign to a halt.

The archipelago nation has long struggled to attract foreign money, as red-tape, corruption and political uncertainty scared off investors who instead pumped billions of dollars into neighbouring nations. The amendments to the 85-year-old Public Service Act are the latest effort to woo foreign investment and increase competition in sectors long dominated by a few local players. "I believe that with this law, the easing of foreign equity restrictions will attract more global investors, modernise... Читать дальше...

Unveiled at TV festival, Series Mania, in France this weekend and due to launch in the US on HBO Max on April 25, the show reunites writers David Simon and George Pelecanos for a true-life story about a massive corruption case in the heart of the city's notorious police department. When police killed young African-American Freddie Gray during an arrest in 2015, it triggered riots in the city and forced the department to introduce reforms and clean up its act. In the process it emerged that a... Читать дальше...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has led stalled diplomatic efforts to end the chaos unleashed by last year's putsch, which ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government and sparked mass protests. Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn and junta chief Min Aung Hlaing discussed "the situation of protests and violence stemming from political disagreement" and humanitarian cooperation, the junta's information team said in a statement. The envoy's visit, which ends Wednesday, is aimed at "encouraging... Читать дальше...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday urged Israel to abandon its effort to maintain neutrality following Russia's invasion, saying the time had come for the Jewish state to firmly back his country. FRANCE 24's Irris Makler tells us more.

Ukraine described the situation in Mariupol on Monday as "very difficult" and said it had been unable to establish a new safe corridor to evacuate civilians from the besieged city after it defied a Russian ultimatum to surrender.

A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in mountains in southern China on a domestic flight on Monday and media reported that rescue workers had found no sign of survivors.

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned "anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism" as "enemies of the (French) Republic" and said that "peace will never come at the expense of the security of the State of Israel", during a commemoration ceremony in Toulouse, ten years after the after the jihadist attacks perpetrated by Mohamed Merah.

The attack occurred in the chic Saint-Germain district on the Left Bank of the French capital where Aramburu and some friends were having burgers and about to call it a night at around 6:00 am (0500 GMT) on Saturday. They got into a heated argument with another group of patrons at a cafe before being separated by bouncers, but the other group later returned in a car and fired several shots, one police source said. The 24-year-old woman is suspected of driving the vehicle for two other men who opened fire, the source said. Читать дальше...