Новости за 14.07.2023

A heat dome has been baking the southwestern states all week, posing serious health risks to the elderly, construction workers, delivery workers and the homeless. In Arizona, one of the hardest-hit states, residents face a daily endurance marathon against the sun. Phoenix, the state capital, will record its 15th straight day above 109 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) on Friday, according to the National Weather Services (NWS). The heat forced the cancellation of a series of concerts meant... Читать дальше...

A video of a young child hanging from the arms of a detained Haitian woman through the barred door of an immigration control truck in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was published in early June. The country's migration director later dismissed the agent seen in the video. According to human rights groups, Haitians regularly face violent and arbitrary arrests. Every month, thousands of them are deported, despite calls from the UN to halt these forced removals.

Hundreds of migrants fled or were forced out of Tunisia's second largest city after racial tensions flared following the July 3 killing of a Tunisian man in an altercation between locals and migrants. The port of Sfax is a departure point for many migrants from impoverished and violence-torn countries seeking a better life in Europe by making a perilous Mediterranean crossing, often in makeshift boats. Hundreds of migrants were forcibly taken to desert and hostile areas bordering Libya and Algeria after the unrest in Sfax. Читать дальше...

The Northern Irishman added a second round of 66 to his opening 64 at the Renaissance Club to be 10 under par, a shot ahead of his Ryder Cup team-mate Tyrrell Hatton and South Korea's Tom Kim. It was another encouraging display by the 34-year-old McIlroy, who will return next week to the scene of his only British Open triumph at Hoylake in 2014 -- the last of his four major wins. Friday's round meant that for the fifth time in his PGA Tour career -- the event is co-sanctioned with the DP World... Читать дальше...

A team of social workers tasked with preventing public disorder in the Paris suburb of Malakoff did the rounds ahead of Bastille Day after weeks of rioting. On a sunny weekend evening, the modus operandi of engaging with the community appeared to have worked.

“Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudekis and other top movie and TV actors joined picket lines alongside screenwriters Friday on the first full day of a walkout that has become Hollywood’s biggest labor fight in decades.

Alcaraz, 20, became the youngest man to make the Wimbledon final since fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal in 2006 as he swept aside Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 on Friday. Djokovic defeated Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) in the other semi-final to reach his ninth Wimbledon title match, moving to the brink of a record-equalling eighth crown at the tournament and 24th career major. The win over the Italian eighth seed gave the Serb his 34th successive match victory at the tournament and maintained... Читать дальше...

It was the first reported death on the ground since the start of the fire season, in which more than 900 blazes are burning including 560 out of control. The young woman was found by her team after being "caught under a fallen tree" while clearing brush in a remote area where a small fire had broken out, federal police said in a statement. She was airlifted to a hospital where she died Thursday, they said. The British Columbia General Employees Union said the incident occurred outside the town of Revelstoke in British Columbia. Читать дальше...

Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, told FRANCE 24 that he had decided to open fresh investigations into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the ongoing fighting in Sudan. He said his office had received numerous reports from many sources of crimes such as destruction of property, executions, killings and rapes.

The hosts seemed to be cruising towards victory in the first encounter of the two-match series after Towhid Hridoy and Shamim Hossain put on 73 runs for the fifth wicket in reply to Afghanistan's 154-7. Then drama erupted at the Sylhet International Stadium. Rashid Khan removed Shamim for 33 to break the partnership, but Bangladesh were still favourites needing only six runs from the final over. Instead Janat dismissed Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed and Nasum Ahmed with the second, third and fourth balls of the over... Читать дальше...

Little by little, Tadej Pogacar is making up for the time lost.

Already facing the prospect of an innings defeat on a deteriorating pitch with the tourists' lead standing at an imposing 250 runs, the Caribbean team didn't help their cause when captain Kraigg Brathwaite dropped a regulation catch offered by Virat Kohli off left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican. On 40 at the time, the champion batsman and former skipper's painstaking effort has taken him to 72 off 170 balls at the break in partnership with Ravindra Jadeja (21 not out). Getting to 171 off 387 deliveries in more than eight hours in the middle... Читать дальше...

The decision comes two years after campaigners won a legal battle to throw out permission for the project that would include digging a new two-mile (3.3 kilometre) tunnel running past the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The £1.7 billion ($2.2 billion) project is intended to ease congestion on an existing main road to southwest England that gets especially busy during the peak holiday periods. It was initially authorised in 2020 by Grant Shapps, the transport minister at the time, despite a panel of planning experts warning of "permanent... Читать дальше...

