Новости за 27.09.2022

The SLS rocket, the most powerful ever designed by NASA, had to be returned overnight to its storage hangar in order to shelter it from the approach of Hurricane Ian. The next possible launch windows -- determined according to the positions of the Earth and the Moon -- are from October 17 to 31, then from November 12 to 27. "We know that the earliest it could go is late October, but more than likely we'll go in the window in the middle of November," NASA administrator Bill Nelson told CNN. At a press conference... Читать дальше...

Former Guinean dictator Moussa Dadis Camara and several co-defendants were sent to prison Tuesday, a day before their trial opens for the 2009 stadium massacre, their lawyers said.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz named his son and heir Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the kingdom's prime minister and his second son Prince Khalid as defense minister, a royal decree said on Tuesday.

"I look back at the past 20 years of my career, and I must say that I am very satisfied with all that I was able to achieve and more importantly the human it has helped shape," the 35-year-old posted on his Instagram account. Among his many achievements was helping Chelsea to their first Champions League title in 2012. And his former club were quick to pay tribute to the player who joined them "as a fresh-faced 19-year-old". In a decade of service, he clocked up 372 appearances in a Chelsea shirt... Читать дальше...

Colombia's embassy in Washington has been collecting the artifacts from around the United States since 2018 thanks to "seizures" and voluntary "returns by collectors," Alhena Caicedo, director of Colombia's ICANH anthropology and history institute, told AFP. The pottery, stone and seashell objects, made by Indigenous communities between 500 BC and 500 AD, were brought back last week by Colombian President Gustavo Petro as he returned from the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Now residing... Читать дальше...

Released as a single in 1972, the song about a Starman who would "like to come and meet us but he thinks he'd blow our minds" featured on the Ziggy Stardust concept album. The handwritten lyrics sold for five times as much as the £40,000 estimate. The winning bidder was Olivier Varenne, director of acquisitions and alliances and collections at the Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania, on behalf of a private collector. "We had almost unprecedented interest from around the world for this historic... Читать дальше...

Delph made 204 Premier League appearances for City, Everton, Aston Villa and Leeds. The 32-year-old won two Premier League titles during four years with City between 2015 and 2019. He also appeared in the FA Cup and League Cup finals with Villa, finishing as a runner-up on both occasions. Delph, who played 20 times for England, left City to join Everton three years ago but injuries restricted him to just 21 appearances in all competitions over the last two seasons. His contract with Everton expired... Читать дальше...

More than 75 people have died in Iran's crackdown on 11 nights of unrest sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, a rights group said, as Western nations pile pressure on the Islamic republic to end the violence.

Girls carrying pink backpacks play alongside boys with blue ones in the courtyard of their school in Tadif, some 32 kilometres (20 miles) east of Aleppo city. Heavily damaged during Syria's more than decade-long war, Tadif lies on what has turned into a quiet front line between regime forces and Ankara-backed rebels. Most of the eight schools in the area have been completely destroyed. But one reopened this week, welcoming around 300 students from the rebel-held sector of Tadif. #photo1 In a dark makeshift classroom... Читать дальше...

Italian rider Jonathan Milan of Bahrain-Victorious won the 223km flat run on a rainy day that finished in Ludbreg with Denmark's Vingegaard zipping over the line shortly after in the main group. Croatia's Matej Mohoric had broken for the line from a distance but was swallowed up by his pursuers 300m from home. The shy and retiring Vingegaard went to ground after his Tour de France win, but poured cold water on concerns he had struggled mentally with the attention success had brought him. "I can... Читать дальше...

Morocco said Algeria on Tuesday invited King Mohammed VI to attend an Arab League summit in Algiers in November, at a time of tensions between the North African neighbours.

The annual nine-day celebration honours the "Nine Emperor Gods" and adherents shun all animal products while offering their bodies to deities who they believe will banish bad luck. Internationally known for often graphic images of the piercings, the event in Phuket previously drew thousands of visitors to the southern tourist island hoping for blessings and good fortune. "I could cleanse my mind and concentrate my thoughts," said 62-year-old Teepakorn Kerdkla as he waited to see a procession of the faithful who had undergone piercings. Читать дальше...

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday that leaks detected in the Nord Stream gas pipelines clearly were caused by deliberate actions and could not have been a result of accidents.

The Three Lions were denied a morale-boosting win in an enthralling 3-3 draw against the four-time world champions at Wembley on Monday. At just 19, Bellingham stepped forward to help spark a fightback from 2-0 down to 3-2 in the space of 12 second-half minutes. The Borussia Dortmund midfielder started the move that resulted in Luke Shaw firing in England's first goal from open play in more than 520 minutes. Bellingham then put his body on the line to win a penalty that Harry Kane converted to... Читать дальше...

The Joola shipwreck was the world's worst civil maritime disaster. France 24 Sam Bradpiece reports.

Iran is cracking down on the biggest demonstrations since 2019, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16 after she was detained by morality police enforcing the Islamic Republic's strict restrictions on women's dress. The case has drawn widespread condemnation. But the measures have not stopped Iranians from calling for the fall of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the rest of the clerical establishment. For more on the fallout of Mahsa Amini's death and the ensuing widespread unrest... Читать дальше...

NASA's DART spacecraft successfully slammed into a distant asteroid at hypersonic speed on September 26 in the world's first test of a planetary defense system, designed to prevent a potential doomsday meteorite collision with Earth

Colombia and Venezuela reopened cargo transport at a major border crossing on September 27, potentially enabling billions of dollars in trade after years of icy bilateral relations and heavily-restricted economic ties.

Iranian riot police and security forces clashed with demonstrators in dozens of cities on September 27, state media and social media said, amid continuing protests against the death of young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in police custody.

The 22-year-old reinjured his knee in a Top 14 game against Brive on September 17, with his club saying tests had revealed "a more severe diagnosis with a partial lesion of the anterior cruciate ligament." The 14-times capped France player "will be away from the field for several months", Montpellier said in a statement. Vincent has been plagued by knee injuries, rupturing a cruciate ligament in his left knee last season, before returning to help the southerners claim the Top 14 crown for the first time. Читать дальше...

Almost half of Vietnam's airports have been shut, schools and offices across several central provinces were closed and residents rushed to find shelter before the expected arrival of the typhoon on Wednesday. After slamming into the Philippines earlier this week, where it killed six people, Noru is predicted to make landfall as a super typhoon before 11 am (0400 GMT) and then subside to a severe typhoon as it makes its way inland. Vietnam's flood and storm control authority said wind speeds would... Читать дальше...

A strengthening Hurricane Ian’s rain and winds lashed Cuba’s western tip, where authorities have evacuated 50,000 people, as it roared on a path that could see it hit Florida’s west coast as a Category 4 hurricane.

Iran is stepping up arrests of activists and journalists in a crackdown against civil society as anti-regime protests rage nationwide, activists say.

Mya Hollingshed drilled a game-high 29 points and 12 rebounds in the do-or-die clash on the final day of group matches at the 10-day tournament in Sydney. Defeat consigned the Koreans to an early exit as 17th-ranked Puerto Rico progressed with two wins from five in Group A, quickly taking the initiative to open an 18-point lead after the first quarter. The Koreans, missing injured marquee star Park Ji-su, battled back in much tighter second and third quarters and came out on top in the fourth, but their slow start was fatal. Читать дальше...

Renowned US ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson has gone missing on Nepal's Manaslu mountain, on the same day that an avalanche killed a Nepali climber on the same peak, expedition organisers and officials said Tuesday.