Новости за 01.02.2024

When the president of El Salvador promised in November 2021 to build a “Bitcoin City” – a futuristic metropolis powered by a volcano – American crypto enthusiast Corbin Keegan packed up his life in Chicago and headed for Conchagua, the site of the planned development. More than two years later, he is still waiting for the first brick to be laid

South Africa’s law enforcement authorities battle crime involving copper and aluminium theft, commonly found in plumbing pipes and electrical cables. Despite government efforts and investment in security, the illegal export of copper continues, posing a real threat to the country's economy, as FRANCE 24’s team on the ground reports.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave a public apology in US Congress on Wednesday as hostile lawmakers grilled tech chiefs over the dangers that children face on social media platforms. The executives convened by the US Senate Judiciary Committee were put to task in a session titled "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis."

"3 Body Problem," out March 21, is adapted from a bestselling Chinese trilogy of novels which takes place in an alternate version of modern reality where humanity has made contact with an alien civilization. The series will be "part thriller, part sci-fi," chief content officer Bela Bajaria told journalists at a Los Angeles press conference. It is at least partly set in modern-day London. One scene showed a British police inspector (played by Benedict Wong) investigating a strange and grisly apparent suicide. Читать дальше...

Farmers threw eggs and stones at the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday, started fires near the building and set off fireworks as they demanded EU leaders do more to help them with taxes and rising costs. With anger against green regulations and cheap imports shared among farmers across Europe, protesters from Italy, Spain and other European countries took part in the Brussels demonstration, which coincided with an EU summit nearby, as well as holding protests at home.

Some 300 tractors and dozens of beekeeper trucks gathered at an annual agricultural fair at the city's municipal centre, AFP journalists said. They mainly came from Thessaly, the key agricultural region devastated by floods last year. "The two main problems we face are the increase in production costs, and the new European agricultural pact," Diamantis Diamantopoulos, head of an agricultural association in the northeastern town of Serres, near Thessaloniki, told AFP. He claimed that the European... Читать дальше...

In Thailand, the Constitutional Court has ruled that the country’s leading opposition party – the Move Forward Party, victorious in last May’s elections – has attempted to overthrow the constitutional monarchy by proposing to reform lèse-majesté law, also known as Section 112, the infamous article of the Thai criminal code which imposes heavy penalties against anyone critical of the monarchy. Our correspondents Constantin Simon and Matt Hunt were at the court in Bangkok to report on this highly sensitive... Читать дальше...

The leader of Hamas was expected in Cairo on Thursday for talks on a proposed truce in Gaza, as Israel kept up its offensive in the besieged Palestinian territory. Hamas was reviewing a proposal for a six-week truce in its war with Israel, a source told AFP, after mediators gathered in Paris, with international efforts towards a new pause in the devastating war gathering pace.

Columns of tractors lined up in the streets of Brussels early on Thursday to press a summit of European Union leaders to do more to help farmers with taxes, rising costs and cheap imports. One tractor displayed a banner saying "If you love the earth, support those who manage it" as farmers from Belgium and other European countries try to make themselves heard by EU leaders meeting later. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.

The centre cum wing, whose 118 caps make him by far the most experienced player in the Wales squad, was sidelined after being hurt during the Ospreys' recent European Challenge Cup victory over South African side the Lions. Owen Watkin and Nick Tompkins will start in midfield instead, with Cardiff full-back Cameron Winnett making a Test debut after just 15 games of professional rugby. Liam Williams' move to Japan had paved the way for the 21-year-old Winnett's start, with wing Louis Rees-Zammit... Читать дальше...

The pre-tournament favourites face Iran on Saturday in the quarter-finals but serious questions hang over 21-year-old Zion Suzuki, whose confidence looks shot. Japan have yet to keep a clean sheet in Qatar and the goalkeeper's mistakes have cost them at least one goal in every game so far. Suzuki, whose father is Ghanaian-American and mother Japanese, has been racially abused online. But even if Moriyasu wanted to take Suzuki out of the firing line, he has left himself with two backups who have only one international cap between them. Читать дальше...

Both Ireland and France are on the rebound from quarter-final exits at the Rugby World Cup, but O'Mahony insisted thoughts were on what lay ahead rather than constantly looking in the back mirror. "Performance is paramount. For every Test match. We're not trying to prove a point to ourselves about what happened," said O'Mahony, who was part of the Ireland team beaten in the last-eight by New Zealand. "We're trying to prove to ourselves in performance, where the scene is at, where we want to go, setting up momentum. Читать дальше...

