Новости за 15.06.2023

Nine Egyptians have been arrested on suspicion of being people smugglers after the migrant boat disaster off Greece that claimed at least 78 lives, a port source told AFP Thursday.

"Fragile supply chains and an unsustainable version of globalization" call for reform, and such challenges will have a bearing on trade policy, Tai said in a speech at the National Press Club. President Joe Biden's administration has sought to move away from traditional trade deals. By focusing on efficiency and low costs, Tai added, those deals allowed significant content to come from countries that were not parties to the agreements. This benefited "free riders, who have not signed up to any of the other obligations in the agreement... Читать дальше...

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani was welcomed by Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani at the airport, images broadcast on Iraqi media showed. Relations between the two countries saw a long period of tension under ousted dictator Saddam Hussein, before easing up over the past decade. Despite Iraq's immense oil and gas reserves, about one third of the population lives in poverty, and the government is seeking out regional partners to rebuild its war-battered roads, schools and hospitals. Sudani's... Читать дальше...

Climate policies currently adopted will lead to average temperatures 2.8 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times by the end of the century, nearly twice the UN goal of a 1.5 degree rise, Guterres said. "That spells catastrophe. Yet the collective response remains pitiful," Guterres told a press conference. "We are hurtling towards disaster, eyes wide open -- with far too many willing to bet it all on wishful thinking, unproven technologies and silver bullet solutions. It's time to wake up and step up," said the UN chief. Читать дальше...

The operator of the Paris metro system apologised on Wednesday after hundreds of passengers on different lines were blocked underground in stifling temperatures at the height of rush hour.

Once located at the foot of the Western Wall, the Moroccan, or Mughrabi, quarter was inhabited by about 1,000 people until Israeli forces captured east Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War. Israel demolished the neighbourhood and went on to annex east Jerusalem -- a move deemed illegal by the United Nations. In just a few hours, Israeli bulldozers tore through more than 100 buildings, displacing residents of the neighbourhood, founded in 1187 by Saladin who defeated the Crusaders in Jerusalem. The... Читать дальше...

United announced in November that the board was exploring "strategic alternatives to enhance the club's growth", with a full sale one of the options. The current owners, the Glazer family, are understood to value United at £6 billion ($7.6 billion) and the Raine Group was brought in to oversee the process. Sheikh Jassim made a fifth and final bid for the club last week and it is understood that his offer is viewed more favourably by the owners than a rival bid from British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe. Читать дальше...

Three Syrians whose family members were forcibly disappeared during the civil war were at the United Nations this week to lobby for the creation of an Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic. The UN General Assembly is expected to vote on a resolution calling for the creation of the institution later this month.

"I've already answered this question, I said that my goal was to carry on at the club, to stay at PSG, it's my only option for now," Mbappe told a news conference ahead of Friday's Euro 2024 qualifier against Gibraltar in Portugal. Mbappe earlier this week sent a letter to the club confirming he would not take up an option to remain at the French champions until 2025. "I didn't think a letter could kill or offend someone," Mbappe said on Friday. He told AFP he had never discussed extending his contract with PSG beyond next year. Читать дальше...

Boris Johnson deliberately misled MPs over Covid lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street when he was prime minister, a UK parliament committee ruled on Thursday. The committee's long-awaited 106-page report was even more critical than expected, particularly in relation to the sanction it would have recommended. The cross-party Privileges Committee said Johnson, 58, would have been suspended as an MP for 90 days for "repeated contempt (of parliament) and for seeking to undermine the parliamentary process". Читать дальше...

But a new study, published Thursday in the journal Cell Host & Microbe, finds that applying the mother's vaginal fluids on C-section babies after birth successfully restores this microbial balance, and has neurodevelopment benefits, too. The study used rigorous methods but was small, involving just 68 infants. Co-author Jose Clemente of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai told AFP that if the findings are confirmed in bigger clinical trials, it could offer a low-cost way to allow C-section... Читать дальше...

The capsizing of a boat thought to be carrying hundreds of migrants off the coast of Greece is just the latest such tragedy as Europe faces a sharp rise in attempted entries across its borders. Frontex is the organisation charged with monitoring all the external borders of the EU and the Schengen area, with its agents surveilling 42,000 km of coastline and almost 9000 km of land borders. But recent years have also seen in face criticism from Human Rights groups.

