Новости за 27.07.2022

Burkholderia pseudomallei (B. pseudomallei) was detected in soil and puddle water samples in the Gulf Coast region of southern Mississippi during an investigation of two human melioidosis cases. The two unrelated people lived in close geographic proximity and became sick with the disease two years apart -- in 2020 and in 2022 -- prompting health authorities to investigate household products and the environment around their homes. Melioidosis causes nonspecific symptoms such as fever, joint pain... Читать дальше...

France will intensify monitoring of nuclear power group EDF's fleet of reactors to ensure that the country will have sufficient electricity production for next winter, an official at the energy ministry told Reuters on Wednesday.

The prohibition was set to come into force on October 1 following a long campaign from French meat and livestock groups, seeking to uphold the country's famously fastidious conventions for the naming of food and drink. The government said terms including sausage, lardon, dumpling and carpaccio should be reserved for meat products. But on Wednesday the Council of State administrative court sided with Proteines France, an organisation that represents the vegetable protein sector. It accepted concerns... Читать дальше...

In a wide-ranging career that lasted more than three quarters of a century, Lovelock worked on viruses, the ozone layer, told NASA there was no life on Mars and helped shape -- even sometimes reluctantly -- the environmental movement. His ideas were often at odds with conventional wisdom -- generating admiration and sometimes vilification from his peers. He often had to wait for the world to catch up. The unorthodox scientist, inventor and author worked in a barn-turned-laboratory for decades... Читать дальше...

Hundreds of supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr danced and sang in parliament Wednesday after storming Baghdad's high-security Green Zone in protest at a rival bloc's nomination for prime minister.

French President Emmanuel Macron visited Benin on Wednesday some eight months after France returned 26 works of art seized by colonial soldiers in Benin in 1892. Thousands of other looted artworks remain in France, and traditional leaders and government authorities in Benin are hopeful that the return of the 26 is only the beginning of a process of restitution.

Protesters "stormed the parliament" after initially being stopped by police firing a barrage of tear gas, a security source told AFP on condition of anonymity. State agency INA said on messaging app Telegram that "protesters have entered the parliament building". The heavily fortified Green Zone is home to government buildings and diplomatic missions. Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi called on the protesters to "immediately withdraw" from the Green Zone. He warned in a statement that security... Читать дальше...

Macron is on a tour of Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau to strengthen political and security ties with countries in West and Central Africa.

Germany and France meet for a place in Sunday's final at Wembley. France 24 Selina Sykes tells us more.

The Saudi-backed rebel series launched this year with eight events, vying for talent with the US PGA Tour and the Europe-based DP World Tour in a bitter battle that has created deep divisions within the sport. Star players recruited by LIV Golf chief executive Greg Norman include major winners Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka and Sergio Garcia. LIV Golf said Wednesday that 48 players and 12 team franchises would compete in a 14-event Golf League next year. Players... Читать дальше...

Tahbaz, 69, who has Iranian citizenship as well, is currently at his family home in Tehran after being released from Evin prison on temporary furlough with an ankle monitoring bracelet, Roxanne Tahbaz confirmed. He remained behind in the Tehran jail when British-Iranians Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori flew home in March, after the UK government repaid a historical debt to Tehran. Roxanne has accused the UK government of abandoning her father, claiming it led the family to believe... Читать дальше...

Suarez revealed on social media on Tuesday that he had a preliminary agreement to return the outfit where he started his career and on Wednesday, Nacional president Jose Fuentes told Sport 890 radio station that the 35-year-old star has signed a five-month contract. Suarez and the club president both said on Tuesday that some details still needed to be ironed out but Fuentes told Sport 890: "It's already done, it's already resolved." The former Liverpool and Barcelona star is Uruguay's all-time... Читать дальше...

The tourists ended day four on 89-1 with Imam-ul-Haq on 46 and skipper Babar Azam on 26 when bad light stopped play for the second successive day. They will need another 419 runs to win, or to bat out the last three sessions to draw the match and win the series 1-0. "Babar and Imam are playing to their strength and I feel if they play in the same manner we will try to go for the target," said Yousuf. He said the team had benchmarked itself against its 506-run chase against Australia at home in March, in a match ending with a draw on 443-7. Читать дальше...

