Новости за 23.05.2022

Thompson-Herah, the 2016 and 2020 Olympic champion over 100m and 200m, will take to the track at Hayward Field in Eugene on Saturday in a line-up bristling with talent. The 29-year-old had been due to race in last Saturday's Birmingham Diamond League meeting but was a late withdrawal after complaining of a sore shoulder. Instead, Thompson-Herah competed in Kingston at the weekend, comfortably winning the 100m in 10.94secs. The Jamaican also raced in the 200m at the same meet, posting a time of 22.55sec. On Saturday... Читать дальше...

Roma full-back Spinazzola was one of the stars of Italy's charge to Euro 2020 glory but ruptured his Achilles tendon during his side's 2-1 quarter-final win over Belgium. The injury left the 29-year-old out for almost the entire season, only returning to action for Roma earlier this month, and will join the squad after the Conference League final on Wednesday. He features in the squad alongside Giorgio Chiellini who will play his final game for the national team when they face Copa America winners Argentina at Wembley on June 1. Читать дальше...

"It feels like a golden age for South Korean productions," said Lee Jung-jae, the superstar actor in Netflix's "Squid Game", whose debut as a director, "Hunt", has screened out of competition at Cannes. "And that's just the beginning," he told AFP. The Hollywood Reporter called "Hunt", which tells the story of two South Korean secret agents who compete with each other to unmask a North Korean mole, a "twisty espionage thriller", while The Wrap noted an abundance of "double agents, buried secrets and lots of broken arms". Читать дальше...

The 96-year-old monarch, who has cut back on her public appearances due to difficulties walking, was seen for the first time using a chauffeur-driven buggy to get around. She toured the manicured grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea -- a retirement home for army veterans -- with Keith Weed, the president of organisers: the Royal Horticultural Society. Some 140,000 people are expected to attend the west London show from Tuesday until Sunday, with several creations designed to pay tribute to her record-breaking 70 years on the throne. Читать дальше...

Now, scientists who studied their daily activities in detail say these small black crows rely on "democratic" decision-making to coordinate their actions for the collective good. The findings were published Monday in Current Biology. "By establishing consensus to leave the roost early and in large flocks, birds may reduce predation risk, facilitate access to useful foraging information" and increase access to mates, wrote the authors. Jackdaws -- which may get their name from their brief "Jack"-like squawk -- are found across Europe... Читать дальше...

Known worldwide for her role in the screen adaptations of Millennium, Swedish actress Noomi Rapace left her mark on Cannes last year with her performance in the Nordic horror story “Lamb”. She is back for the 75th edition of the festival as a member of the jury. Interview.

A major shortage of drugs and medical supplies could amount to a death sentence for some patients, doctors at one of Sri Lanka's largest cancer hospitals have warned, as the country grapples with a severe economic crisis. Patients and their families say they have been left feeling helpless and scared as they wait to see if they will have access to the medication they desperately need.

The EU health agency ECDC said Monday the risk that the rare disease monkeypox would spread widely among the general population was "very low", though high for certain groups.

Former world number one Naomi Osaka and defending champion Barbora Krejcikova lost in the first round of the French Open on Monday, while women's title favourite Iga Swiatek stretched her winning streak to 29 matches.

Allegations of human rights abuses in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region will dominate a visit by the United Nations’ top rights official that began Monday.

France's new government will speed up work on a bill to help families with the soaring cost of living, its spokeswoman said on Monday - as the relaunch of Emmanuel Macron's presidency risked being overshadowed by rape allegations against one of his ministers.

After a long suspense, France forward Kylian Mbappé has signed a contract extension with PSG that will keep him tied with the Ligue 1 side until 2025 – after rejecting an offer from the august Real Madrid.

Bahia Bakari, now 25, has sat through several hearings with her father but had not testified or spoken to journalists attending the trial that opened this month. "I didn't see how I was going to get through this," Bakari told the court of her hours spent in the water holding on to a piece of debris, with "the taste of jet fuel" in her mouth. Bakari and her mother left Paris on June 29, 2009, for a vacation in the Comoros, changing planes in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa for the final leg of the trip. Читать дальше...