The Italian team want the 39-year-old Briton to partner current driver Charles Leclerc, according to the BBC, Sky, Autosport, Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport and other media. It would be a surprise move given that Hamilton has signed a two-year contract with his current team Mercedes for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, but the deal reportedly contains a clause allowing him to leave after one season. Hamilton won the last of his world titles in 2020 but lost the 2021 championship in controversial fashion to Max Verstappen... Читать дальше...

Klinsmann's side came through an epic last-16 game in Doha and must now recover in time to take on an Australia side that had two days more to recover. The German legend said his players are "ready for a battle" as they look to book a semi-final place against either Jordan or Tajikistan. "If you want to go through to the knockout phase of a big tournament you have to suffer," said Klinsmann on Thursday. "You have to be ready to suffer, you have to deal with pain." South Korea had to come back... Читать дальше...

The observation mission will include more than 130 observers from the 27 EU member states, as well as Norway, Switzerland and Canada. It was deployed at the invitation of the Senegalese government. The mission will assess the electoral process, including respect for fundamental freedoms. FRANCE 24's Sam Bradpiece reports from Dakar, Senegal.

The leader of Hamas was expected in Cairo on Thursday for talks on a proposed truce in Gaza, as Israel kept up its offensive in the besieged Palestinian territory. Hamas was reviewing a proposal for a six-week truce in its war with Israel, a source told AFP, after mediators gathered in Paris, with international efforts towards a new pause in the devastating war gathering pace. In Gaza, there was no let-up in fighting or aerial bombardment, with the current focus of combat in the main southern city of Khan Yunis... Читать дальше...

The Israeli military said troops had "eliminated dozens of terrorists" in the past day and destroyed a long-range missile launcher in the embattled southern city of Khan Yunis. The Qatar-based leader of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh was expected in Cairo on Thursday or Friday for talks on a proposed truce. The group was reviewing a proposal for a six-week pause in its war with Israel, a Hamas source told AFP, after mediators gathered in Paris. In Gaza, there was no let-up in fighting or aerial bombardment... Читать дальше...

Kenya is going to push ahead with plans to lead a UN-approved security mission to Haiti, despite a court in Nairobi last week blocking the deployment, Kenyan President William Ruto said on Tuesday. FRANCE 24's Olivia Bizot reports from Nairobi, Kenya.

Chinese government hackers are busily targeting water treatment plants, the electrical grid, transportation systems and other critical infrastructure inside the United States, FBI Director Chris Wray told House lawmakers Wednesday in a fresh warning from Washington about Beijing's global ambitions. Underscoring the threat, the Justice Department and FBI announced just before the hearing that they had disrupted a botnet of hundreds of U.S.-based small office and home routers owned by private citizens... Читать дальше...

Teachers were striking across France on Thursday for better pay and conditions, increasing pressure on the embattled education minister who has been embroiled in a series of controversies.

Hundreds of European farmers driving heavy-duty tractors on Thursday blocked major thoroughfares in Brussels, bent on getting their complaints about excessive costs, rules and bureaucracy heard by EU leaders convening for a summit there. Similar actions have occurred across the bloc for most of the week, including in France, where police arrested more than 90 protesters who forced their way into Europe’s biggest food market south of Paris on Wednesday. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.

Armenia on Thursday formally joined the International Criminal Court (ICC), officials said, in a move that traditional ally Moscow has denounced as "unfriendly".

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Thursday for an end to violence in Myanmar and a return to democracy, three years to the day since the military seized power in a coup that toppled Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's government.

Lillard was playing his first game in Portland since the September trade that sent him to Milwaukee after he spent his first 11 NBA seasons as a Blazer. Greeted by a massive standing ovation and feted with a video tribute, Lillard felt the love, but the Bucks endured a second straight defeat under new head coach Doc Rivers, who was brought in after the abrupt dismissal of Adrian Griffin despite their position at second in the Eastern Conference behind the Boston Celtics. Anfernee Simons, once mentored by Lillard in Portland... Читать дальше...

Four Hong Kong men were convicted of rioting Thursday over the storming and ransacking of the city's legislature in 2019, part of a pro-democracy movement that posed an unprecedented challenge to the Beijing-backed government.