After two days in the western province of Alberta, during which he begged for forgiveness from the First Nations, Metis and Inuit people of Canada for abuse suffered over the span of a century, the 85-year-old pontiff will fly to Quebec City from Edmonton on Wednesday morning. He will go first to the Citadel of Quebec, where he will meet with Mary Simon, the first Indigenous person to become Canada's governor general, and then with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He will then deliver a speech to officials... Читать дальше...

The ministry had announced on Saturday that it arrested "members of a terrorist organisation who work for the Zionist spy agency Mossad and were sent to (Iran) to carry out (a) terrorist operation." It did not say how many suspects were arrested, nor did it identify the targets of the purported plots against "sensitive sites", but alleged that they entered from neighbouring Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region. On Wednesday, the intelligence ministry said in a new statement that "the elements of... Читать дальше...

The executions of four pro-democracy activists in Myanmar by the military junta not only attracted international condemnation but also fuelled anti-junta demonstrations that have been taking place in the country since early 2021. The FRANCE 24 Observers spoke to demonstrators in Myanmar and abroad for whom the junta’s brutality only served as a catalyst for their determination to achieve democracy.

Morad Tahbaz, an environmental campaigner with UK and US citizenship held in Iran on espionage charges, has been temporarily released from jail and is currently at his family home in Tehran, Britain said on Wednesday.

Tunisians have approved a new constitution granting unchecked powers to the office of President Kais Saied in a referendum marked by low voter turnout. The move has sparked warnings of a dangerous democratic regression in a country facing political and economic crises.

French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to support Benin by investing in security, education and a new French cultural centre in a joint press conference with Benin’s President Patrice Talon in Cotonou on Wednesday. Macron’s visit to the west African nation comes after French opposition lawmakers warned of an "alarming" increase in human rights abuses in Benin.

After a breakout Tokyo Olympics where she dethroned American great Katie Ledecky in the 200m and 400m freestyle, the dominant Titmus carried her form into the Australian championships in May. After narrowly missing the long-standing 200m world record set in 2009, she broke Ledecky's world mark over 400m by 0.06 seconds, touching in 3min 56.40sec. Titmus, 21, then opted out of the world championships in Budapest, saving herself for the Commonwealth Games, where she will be a red-hot favourite. ... Читать дальше...

Security minister Juan Manuel Pino told AFP in a short message that the roads were "all open" for the first time since the protests began. Earlier, police had announced on Twitter that "the roads that had been kept closed by protests have been cleared," and traffic was flowing freely. Panama has been gripped by protests over the cost of living and corruption in the worst social crisis since the American invasion of the country in 1989. Since the unrest began, protesters have blocked various roads... Читать дальше...

The 24-year-old said that he sustained a groin strain during the World Athletics Championships in Oregon last week, where he won silver. Chopra was the reigning champion at the Commonwealth Games, which start in Birmingham on Thursday, but he withdrew on Tuesday. "Needless to say, I am hurt about not being able to defend my title and missing out on another opportunity to represent the nation," Chopra said in a statement on Twitter. Chopra said that he was "especially disappointed" about losing... Читать дальше...

UN Secretary General António Guterres says the attack on UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo may be a war crime, according to a UN spokesperson.

The hosts reached 297 for seven at lunch after they resumed day four on 176-5 in Galle. De Silva, on 84, and Ramesh Mendis, on eight, were batting at the break. Overnight batsmen De Silva and the left-handed Karunaratne, who made 61, put together 126 runs to keep the opposition bowlers at bay until Nauman Ali struck with the first wicket of the morning session. Karunaratne had escaped two close calls, which were unsuccessfully reviewed by Pakistan, off Nauman's left-arm spin but finally fell to the same bowler... Читать дальше...

Jewish community representatives on Tuesday voiced alarm after Hungarian leader Viktor Orban spoke out against creating "peoples of mixed-race".