Новости за 05.05.2022

At least three people were killed in an attack in the central Israeli city of Elad as the Jewish state marked its independence day on Thursday, following a brief lull in deadly unrest.

The head of the Gabonese Football Federation (Fegafoot) has been detained after being charged with failing to report alleged sexual abuse of hundreds of children within the sport, his lawyer told AFP on Thursday.

Spurs are two points behind fourth-placed Arsenal but Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool similarly need the win if they are to catch Manchester City, who are one point clear at the top of the table. The Reds have only dropped two points in the Premier League since January 2 -- a draw against Pep Guardiola's City -- and this week booked their place in the Champions League final against Real Madrid. Klopp's men already have the League Cup in the trophy cabinet and face Chelsea in the FA Cup final later this... Читать дальше...

The nine babies - nonuplets - born to a Malian woman celebrated their first birthday on May 4.FRANCE 24's Sam Bradpiece gives us some news of the nonuplets.

The German legend, speaking to AFP ahead of this weekend's Miami Grand Prix, is contemplating his future, with his Aston Martin car failing to challenge the likes of Ferrari and former team Red Bull after a disappointing start to the 2022 campaign. Four-time world champion Vettel last won a race in Singapore in 2019 and has just four points after missing the first two races of this season after contracting COVID-19. He didn't finish in Australia but came eighth in Imola two weeks ago. Vettel... Читать дальше...

In Benin, some companies are changing the way that they operate and take more notice of the needs of their female employes. France 24's report.

Kenyan rapper Octopizzo's lead a campaign aimed at convincing young people to vote in August elections that will choose a successor to outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta and thousands of local and national representatives.

Paolo Macchiarini won praise in 2011 after claiming to have performed the world's first synthetic trachea transplants using stem cells, while he was a surgeon at Stockholm's Karolinska University Hospital. The experimental procedure was hailed as a breakthrough in regenerative medicine. But allegations soon emerged that the procedure had been carried out on at least one person who had not been critically ill at the time of the surgery. Together with his colleagues, Macchiarini, 63, performed a... Читать дальше...

France's left-of-centre parties on Wednesday reached an alliance deal for June parliamentary polls, aiming for a strong enough showing to hinder President Emmanuel Macron's controversial reform plans. FRANCE 24's French Politics Editor Marc Perelman tells us more.

The Tunisian followed up wins against Olympic champion Belinda Bencic and former world number one Simona Halep with just her second success in eight meetings with Alexandrova to move into a maiden WTA 1000 final. “It was a very emotional match. For those who don’t know, I have a 1-6 record against her. So it was a tough match mentally,” said Jabeur. “But I’m glad that I pulled the win today. I played really good, I was ready for the right moments and hopefully I can continue playing at this level... Читать дальше...

Protesters led by the Inter University Students' Federation were about to pull down the yellow-painted iron barricades on the main drive leading to the legislature when riot police unleashed a barrage of tear gas. The students had marched from a nearby university and closed in on the parliament building located on a man-made lake island when police moved in. Even as the crowds dispersed, police kept firing tear gas canisters that hit shops in the nearby Diyatha Uyana park, witnesses said. Police... Читать дальше...

The World Health Organization's long-awaited estimate of the total number of deaths caused by the pandemic -- including lives lost to its knock-on effects -- finally puts a number on the broader impact of the crisis. The figures give a more realistic picture of the worst pandemic in a century, which has, according to Thursday's estimates, killed around one in 500 people worldwide and continues to claim thousands of lives each week. "The full death toll associated directly or indirectly with the Covid-19 pandemic between January 1... Читать дальше...

Almost three times as many people have died as a result of Covid-19 as the official data show, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report, the most comprehensive look at the true global toll of the pandemic so far.

On this day thirty years ago, a stand came crashing down at a crammed football stadium in Bastia, on the island of Corsica, killing 19 people and injuring thousands. To this day, the Furiani stadium collapse remains the worst disaster in French sporting history.

