Новости за 14.06.2022

The 28-year-old from Brisbane likes his chances at this week's US Open at The Country Club on a typical harsh layout that will force even golf's greatest to grind out a score. "I love it. It's probably my favorite US Open venue I've been to," Smith said Tuesday. "Lots of options off the tee. Have to strike the ball well. Just a real typical old-school course. "Lots of chopping out and practicing my wedges for this week so hopefully I can hit some more fairways and make some more birdies." Smith... Читать дальше...

Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to compete at the U.S. Open this year but only as neutrals, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced on Tuesday, a decision that stands in stark contrast to Wimbledon which banned them.

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss unveiled on Monday plans to override some post-Brexit rules for Northern Ireland on the grounds that they create unacceptable barriers with the rest of the UK. But Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government was warned about such problems after striking his very own 2019 Brexit deal, which it is now proposing to unilaterally change in a move that critics say undermines Northern Ireland’s economic stability – and analysts say is vulnerable to a Commons rebellion.

After the hosts were invited to bat first in Visakhapatnam, openers Ruturaj Gaikwad (57) and the Ishan Kishan (54) put on 97 for the first wicket to guide them to 179 for five. Then, Harshal, who returned his T20 best figures of 4-25, and Chahal shared seven wickets to bowl out South Africa for 131, as India bounced back from their opening two losses. "I talked about execution and that's what we saw today, from both batters and bowlers," Rishabh Pant, who won his first match as India captain, said. Читать дальше...

Bairstow took just 77 balls to reach his ninth Test century, just one ball more than Gilbert Jessop's 76-ball ton against Australia in 1902. A capacity crowd at Trent Bridge was treated to a remarkable array of brutal boundaries from Bairstow, who hit 14 fours and seven sixes in his knock of 136. "It was really good fun," said Bairstow. "There was obviously times you've got to get yourself in. I think it was 10 off 26 or 27 balls but then when you've got yourself in you've just got to capitalise."... Читать дальше...

All entrances to the park remained closed Tuesday, with rangers warning of "extremely hazardous conditions" brought about by a raging river and torrential rainfall. Pictures and video released by the National Park Service show large sections of paved road have fallen into the Gardner River, one of a number of waterways that run through the huge park in Wyoming. Footage posted on CNN showed a wooden house falling into a river. "Due to record flooding events in the park and more precipitation in the forecast... Читать дальше...

England chased down 299 thanks to an all-time great display of raw power from Bairstow, who took just 77 balls to reach the ninth Test century of his career. Bairstow narrowly missed hitting England's fastest Test hundred, taking one more delivery than Gilbert Jessop, who scored a 76-ball ton against Australia in 1902. While Bairstow could not earn a place in the history books, that will be a footnote for the 32-year-old, whose display will be remembered forever by all those who witnessed it. ... Читать дальше...

Serena Williams will return to Grand Slam tennis for the first time in a year at Wimbledon later this month after being handed a singles wildcard entry by the All England Club on Tuesday.

"The government is today closing the plug-in car grant scheme to new orders after successfully kickstarting the UK's electric car revolution," the Department for Transport (DfT) said in a statement. The grant was launched in 2011 to help encourage Britons to ditch high-polluting diesel and petrol cars. It has since supported the sale of almost half a million electric cars, the DfT added, stressing that the subsidy was always a "temporary" policy. Sales of fully electric cars rocketed from less... Читать дальше...

The seven members, who are credited with generating billions of dollars for the South Korean economy, dropped the bombshell during their streamed annual "FESTA" dinner, part of a celebration that marks their anniversary as a group. Member RM, 27, said that after the Grammy-nominated BTS' last few singles he "didn't know what kind of group we were anymore," adding later that group members were "exhausted." "I've always thought that BTS was different than other groups," he continued. "But the problem... Читать дальше...

The 32-year-old American, chasing his third US Open crown this week at The Country Club, became irked Tuesday when the hot topic of the US PGA Tour and upstart Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series came up. US stars Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed and DeChambeau are among the rebels playing LIV Golf events for the richest purses in golf history at $25 million for 54-hole events with a team format. Koepka's brother, Chase Koepka, shared 33rd place last week's LIV Golf opener in England. "LIV... Читать дальше...

Parents of teens who died from overdoses after taking drugs bought via social media protested outside the headquarters of Snapchat in California on Monday. As overdose deaths blamed largely on the opioid fentanyl soar among young people in the US, parents are demanding Snapchat and others do more to prevent drug sales on their platforms.

