Новости за 15.03.2023

The 26-year-old American committed three "whereabouts failures" within a 12-month span to bring about the punishment, which is set to end in February 2024 and therefore give her a chance to compete at next year's Paris Olympics. Saunders, who has been outspoken in raising awareness of social injustice and mental health issues, finished second at the Tokyo Games with an effort of 19.79 meters. Her violations came when she was in a USADA testing pool and had to inform authorities of her whereabouts... Читать дальше...

An activist in Poland was convicted on Tuesday for helping a pregnant woman access abortion pills, as a legal case in the US attempts to ban access to medical abortion altogether. In countries where reproductive rights are already under threat, abortion pills can provide discreet access to safe terminations, but legal battles are blocking access to medicine.

The 39-year-old signal caller had left his future plans uncertain since the end of last season, but revealed on "The Pat McAfee Show" that he wants to leave the team he has played for since his 2005 NFL debut. "I think since Friday I've made it clear that my intention was to play and my intention was to play for the New York Jets," Rodgers said. "I haven't been holding anything up at this point. It has been compensation that the Packers are trying to get for me, and kind of digging their heels in... Читать дальше...

Brazil forward Jesus made his first appearance since undergoing surgery on the knee problem he sustained at the World Cup when he came off the bench in Sunday's 3-0 win at Fulham. Nketiah deputised impressively for Jesus, scoring six goals in 12 games before he was sidelined by an ankle issue suffered in the 4-0 win over Everton on March 1. The Gunners have maintained a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League despite lacking a recognised striker in the absence of Jesus and Nketiah. With... Читать дальше...

Hudson announced a 24-player group for CONCACAF Nations League matches in Grenada on March 24 and at home against El Salvador on March 27 in Orlando, Florida. Reyna, a 20-year-old midfielder, played only 52 minutes over four matches for the US at the World Cup in Qatar last year. After the tournament, Berhalter mentioned an anonymous player was nearly sent home from Qatar for poor attitude and a lack of commitment to the team, with Reyna later admitting he was the player and apologizing for his actions. Читать дальше...

The suit revealed at an event at the Johnson Space Center in Houston features greater flexibility and thermal protection than those worn by the Apollo astronauts who first stepped foot on the lunar surface more than 50 years ago. The pressurized garment has multiple protective layers, a backpack with life support systems, and lights and a high-definition video camera mounted on top of the bubble-shaped helmet. The US space agency's Artemis program aims to return humans to the Moon in late 2025... Читать дальше...

Brianna Ghey was found fatally stabbed in broad daylight in Warrington, northwest England, on February 11, drawing international attention. Cheshire Police have charged two 15-year-olds, a boy and a girl, with her murder and they are due to go on trial at Liverpool Crown Court in July. Neither accused can be named because of their age. Police previously said officers were exploring whether Ghey was the victim of an anti-transgender hate crime. At a pink-themed funeral at a Warrington church, mourners... Читать дальше...

The MCC, the owner of the ground in London, announced last year that matches between Eton and Harrow and between Oxford and Cambridge would no longer take place at the "Home of Cricket". Actor and author Stephen Fry, in his capacity as incoming MCC president, spoke in support of the changes and said they would help challenge a "turgid image of snobbery and elitism". But the decision prompted a furious outcry from some sections of the 23,000-strong MCC membership. MCC chairman Bruce Carnegie-Brown... Читать дальше...

Lyles will serve his suspension on Wednesday when the Kings visit Chicago. The incident took place late in the fourth quarter of Milwaukee's 133-124 victory at Sacramento on Monday. Lyles fouled Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo and then shoved the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player in the back to ignite the incident. Lopez escalated the situation by confronting Lyles, who then struck Lopez in the face and grabbed and held the Bucks standout around the neck. Lyles was whistled for two technical fouls and ejected while Lopez... Читать дальше...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday urged Ethiopia to "deepen the peace" in its war-torn north, as he announced a $331-million aid package to the country during a visit aimed at repairing relations shaken by the two-year conflict.

After a journalist and three Arabic-language correspondents of FRANCE 24 were accused of certain comments posted on their personal social media pages, the management of the channel immediately launched an audit.