Duststorms have increased dramatically in frequency in Iraq in recent years, driven by soil degradation and intense droughts made worse by climate change, with rising average temperatures and sharply lower rainfall. Residents of six of Iraq's 18 provinces, including Baghdad and the vast western region of Al-Anbar, awoke once again to a thick cloud of dust blanketing the sky. As the storm swept across Iraq, it shrouded the capital Baghdad and the holy city of Najaf in ghostly orange clouds of choking dust. Читать дальше...

On Friday Orban -- who was elected to a fourth term in office in April as his nationalist party Fidesz won with a thumping majority -- will proudly see the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's main tours of the season, set off from Budapest. In June the world swimming championships returns to town -- having already been hosted there in 2017 -- and next year the world athletics championships will take place in the Hungarian capital. The athletics venue is presently under construction and will have a... Читать дальше...

Regulations requiring all students to mask up while in class expired at midnight and were not renewed, the health ministry said. However, adults are still required to wear a mask in public indoor spaces, and limits on numbers attending large events remain. South Africa has officially recorded more than 3.8 million cases and 100,407 deaths -- the highest toll across Africa -- and less than 45 percent of the adult population has been fully vaccinated. "The only way we can protect ourselves and... Читать дальше...

Karim Benzema scored the winning penalty in extra-time to take his tally to 10 goals in six Champions League knock-out games, an astonishing record not least because of the stage, the class of opponent and the weight of his contributions. Against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and City, it was a goal by Benzema that sent Madrid through. There was also Luka Modric, the 36-year-old who for long spells was again the most influential player on the pitch, and Thibaut Courtois, whose left-footed save to... Читать дальше...

Nestled on the southern side of Hong Kong's main island, the wealthy town of Stanley offers a welcome respite from the city with its low-rise houses and seaside eateries. But anyone venturing onto the beach in the last seven weeks faced hefty fines, as the city imposed its strictest social distancing measures yet to curb a virus outbreak earlier this year. "We are so happy because today is the day of reopening the beach," Saliganan, sporting a wide-brimmed hat, told AFP. While much of the world began adjusting to living with the coronavirus... Читать дальше...

A video that has been circulating since May 1 on Chinese social networks shows police officers in white sanitary suits breaking down the door of an apartment in Shanghai to take one of the residents to a quarantine centre. The video reflects the chaos generated by China's "zero Covid" policy in the city of 26 million residents, under lockdown since early April 2022.

Thirty years ago the Furiani stadium in Bastia (Corsica) collapsed, killing 19 people and making 2,357 wounded, during a football game against Marseille Olympics. It's known as the "worst sporting accident" in french history.

Clashes erupted between Israelis and Palestinians at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Thursday, after a 10-day cooling of tensions at the holy site, Israeli police said.

Chinese authorities have stuck to their zero-Covid policy of lockdowns and mass testing as they battle the biggest outbreak since the early days of the pandemic, with entire neighbourhoods in the capital sealed over handfuls of infections. Beijing reported 50 local cases on Thursday, a day after it said people in Chaoyang, its most populous district, should work from home. Those among the district's 3.5 million residents who needed to visit their offices were encouraged to drive themselves and avoid gatherings. Читать дальше...

"Twenty-five years ago it seemed almost impossible, but you end up knowing how to do it by heart," Cicioni told AFP at his workshop in the barracks of the world's oldest army, right in the heart of the Vatican. "Despite the number of pieces, it's like a mosaic that I put together automatically," the balding 50-year-old said, as he slipped a piece of coloured fabric under the needle of his sewing machine. Cicioni, armed with scissors, navigates between ironing boards, wooden racks bearing spools of thread... Читать дальше...

The 26-year-old faces the prospect of being banned for a maximum four years if the positive test is confirmed. "The AIU has provisionally suspended discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur of India for the use of a prohibited substance (Stanozolol), a breach of the @WorldAthletics Anti-Doping Rules," it tweeted. A national record holder, Kaur cannot participate in any competition until a final decision is taken at a hearing conducted under the World Athletics anti-doping rules. The Commonwealth Games and Asian Games are both taking place this year. Читать дальше...