Kim on Sunday attended the funeral of Hyon Chol Hae, a Korean People's Army marshal and reportedly Kim's mentor, preparing him for leadership before his father and predecessor Kim Jong Il died in 2011. The official Korean Central News Agency released photos of Kim, not wearing a face mask, hoisting up Hyon's casket along with other regime officials, who were masked. The North Korean leader has put himself front and centre of his country's Covid response, blaming lazy state officials for worsening the Omicron variant-fuelled outbreak. Читать дальше...

An Iranian Revolutionary Guards colonel was shot dead outside his Tehran home on Sunday, the Guards said, blaming his "assassination" on assailants linked to the United States and its allies. FRANCE 24's Philip Turle tells us more.

A US military plane bringing several tons of much-needed baby formula from Germany landed Sunday at an airport in Indiana as authorities scramble to address a critical shortage.

The meeting came at the end of the former king's first trip back to Spain since he moved to the United Arab Emirates in August 2020, following a string of financial scandals that damaged to his reputation. Once revered for his role in easing Spain's transition to democracy following decades of dictatorship, the scandal forced Juan Carlos to abdicate in 2014, after nearly 40 years on the throne, and then to leave the country. The 84-year-old former monarch flew into Spain on May 19 for a three-day... Читать дальше...

Michelle Bachelet has been criticised event before arriving in China. Why? France 24 Armen Georgian answers.

One of the ministers has already been hit with scandal: Damien Abad, France's newly appointed minister for Solidarity and the Disabled, strongly denied he had raped two women, following accusations published by the Mediapart website in an article based on interviews with the women. France 24's Charles Pellegrin tells us more.

Raisi, on his second Gulf visit since taking office in August, was greeted by Sultan Haitham bin Tareq at the airport and received a 21-gun salute at the royal palace, an Omani statement said. Raisi's one-day trip comes at a time when renewed talks on restoring a 2015 nuclear deal are at a stalemate. Oman played a mediating role between Tehran and Washington in the build-up to the original agreement. "Trade exchanges between the two countries of Oman and Iran will improve definitely," Raisi said before departure... Читать дальше...

Biden was asked if Americans could expect to see weeks-long quarantines for people infected with monkeypox after several cases were detected this month in North America and Europe. "No, I don't think so. Look, we've had this monkeypox in larger numbers in the past," he said at a press conference in Tokyo after talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. "Number two, we have vaccines to take care of it. Number three, thus far, there doesn't seem to be the need for any kind of extra efforts beyond what's going on." Monkeypox... Читать дальше...

Iran will avenge the killing of a Revolutionary Guards colonel who was shot dead in Tehran, President Ebrahim Raisi warned on Monday.

Gujarat Titans, Rajasthan Royals, Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore are all that remain standing from the 10 teams who embarked on a marathon season of 70 matches two months ago. Ahead of Tuesday's first playoff match when Gujarat Titans face Rajasthan Royals in Kolkata, AFP Sport highlights five players who grabbed the headlines this season in the world's most valuable cricket tournament: Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) The superstar's batting slump has been a constant... Читать дальше...

US President Joe Biden on Monday announced the launch of a new Asia-Pacific trading network during a visit to Japan. The framework, which includes an initial 13 countries, including India and Japan, has been touted as a counterweight to China's aggressive expansion in the region.

China has persisted with its zero-Covid policy, imposing hard lockdowns and movement restrictions on several cities even as much of the world has transitioned to living with the coronavirus. The curbs, including stay-at-home orders in economic engine Shanghai and creeping restrictions across Beijing, have inflicted a heavy economic toll. To avoid a similar city-wide lockdown, local governments are adopting high-frequency testing to detect cases more swiftly and potentially isolate clusters without ordering entire populations to stay indoors. Читать дальше...