Новости за 14.01.2023

Five additional pages of classified material have been found at Joe Biden's family home in Delaware, the White House said Saturday in a new twist in a politically sensitive affair for the president.

Losses to arch-rivals Kaizer Chiefs, leaders Mamelodi Sundowns and Cape Town City had seen the four-time league champions drop to eighth halfway through the season. Arrows, two places above the Buccaneers when the match began, fell behind to a first-half goal from Monapule Saleng, but levelled midway through the second half via Velemseni Ndwandwe. The teams remained deadlocked until the second minute of added time when Zimbabwean Terrence Dzvukamanja netted and Vincent Pule added a third goal. Читать дальше...

Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the legal system and weaken the Supreme Court — a step that critics say will destroy the country's democratic system of checks and balances.

Klopp's troubled side were blown away in the second half by Solly March's double and a late strike from Danny Welbeck. Liverpool's wretched performance came hot on the heels of a 3-1 loss at Brentford and an FA Cup draw against Wolves in which they were saved from defeat by a controversial VAR decision. The Reds are languishing in eighth place in the Premier League with their hopes of a top-four finish fading by the week. Klopp could not believe what he was seeing as Brighton ran his team ragged... Читать дальше...

William Noun -- whose brother, a fireman, was killed in the devastating August 4, 2020 port blast -- was arrested Friday over remarks made during a television programme, a judiciary source told AFP. Noun is among those who have been urging the continuation of a probe -- on hold for more than a year due to political pressure -- into the explosion, which killed more than 215 people, injured thousands and decimated vast areas of the capital. "We just want the full truth, and that justice be served,"... Читать дальше...

Rashford's winner secured a ninth consecutive win for the Red Devils since Cristiano Ronaldo's last game for the club in November. Ronaldo's acrimonious departure threated to derail the progress being made under Ten Hag. But shorn of the melodrama surrounding the five-time Ballon d'Or winner, United are thriving with Rashford taking centre stage. The England international now has 16 goals for United this season and has scored in nine straight games at Old Trafford. Rashford looked like he might... Читать дальше...

Castera was speaking after Saturday's penultimate stage with Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah poised for his fifth title. "I'm very happy we're staying here, with so many deserts still to explore and with this country's enormous potential," he said. Motorsport's toughest endurance test moved to the conservative kingdom in 2020 after a spell in South America on an initial 10-year contract. Dakar organisers ASO announced the switch in 2019 saying a new chapter of the gruelling race's history would be written... Читать дальше...

Billionaire former prime minister Andrej Babis and retired NATO general Petr Pavel topped the first round of the Czech presidential election on Saturday.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg and thousands of demonstrators marched in a large-scale protest in Germany on Saturday against the demolition of a village to make way for an open-cast coal mine extension.

Hardcore "ultra" supporters of both teams were involved in running battles on the A1 motorway on Sunday after they met at the Badia al Pino service station in Tuscany on their way to matches at Sampdoria and AC Milan, creating queues of up to 15 kilometres long. Nicknamed the "sunshine motorway", the A1 runs from Naples to Rome and then all the way to Milan in northern Italy and is one of Italy's most important roads. In a statement, the ministry said it had ordered "the closure for two months... Читать дальше...

The 29-year-old made light work of his opponent in the 46-minute match, working the Japanese world number 26 all over the court taking an 11-0 lead in the opening game. Tsuneyama, 26, pushed back in the second game and was able to match the 2022 Malaysia Open winner in the first few points, but Axelsen forced his way through for the win. "I felt comfortable pretty quick. I came in with a good feeling and kept it through the whole match. I am satisfied with how I played," said Axelsen. Axelsen... Читать дальше...

Since anti-regime demonstrations erupted following the September 16 death in custody of Mahsa Amini, Iranian authorities have executed four young men and sentenced several others to death on charges relating to the protest movement. FRANCE 24 profiles some of the people executed or on death row in Iran’s latest state-sponsored killing spree.

Meafou, 24, who is waiting for a French passport and may even feature in the upcoming Six Nations, crashed over in the second-half as Sale played an hour with 14-men after Cobus Wiese's red card. France's Six Nations squad is named on Tuesday but the 2.03m, 140kg second-row is unable to play for his adopted country before receiving citizenship, which he will reportedly obtain in time for the third round fixture against Scotland on February 26. "Our boys fought hard, it's good to get the win here," Meafou told BT Sport. Читать дальше...