Vingegaard finished fourth, four seconds behind Pogacar, who also picked up a bonus. That left the Dane with a 9sec overall advantage after a stage won by Polish Ineos Grenadiers rider Michal Kwiatkowski. "It's a start, it was a good day, a small victory but it was worth it," said Pogacar after eking out a small gain on the upper reaches of the 17km brutal climb at an average seven percent gradient in the Jura mountain range. On the July 14 French national holiday, the fireworks started when Kwiatkowski... Читать дальше...

Former Manchester City and France footballer Benjamin Mendy broke down in tears on Friday, as a UK jury cleared him of sex offences.

Djokovic was in combative mood during a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) semi-final victory that moved him closer to a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon title. The 36-year-old faces world number one Carlos Alcaraz or Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev in his fifth successive Wimbledon final on Sunday. "Semi-finals are always going to be very intense. Maybe the scoreline doesn't give the reality of what happened on court. It was super close," Djokovic said. On his row with umpire Richard Haigh, who stripped... Читать дальше...

Near a bridge linking the east of the city to the west, Abed stood in the middle of the river, but the water only came up to his waist. "I live here in Adhamiya, like my grandfather did before me. Year after year, the water situation gets worse," said the 37-year-old, referring to his neighbourhood nestled along the Tigris in northern Baghdad. Abed waded through the water to the middle of the ancient river, as temperatures reached near 50 degrees celsius (122 Farenheit) and wind whipped through the city like a hair dryer one July afternoon. Читать дальше...

"Violent clashes" shook the capital, witnesses told AFP over the phone, after residents woke up to an outage of vital internet and mobile phone connections. The source of the malfunction was not clear, though mobile and internet networks were restored by the afternoon. Throughout the day, columns of black smoke were seen rising near army headquarters in the centre of Khartoum as well as in the city's south. Witnesses in Khartoum North said there were "clashes using all kinds of weapons". In Omdurman... Читать дальше...

Presley, who led a tumultuous life in the sprawling shadow of her world-famous father, died in January at age 54 after being discovered unresponsive in her home and rushed to the hospital. Her cause of death was determined to be "a small bowel obstruction caused by scar tissue that developed after a previous bariatric surgery years ago. The manner of death is natural," the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner said in a statement Thursday. Bariatric surgery is a stomach-shrinking... Читать дальше...

The 28-year-old Tunisian takes on Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic, hoping to go one better than last year when Elena Rybakina beat her in the final at the All England Club. Jabeur continues to push the limits, despite a sometimes difficult period following a series of injuries. A national hero at home in Tunisia, the world number six has had a tough run to reach the final at Wimbledon, but she will emerge on court as the favourite against the unseeded Vondrousova. Her rise to the top... Читать дальше...

The 22-year-old will cost an initial 40 million euros ($45 million, £34 million) with a further five million euros worth of add-ons, Ajax confirmed in a statement. Timber won two Eredivisie titles in 121 appearances for Ajax and was part of the Netherlands squad that reached the quarter-finals of last year's World Cup. He can operate at both centre-back and right-back and will bring added depth to an Arsenal defence that struggled to cope with injuries to William Saliba and Takehiro Tomiyasu towards the end of last season. Читать дальше...

In a special edition, we report on the Women's World Cup. France hosted the event in 2019 but since then, women's football in this country has failed to gain as much ground as it should have done. This as other nations have zoomed ahead. Annette Young talks to players, including Aston Villa's Kenza Dali, from the French national team and its treasurer, Aline Riera, on what needs to be done to boost the game. She also meets American businessman, Vincent Volpe, the owner of Le Havre football team; the oldest in the country. Читать дальше...

United were fined 300,000 euros ($335,000) for failing to meet the break-even requirement that attempts to limit the losses made by clubs. Spanish champions Barcelona were hit with a 500,000 euro sanction for including profits from sales of intangible assets, which are not relevant income under the regulations, to balance their books. FFP rules, which were introduced in 2010, have allowed clubs to report losses of no more than 30 million euros over a three-year period. Last season was the final... Читать дальше...

Female transgender athletes who transitioned after male puberty will be prohibited from women's events in all categories of cycling, the sport's governing body said on Friday.