Новости за 31.05.2023

Norrie hit the ball after it had appeared to bounce twice to win a point early in the third set of the second round clash. The 14th seed then broke for a 3-1 lead on his way to a comprehensive 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 win over 675th-ranked Pouille, a former top-10 player. "For me it bounced twice but you cannot change it," said Pouille. "If the umpire made a mistake, she made a mistake." He added: "I think today we have so many options to check if it bounced twice or not. It's easy with the video. You show it on the screen... Читать дальше...

Officially, the targets for forced or coerced repatriation are Chinese nationals wanted by China's judicial system for alleged corruption. But Washington has accused the operation of targeting dissidents and opponents of Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Three defendants went on trial in Brooklyn accused of coercing US residents into returning to China where they were wanted for alleged crimes. Michael McMahon -- a retired New York police officer working as a private investigator -- Yong Zhu of Queens... Читать дальше...

Federal help was coming, officials said, along with firefighters from the United States. "We're in a crisis in the province and we want and we need and we will take all the support we can get," Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston told a news conference. "These fires are unprecedented." Already, additional kit have been shipped in from Ontario, and a dozen water bombers from neighboring regions and the Coast Guard joined efforts to douse the flames. Houston said he has also asked for the military to help out. Читать дальше...

Denver host Miami in game one of the best-of-seven finals on Thursday, aiming to end nearly half a century of futility by winning their first ever championship. Bookmakers have installed the Western Conference champions as heavy favorites to clinch the series against an eighth-seeded Miami side who only scraped into the postseason via the play-in tournament. Nuggets star Jokic however said Wednesday that he is paying little attention to the betting predictions from Las Vegas. "I think we are not the favorite," Jokic told reporters. Читать дальше...

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz cruised into the third round of the French Open on Wednesday, but all eyes were on Novak Djokovic as a political row sparked by the two-times Roland Garros champion intensified.

England begin their home red-ball season in a lone, four-day, Test against Ireland at Lord's starting Thursday. There have long been concerns about franchise Twenty20 cricket crowding out the traditional long-format game, except for marquee series such as the five-match Ashes campaign that begins next month. These worries intensified when Ireland left rising star Josh Little out of their squad for this week's encounter. The fast bowler was rested after a successful Indian Premier League spell with... Читать дальше...

The Spanish star came through 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 against his 112th-ranked opponent and will face Canada's Denis Shapovalov for a place in the fourth round. Alcaraz, 20, is bidding to add the Roland Garros title to the US Open he won in 2022. "I'm very happy with my level. The wind meant conditions were really difficult so I had to adjust as much as possible, I was very focused on each shot," said Alcaraz. Victory on Wednesday gave Alcaraz a 22nd win from 24 on clay in 2023, a run which has yielded titles on the surface in Buenos Aires... Читать дальше...

On Monday, after confrontations began between ethnic Albanians and Serbs, Djokovic scrawled the message "Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop the violence" on a camera following his victory in the opening round of Roland Garros. A Kosovo Olympic Committee (KOC) spokesman told AFP on Wednesday that Djokovic was "stirring up" political tensions. Djokovic "breached the fundamental principles of the Olympic Charter regarding political neutrality and involved yet another political statement in sports"... Читать дальше...

The Big Apple is gradually going down partly because of the weight of the skyscrapers that make the concrete jungle famous, a new study has found. The descent makes the metropolis more vulnerable to rising sea levels and coastal flooding caused by climate change, the researchers noted. The paper, published this month in the Earth's Future journal, sought to estimate how the city's vast infrastructure impacts subsidence. Subsidence is the sinking of land mass caused by either natural processes... Читать дальше...

Manahel al-Otaibi was arrested for social media posts challenging the country's male guardianship laws and requirements for women to wear the customary body-shrouding abaya. Public prosecutors accused her of leading a "campaign to incite Saudi girls to denounce religious principles and rebel against the customs and traditions of Saudi society," according to the documents. She appeared in front of judges in January and was then referred to the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC) which was established... Читать дальше...

Seventeen people died and tens of thousands were forced to leave their homes after three heavy downpours hit the Emilia Romagna region within three weeks, causing landslides and floods that destroyed farmland, towns and businesses. The report from the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group of climate scientists said May had seen "the wettest event of this type" for two centuries, calling it a "one-in-200 year event". The group -- whose goal is to demonstrate reliable links between global heating... Читать дальше...

Australian world number 108 Kokkinakis came through 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3 in four hours and 38 minutes against the 2015 champion. "I feel better now that I've won," said the 27-year-old after securing victory on a fifth match point. "What a match. I know Stan is getting older but in the first set he was playing the best. I was nowhere, just hanging in." Kokkinakis, who described Wawrinka, a three-time major winner, as a "legend" of the sport, last made the third round of a Slam in Paris eight years ago when he was just 19. Читать дальше...