Meafou, 24, who is waiting for a French passport and may even feature in their Six Nationals squad, crashed over in the second-half as Sale played an hour with 14-men after Cobus Wiese's red card. The home side will have to win at Ulster in the final round of pool games next weekend to keep their hopes alive of advancing. In rare sunshine in the Manchester suburbs, Sale made the worst possible start as props Simon McIntyre and Nic Schonert collided with each other at the kick-off and left the field... Читать дальше...

City were leading through Jack Grealish's second-half header at Old Trafford when United snatched their dubious 78th-minute equaliser. Marcus Rashford was clearly offside when he ran onto a through ball but Fernandes ran past him to fire home. Although the goal was initially disallowed, it was eventually allowed to stand after a VAR check because Rashford didn't touch the ball before Fernandes scored. With Guardiola and his players furious that VAR ignored Rashford's presence as a clear distraction to keeper Ederson... Читать дальше...

The 35-year-old forward dropped out of the France squad injured shortly before their first match, and retired from international duty in December. Ballon d'Or winner Benzema had been excited to feature after missing France's victory in 2018 because of his involvement in a blackmail scandal over a sex-tape involving his former teammate Mathieu Valbuena. The forward returned from his thigh problem for Madrid at the end of December and has been finding his best form ahead of the final against rivals Barcelona. Читать дальше...

Hundreds of Tunisians marched Saturday after opponents of President Kais Saied called for protests over a worsening economic crisis.

Both United goals came in the final 12 minutes as Erik ten Hag's side moved to within one point of their local rivals in the table after inflicting a damaging blow to City's hopes of retaining the title. Pep Guardiola's men looked to be heading to victory when Jack Grealish came off the bench to head the visitors into the lead. But Bruno Fernandes' controversial equaliser turned the game and four minutes later Rashford netted for the ninth consecutive match at Old Trafford. City could now fall... Читать дальше...

A new Turkish ground offensive in Syria is "possible any time", a top aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday, despite a Moscow-brokered rapprochement between Damascus and Ankara.

Overall champion in 2020, Brignone, 32, held off a spirited Swiss challenge, timing 0.54 seconds faster than Joana Haehlen and 0.66 quicker than Olympic champion Lara Gut-Behrami. The race was switched from a downhill and then shortened due to significant snowfall this week. Mikaela Shiffrin, who last weekend equalled Lindsey Vonn's women's record of 82 World Cup wins, did not compete but remains well ahead in the general classification. Victory meant Brignoni became the first Italian woman to win 21 World Cup races... Читать дальше...

Anderson Torres, Bolsonaro's last justice minister, was arrested when he arrived in the capital Brasilia from the United States, where both he and his former boss were at the time of the riot. Thousands of "bolsonaristas" invaded the seats of government in the capital on Sunday, breaking windows and furniture, destroying priceless works of art, and leaving graffiti messages calling for a military coup. More than 2,000 rioters were detained after the events, for which the full extent of the damage is still being calculated. Читать дальше...

"The people want what you don't want. Down with Saied," chanted the activists, including supporters of the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party. Ennahdha had dominated parliament until Saied launched a dramatic power grab on July 25, 2021, sacking the government and freezing parliament before appointing a new cabinet and ruling by decree. "The coup has brought us famine and poverty. Yesterday the grocer gave me just one kilo of macaroni and a can of milk," said Nouha, a woman at one protest. "How... Читать дальше...

Kwon had lost in the second round of qualifying for the tournament but was given a place in the main draw as a lucky loser. After victory over Czech player Tomas Machac in the first round, the South Korean defeated second seed Pablo Carreno Busta, Sweden's Mikael Ymer and rising English star Jack Draper to reach the decider. In a dramatic final that lasted 2hrs 43mins, Kwon saw off Bautista Agut 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/4) in a match that swung both ways. Kwon broke the Spaniard's first service game then used his powerful shot-making... Читать дальше...

China's health authorities on Saturday reported almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in just over a month, the first major death toll released by the government since the loosening of its virus restrictions in early December.

Loeb, a record nine-time world rally champion, won the 13th and penultimate stage, a 154 kilometres special from Shaybah to Al-Hofuf, to break Finnish driver Ari Vatanen's mark of five consecutive victories in 1989. The 48-year-old Prodrive star is in second spot overall -- the same position as he filled last year -- 1 hour and 21 minutes behind Al-Attiyah. "It's great, even though the record was not necessarily my goal," said Loeb. "I especially wanted to cement my second place. "The gap was... Читать дальше...