Crowley took over as coach of the Azzurri in September 2021, after five years as head coach of Treviso. The former All Black full-back, who coached Canada at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, currently boasts a record of six wins and 13 defeats with Italy. Two of those victories were memorable ones: beating Wales in Cardiff and Australia, for the first time ever, in Florence. But the FIR have decided not to renew his contract through to the Rugby World Cup in 2027 -- a decision Crowley called unfortunate. Читать дальше...

The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner curled in from the edge of the area after just 81 seconds following slack defending by the Socceroos. In front of a crowd of more than 50,000 adoring fans, Messi nearly notched a rapid second but lashed into the side netting from a tight angle. Australia weathered the early storm and nearly equalised when attacker Mitchell Duke forced Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez to tip a close-range shot onto the post. Messi and fellow Argentina veteran Angel di Maria... Читать дальше...

Jurors in federal court have awarded $25.6 million to a former Starbucks regional manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished after the high-profile arrests of two Black men at a Philadelphia location in 2018.

The event is the first major golf tournament since the last week's surprising news that the PGA Tour and DP World Tour would unite with the Saudi financiers of the upstart LIV Golf League. That will make for a spicy afternoon group with Brooks Koepka, last month's PGA Championship winner as the first LIV Golf member to capture a major, joined by Rory McIlroy, the PGA Tour's most vocal defender, and Japan's Hideki Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters champion. Koepka, a five-time major winner, won the 2017... Читать дальше...

The 74-year-old is at the centre of an ongoing rape investigation and the press has recently reported on several new sexual misconduct allegations. Auctioneer David Nordmann said Depardieu had given no specific reasons for ridding himself of the works, which make up most of his collection in Paris. "He's 74-years-old and, as he says, he's had several heart operations, several motorbike accidents," said Nordmann. "He's lived an enormously full life and needs to lighten the load a little." The... Читать дальше...

The Games in Hangzhou were due to take place in September 2022 but were postponed by a year because of China's strict zero-Covid rules. On Wednesday, organisers admitted there had been "a lot of difficulties" but said that venues were ready and that preparations were in the final stage. "I am very proud," an 18-year-old student named Ye told AFP in the eastern Chinese city on Thursday. "(Hangzhou) just feels alive, and full of the atmosphere of the Asian Games." The flamelighting ceremony took... Читать дальше...

Hopes of finding more survivors after boat thought to be carrying hundeds of migrants sunk off the coast of Greece are starting to fade despite ongoing rescue efforts, reports France 24's correspondent Nathalie Savaricas. So far, 78 people have been confirmed to have died in the tragedy.

A committee of UK lawmakers harshly rebuked former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Thursday, saying he lied to Parliament about lockdown-flouting parties in actions that warranted a 90-day suspension from Parliament.

Four years ago, Warner averaged a meagre 9.50 in 10 innings. The now 36-year-old was also dismissed seven times by veteran England bowler Stuart Broad during a campaign that ended 2-2, with the pair set to be in opposition again when the first Test of a five-match series starts at Edgbaston on Friday. "Davey, I know will have all his plans in place," Cummins told a pre-match press conference. "I'm sure you'll see a bit more of an aggressive Davey than perhaps in 2019, and he's itching to get out... Читать дальше...

Istanbul's popular opposition mayor went on trial Thursday on fresh corruption charges that could further cloud his hopes of succeeding President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea's military said Thursday, shortly after Pyongyang warned of an "inevitable" response to ongoing US-South Korea joint military drills.

Arlettaz, who recently stepped down as coach of Perpignan, will replace Laurent Labit. Labit and fellow France coach Karim Ghezal are taking over at Stade Francais after the World Cup ends in October. Arlettaz "will join the staff of the XV de France ahead of the 2024 Six Nations Tournament for a period of four years" starting in January 2024, the FFR said. The 51-year-old former centre, who favours a technical, fast-paced game, had been with Perpignan since 2012, first as an assistant and then as head coach from 2019. Читать дальше...

Lionel Larner said Jackson "died peacefully at her home in Blackheath London this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side". "She recently completed filming 'The Great Escaper' in which she co-starred with Michael Caine," he added. The film tells the true story of a World War II veteran who escaped his care home to attend a commemoration of the D-Day landings in France. Jackson won the Best Actress Oscar in 1970 for her leading performance in Ken Russell's film adaptation of author... Читать дальше...