Elena prepares a syringe of heroin, a drug she has been using for 20 years. Now, however, it is almost certain that it is mixed with fentanyl, a potentially lethal substance. A rapid test at a Mexican safe-use centre in the town of Mexicali, near the US border, confirms the presence of the synthetic opioid, which is 50 times more potent than heroin.

The European Union and United States said Wednesday they expect to draft a voluntary code of conduct on artificial intelligence "within weeks" with the hope that fellow democracies will sign on.

NATO peacekeepers guarded town halls in ethnically divided northern Kosovo for a third day on Wednesday, as unrest prompted the alliance to send additional troops to the area and NATO and the West slammed Kosovo for not having done enough to stave off violence.

South Africa's leading opposition party said on Tuesday it had taken legal action to force the government to arrest Vladimir Putin if the Russian President were to attend a planned BRICS summit in the country.

England boss Sarina Wiegman has recalled England after the striker scored 12 goals for Tottenham in the Women's Super League since joining from Chelsea in January. England was an unused squad member when Wiegman's team won the Women's European Championship last year and has not featured on the international stage since September. In a blow to England's hopes of a first World Cup triumph in the women's game, there is no place for Euro 2022 Golden Boot winner Mead. The Arsenal forward lost her battle... Читать дальше...

Rayyanah Barnawi, the first Saudi woman to go to space, compatriot Ali Al-Qarni, and Americans Peggy Whitson and John Shoffner waved happily to cameras after the hatch was opened on their Crew Dragon late Tuesday night. They were then helped out of the spacecraft, slightly unsteady on their feet after spending eight days on the orbital outpost, as seen on a video stream provided by Axiom Space, which chartered the mission with NASA. "Welcome back to Earth!" tweeted NASA chief Bill Nelson. The... Читать дальше...

Elon Musk said Tuesday he was willing to expand his business in China, as he met Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Beijing on his first trip to the country in over three years.

Summer is in the air, cigarette smoke is not, in Sweden's outdoor bars and restaurants. As the World Health Organization marks “World No Tobacco Day” on Wednesday, Sweden, which has the lowest rate of smoking in the Europe Union, is close to declaring itself “smoke free” — defined as having fewer than 5% daily smokers in the population. Many experts give credit to decades of anti-smoking campaigns and legislation, while others point to the prevalence of “snus,” a smokeless tobacco product that is... Читать дальше...

The Greek world number five came agonisingly close to winning the French Open in 2021 when he surrendered a two-sets lead to lose in five to Novak Djokovic. It's a memory which still haunts him, especially after losing to the Serbian superstar again in January in the final of the Australian Open. "There are a few guys that can play good under pressure, especially in big, tight moments, and you have to have the mental strength of a Navy SEAL to pull it through," said Tsitsipas, hailing the crack US special forces unit. Читать дальше...

After a trial marked by politicisation and salacious headlines, the West African state is bracing for potential violence on Thursday when the verdict is expected to be announced. The case revolves around Ousmane Sonko, a firebrand politician who has drawn a huge following among young people with attacks on Senegal's elite. The 48-year-old is accused of raping beauty salon employee Adji Sarr and issuing death threats against her. He denies the allegations and in the run-up to Thursday's hearing called on the public to protest en masse. Читать дальше...

Fitness problems meant both players missed France's opening qualifying matches in March, when they beat the Netherlands 4-0 at home and won 1-0 away to the Republic of Ireland. They now go into a match against minnows Gibraltar in Faro, Portugal on June 16, and a home clash with Greece three days later, on top of qualifying Group B with six points. "You will say I am very pragmatic, but the three points that are available against Gibraltar have the same value as those we took against the Netherlands... Читать дальше...

Marius Gustavson, 45, pleaded not guilty at London's Old Bailey criminal court to causing grievous bodily harm with intent to three men in 2018 and 2019. But Jacob Crimi-Appleby, 22, pleaded guilty to the same charge after he admitted to freezing Gustavson's leg in one extreme ritual, which led to the limb being amputated. And Gustavson, who appeared in court by videolink from custody, admitted separate charges of making and distributing indecent videos of a child. Police say Gustavson was the... Читать дальше...

Japan is known for its healthy diet and impressive life expectancy. But it is also a smoker’s paradise. Although the number of smokers has dropped by a third over the past 20 years, more than 17 million Japanese smoke regularly. The authorities are trying to make more public spaces smoke-free, but it is an uphill struggle as old habits die hard. Gabriel Chanéac, Alexis Bregere and Justin McCurry report.