The Chris Waller-trained star's sublime performance took place with the meeting's most notable supporter Queen Elizabeth II absent. As she watched on television from Windsor Castle, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla stood in. It was the first Royal Ascot since 2019 to greet a full house made up largely of top-hatted and tail-coated men and women dressed in the latest fashion, after two years of crowd restrictions due to Covid. Nature Strip was only Waller's second runner at the meeting -- Brazen... Читать дальше...

The Javari Valley, where veteran correspondent Dom Phillips and respected indigenous specialist Bruno Pereira disappeared on June 5, is one of the remotest places on Earth, a vast expanse of thick jungle in northwestern Brazil near the Peruvian and Colombian borders. Phillips, 57, and Pereira, 41, were last seen boating up the Itaquai river just outside the Javari Valley Indigenous Reservation, a territory bigger than Austria that is home to an estimated 6,300 indigenous inhabitants, including 19 uncontacted tribes. Читать дальше...

Nobody was hurt after a few fragments fell early Tuesday morning from the Porta Maggiore gate, whose monumental double arches once provided a gateway through the third-century Aurelian Walls. But the monument -- which originally supported two of the city's aqueducts and is now located behind Rome's main train station -- was temporarily closed off while it was checked, according to a statement from the city authorities. The fragments of tufa -- a type of easy-to-cut rock used in Roman-era construction -- fell off around 6:15 am... Читать дальше...

The 27-year-old Spaniard, who won the US Open title last year at Torrey Pines, practiced Tuesday with Phil Mickelson and Kevin Na, two players to jump to LIV Golf. World number two Rahm, who won last month at the Mexico Open, says he has no interest in playing in the LIV series, disliking its shotgun starts and 54-hole format. But Rahm is concerned that players who make the switch, including his compatriot Sergio Garcia, might not be allowed to play in the Ryder Cup. "The one thing that keeps coming to me out of all this and what can happen... Читать дальше...

The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, who has not played since suffering an injury during her first-round match at Wimbledon 12 months ago, has plummeted to 1,208 in the world rankings. Earlier Tuesday, Williams had indicated she would be at Wimbledon, which begins on June 27, when she posted an image of her white trainers on grass on Instagram along with the caption: "SW and SW19. It's a date. 2022, see you there." The 40-year-old will make her return to competitive tennis next week at the Eastbourne International... Читать дальше...

The duel between Emmanuel Macron's incumbent majority and Jean-Luc Mélenchon's pan-leftist NUPES coalition duly dominated the spotlight on Sunday after the first round of France's legislative elections. But far-right National Rally flagbearer Marine Le Pen had a red-letter night at the ballot box. Even at the low end of seat projections for next Sunday's run-off, Le Pen will have shored up party finances, seen off a pesky political foe and guaranteed herself a gilded soapbox for five more years.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appealed to voters to give him a "solid majority" in Sunday's parliamentary polls, warning against adding "French disorder to global disorder".

The French government announced 500 million euros on Tuesday to encourage urban vegetation projects to tackle high temperatures in towns and cities as a heatwave began to strike in the south and southwest.

Negotiations have been going on at the World Trade Organization for more than 20 years towards banning subsidies that threaten the sustainability of the planet's fish stocks by encouraging overfishing. The global trade body's leader, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, wants to pull off a major coup by finally concluding a deal at the WTO's first ministerial conference in nearly five years, being held in Geneva this week. There are hopes that a financing fund to help developing countries implement the new rules may help soothe lingering concerns. Читать дальше...

The government issued a new toll from the weekend attack at the village of Seytenga in northern Burkina, revising it sharply upwards from the earlier figure of at least 50 dead. The head of the country's ruling junta, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo, decreed three days of mourning, which took effect at midnight on Monday. In a statement, the government said 29 more bodies had been found, bringing the provisional death toll to 79. The search for still more victims is being hampered by fear... Читать дальше...

The first flight to take migrants arriving illegally in Britain to Rwanda can go ahead on Tuesday, Britain's Supreme Court ruled, after judges dismissed campaigners' latest attempt to win an injunction to stop it. FRANCE 24's Simon Wolhlfahrt reports from Kigali, Rwanda.

Their latest escapade, "Minions: The Rise of the Gru", was screened at the opening of the Annecy Film Festival in France on Tuesday ahead of its worldwide release in early July. It is the fifth instalment in a franchise that began with "Despicable Me" in 2010 and has grossed $3.7 billion at the box office, according to IMDB, without even counting the vast sales of cuddly toys and other Minion-related paraphernalia. The new film promises another frenetic succession of gags, action and slapstick stupidity. Читать дальше...

Britain's first scheduled flight taking asylum seekers to Rwanda was set to depart on Tuesday, with the government warning that anyone who avoided it through last-minute legal challenges would be put on a later plane despite an outcry from critics. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Armen Georgian tells us more.