Conspicuous by its absence at the coronation of Britain's King Charles III on May 6 will be the Koh-i-Noor diamond. In this edition of Coronation Countdown, FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle explains why the decision has been made not to use a crown featuring the diamond – a choice taken for the sake of international relations.

A Pakistan court ordered police on Wednesday to suspend an operation to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan, bringing a halt to pitched battles in which police baton-charged supporters of the former cricketer and fired water cannon and tear gas.

France saw on Wednesday an eighth day of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Garbage piled up in Paris and rail services were cancelled, with trade unions organising a show of force. Macron's pension overhaul neared its finale in parliament after a joint commission of French upper- and lower-house lawmakers agreed on the text of the reform, moving it closer to potential final votes. Read FRANCE 24’s live blog to see the day’s developments as they unfolded. Читать дальше...

Cameras installed in a grocery store in Canada have sparked a furore on Twitter, with some people claiming that they are being used to surveil the population and limit their purchases. The posts have been circulating since March 7, 2023. Our team spoke to the store, Walmart, who said that they installed the cameras, which run on artificial intelligence and are used to monitor if the products on the shelves are well-stocked.

A Russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a US surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday in what a US spokeman called a “brazen violation of international law”, forcing the US military to bring down the unmanned aerial vehicle. Russia's ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, called the incident a "provocation". Read our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

The boyband are widely considered South Korea's biggest-ever cultural phenomenon, selling out stadiums around the world and dominating the charts while raking in billions for the country's economy and building a global legion of fans known as ARMYs. But all able-bodied men in South Korea must serve at least 18 months in the military and, after a years-long debate about whether BTS deserved an exemption, Jin, the oldest member of the group, enlisted in December. Bang Si-hyuk, chairman of HYBE and the mastermind behind BTS... Читать дальше...

Galvanized after the US Supreme Court ended the nationwide right to abortion last June, anti-abortion forces are now targeting the prescription drug mifepristone in their campaign to win a total ban on the practice. The suit against the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) aims at a pill involved in 53 percent of all abortions in the United States, or more than a half-million every year. While the FDA has never been challenged like this before on its approval of a drug that has proven safe and effective... Читать дальше...

The death toll from Cyclone Freddy in Malawi and Mozambique passed 200 on Tuesday after the record-breaking storm triggered floods and landslips in its second strike on Africa in less than three weeks.

Another day of strikes as MPs debate compromise bill.

The rights group said that between 2,400 and 2,700 Afghans evacuated to the UAE following the Taliban takeover of Kabul in August 2021 remain "arbitrarily detained" in makeshift refugee housing with limited freedom of movement and scarce access to legal counsel. The UAE, for its part, said it was working with US counterparts to complete the resettlement process but denied reports of dire living conditions. "Emirati authorities have kept thousands of Afghan asylum seekers locked up for over 15 months in cramped... Читать дальше...

An ambitious 10-year scheme costing $160 million is underway to secure the waste and avoid risks to health and the environment, but many local people are worried or sceptical. From 1978, France's nuclear giant Areva, now called Orano, worked the area under a subsidiary, the Akouta Mining Company (Cominak). It closed the site in 2021 after extracting 75,000 tonnes of uranium, much of which went to fuelling the scores of nuclear reactors that provide the backbone of France's electricity supply. ... Читать дальше...

The 35-year-old musician, who asked not to be identified by his real name, told AFP he was worried the government might use social media to identify and round up LGBTQ citizens. "Safe spaces are shrinking every day," he said. "Soon, we will have nowhere to hide." Kenya, like its neighbours, is in the grip of a brutal cost-of-living crisis and faces its worst drought in four decades. But activists say those issues have been pushed to the back-burner as leaders across the political spectrum unite... Читать дальше...

The death toll from Cyclone Freddy in Malawi and Mozambique passed 200 on Tuesday after the record-breaking storm triggered floods and landslips in its second strike on Africa in less than three weeks.

In 2016, Vice President Joe Biden warned against efforts to unravel banking regulations that Democrats had fought to implement following the nation’s financial crisis, just as the emerging Trump administration was determined to loosen those strict banking rules. Biden argued that without the far-reaching 2010 banking overhaul known as Dodd-Frank, financial institutions would continue to gamble with consumers' cash and ultimately hurt the middle class. Now there's a banking crisis on his watch as president... Читать дальше...